December Jobs Data Disappoints
…as the Federal Reserve pares back it’s quantitative easing program, that yields are likely to remain low for some time (read years) as the economy nurses itself back to health….
…as the Federal Reserve pares back it’s quantitative easing program, that yields are likely to remain low for some time (read years) as the economy nurses itself back to health….
…the county fair and finds a weight judging competition, where the crowd could wager on how much a fat ox weighed. For a sixpence, people could write down their wager…
…healthcare to transportation and community engagement. Even more impressive than the eight broad categories are the indicators that create those categories. Within healthcare, there are 18 indicators from the number…
…I think the severity of the change is often a shock. As you transition into retirement your social support network becomes increasingly important. While working, many professionals have been nurturing…
…a stereotypical 1980s soulless investment banker. Although the movie is a black comedy, it’s also a gruesome horror movie. I have mixed feelings about the movie, but I’m including it…
…that your Social Security check would go a lot further in Prague than in Philadelphia. The magazine (and now website www.internationalliving.com) always featured beautiful photographs of unspoiled beaches in Costa…
…And, it’s important to note that right now, the other contracts look fairly normal. Last night, www.marketwatch.com showed that the Jun contract was trading around $21 per barrel, the July…
…strategies like buying smaller stocks (size premium), cheap stocks (value premium) high quality stocks (quality premium) or stocks with positive momentum (momentum premium). Once you control for these factors, it’s…
I resisted downloading ChatGPT until last week because I’m increasingly skeptical about the benefits of technology. Don’t get me wrong; I love technology. I use my iPhone more than I…
…that act like insurance on government debt. CDS are complicated derivatives, but the idea is relatively simple: two parties enter into a contract where one party pays a premium to…