…gaining 20-fold. Bonds did better yet, growing by 90-fold. These investments had good results, but stocks won by a mile, gaining almost 3,000-fold. Over lunch this past weekend, I started…
…1.8 percent weight. Why is the weight in Goldman four times larger than Verizon’s? It’s not because they are bigger: Goldman has a market capitalization of $81.6 billion, which is…
…relief coming from my wallet since the costs are radically smaller. In-state tuition is $10,100 and room and board is $9,300. Over four years, Mizzou will cost $77,600 and Harvard…
…spread out (67 percent) and that health related issues are more complicated (65 percent). Interestingly, only 50 percent of those surveyed have factored healthcare costs into their financial plans. Up…
…balance sheet. I would like the Fed to nothing at this point. Zero, zip, zilch, nada… The big goose egg. At some point, I want them to raise again, but…
…the two (0.79) and that the beta to the S&P 500 is low at 0.41. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad news. First, you can’t buy the CA Private…
…on our Approved List and I’m not supposed to talk about those for compliance reasons). The first question ask what the Dow Industrials (DJIA) will return in 2017, including dividends….
…smart, fair and thoughtful – important traits for an economist. Mr. Emmons started with the idea that recessions come in three different varieties. First, the economy can become ‘over-extended’ and…
…the story last week, the IRS won’t accept a check for $1 billion; they won’t take checks over $99.99 million (click here for the link). Maybe he’ll write them 10…
…even better. The gray line that shows 3:1 gets better still, so I jumped up the leverage to 5:1 and the $10,000 grows more than five-fold. Of course, I got…
