Politics
Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.
Who Won the Read Book Award at FreedomFest?
Today, I awarded George Gilder the annual LEONARD E. READ BOOK AWARD. See photo below. July 11, 2013...
Making Money Alert: Interest Rates — Up, Up and Away!
The biggest news in the market right now is the rise in long-term interest rates, i.e. the spike...
PowerTalk: Rolling in the Dough, CEO of Panera Bread Finds Profitable Recipe
Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Ron Shaich, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Panera Bread (PNRA)....
ETF Talk: Profit from Japan’s ‘Abenomics’
Since Shinzo Abe came to power as the prime minister of Japan late in 2012, the Japanese economy...
Are Precious Metals a Good Inflation Hedge?
“Gold isn’t such a hot inflation hedge.” -- Alexander Green My friend Alex Green, investment director of the...
PowerTrend Brief: A Holiday Week Ahead, But Still Much to Digest
With the close of Friday’s trading, we ended the second quarter. During the past 13 weeks, all of...
100 Years Ago: What a Difference!
I just received a copy of a fascinating book, "1913: In Search of the World Before the Great...
Making Money Alert: Welcome to the Liquidation Cycle
Whenever I hear the old adage that “there’s always a bull market somewhere,” I tend to think that...
PowerTrend Brief: IF Only Ben Bernanke Could Communicate More Clearly
It is looking like the stock market turmoil that kicked into high gear last week has rolled over...
Fed Ending Easy Money? Good!
The markets -- stocks, bonds, gold, and commodities -- tumbled after Ben Bernanke gave his most explicit signal...