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Reaganomics at 40: Reagan’s Biggest Success – and Regret
The Heritage Foundation and the Reagan Ranch last week held celebrations of the 40th anniversary of “Reaganomics.” Living economists...
Fed Taper Plan May Be on Hold
Expectations for a “once-and-for-all” announcement about the Fed’s timetable for its plan to taper quantitative easing (QE) are...
Is the Stock Market Ready To Crash
“Bull markets climb a wall of worry.” -- “Maxims of Wall Street” (p. 66) “Bull markets never die...
Will The Fed Deal Promptly With Rising Inflation?
One thing about this market is that it can’t seem to make up its mind about whether inflation...
Markets are Rattled as the Fed Sends an Inflation Warning
Most investors are keenly aware that the market hates uncertainty, and they understand why the indices buckle when...
Is There a Better Way To Beat the Market Than Market Timing? Yes!
“Don’t give me timing. Give me time.” -- Jesse Livermore (“The Maxims of Wall Street,” p. 137, see www.skousenbooks.com) During our financial...
Will the Bull Market Stand the Test of New Taxes?
The old saying that “the only two things we can be certain of in life are death and...
Are We Seeing the Return of Jimmy Carter?
Editor's Note: Because of my bike injury, I can now write with only one hand for the next...
U.S. Greenback Testing Key Support
Not much attention has been given to the rather sudden pullback in the dollar index (DXY) this past...
Special Alert! President Biden Bans Bitcoin, Institutes Fed Dollar
“Successful preservation of capital must overcome the handicaps of socialist governments, supposedly to help the masses.” -- Gerald Loeb (quoted...