Next week, Americans go to the polls. In my opinion, this has been the most contentious midterm election campaign in recent memory. By recent memory, I mean my adult life. Not surprisingly, both parties are attacking…
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Although I have been gray for years, I have been telling people I had chestnut brown hair at the start of 2022. That is how bizarre this year has been in the both the markets and…
There is simply no way to sugar coat the first 293 days of 2022 for investors. The S&P 500 is currently down just over 23% year-to-date. The major international stock index, the MSCI EAFE, is down…
Many are probably familiar with the following riddle: “When is a door not a door? When it is ajar.” That is some tired stuff, isn’t it? So, let me give you a new one: “When is…
In March 2020, my wife, Margaret, and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and we had planned to celebrate with a vacation to Italy. Needless to say, that trip was postponed – several times. The trip finally…
There you have it. Another week of weird economic data and head-scratching headlines is in the books. For the past couple of years, people have talked about the “New Normal.” If what we are living through…
There was no shortage of news this week. From the resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the better than expected Employment Situation for June…
Despite a spate of decent, and even great, domestic economic news this week, it is hard to escape the morass in eastern Europe. Surely, the military brass in the Kremlin didn’t draw it up like this?…
There is absolutely no shortage of topics on which to bloviate this week. From the minutes of the December 15th FOMC meeting roiling the markets, to the observations of the January 6th riot, to the Russians…
“The waiting is the hardest part Every day you get one more yard You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part” Tom Petty After a somewhat…