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Common Cents & Football Season

In Alabama, the college football season officially starts September 3rd. On that Saturday, Auburn takes on Mercer, and Alabama squares off against Utah State. I can hardly wait. Hey, don’t get me wrong — I am…

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Common Cents & Bizarro World

Yesterday, I had an early morning TV interview with the Fox affiliate here in town. Not surprisingly, the topic was this week’s rate hike, and the impact it will ultimately have on the US consumer and…

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Common Cents & Making Lemonade

Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BEA) reported the US economy grew at a 2.0% annualized rate during the 3rd Quarter of 2021. This was slower than analysts were expecting, and much slower than 2nd Quarter’s…

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Common Cents & The Next Correction

Presumably due to the stock market’s strong performance during these bizarre times, people have increasingly been asking me when ‘we’ are going to have a correction. After all, the market can’t just keep going up forever,…