These are sensitive times. For the longest time the FOMC and investors were the closest of allies. The FOMC gave investors what they craved. With cheap money increasingly made available investors could do what they want to do the most. Invest. In return, if you believe in trickle down economics, the great wealth created by…
In the 57 years since “The Day the Music Died,” the S&P 500 has risen about 3800% What’s not to like about that? Among those perishing in that February plane crash was “The Big Bopper” whose signature hit song “Chantilly Lace” was telling the world what he liked. While it may be cute when a…
While so many people are still confused over the “Transgender Bathroom” issue, the real confusion came from this week’s Employment Situation Report. With the odds of an interest rate hike by the FOMC’s June meeting seemingly increasing every day, you would really have to believe that the FOMC knew what was going to be in…
It took every last bit of my courage to jump out of a plane. That was with a parachute and I only did so after suspending all of the logical and rational thoughts that I possessed. Sometimes you do very uncharacteristic things when you want to impress someone for some other kind of excitement. No…
I used to love comic books, but I was definitely never in the market for comic books based on great literature, unless a book report was due. Normally engaged in less high brow reading pursuits, I knew enough to focus on key phrases found in the great works of literature. Those often held the theme…