The recent release of the Q2-2021 GDP report, while strong, left much to be desired. Is it really a “Grossly Defective Product” as Paul Wallace once termed it. We look at some alternative measures to judge.
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S&P 500 Monthly Valuation & Analysis Review. A deep dive into the fundamentals which drive long-term returns from J. Breet Freeze.
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In a recent interview with Business Insider, Paul Krugman’s delusion was evident as the difference between economic theory and reality was on full display.
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The topic of Medicare Set Aside doesn’t arise often. However, it’s important to understand their benefits, how they work and mistakes that can affect future Medicare coverage.
Also, be thankful Medicare Set Aside is not familiar terminology because it means you haven’t been part of a worker’s compensation or personal liability settlement due to an injury that can possibly last a lifetime.
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A deep dive into the 336 components and subcomponents of CPI to better appreciate what is driving the inflation rate and determine its sustainability.
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Hymen Minsky theorized that long periods of bullish speculation create excesses generated by reckless, speculative activity eventually leading to a crisis. It is the basis of the “stability/instability” paradox.
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Earnings up, multiples down. Such seems to be a straightforward rationale for why investors should pile into markets as it enters a “new phase.”
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The recession of 2020 was the shortest in history. Given the recession was cut short by record interventions the next recession is now advanced.
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The “Fear Of Missing Out” has infected retail and hedge funds alike as they ramp up exposure to chase performance. What happens next isn’t great.
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This time isn’t different. Knowledge vs. experience. When it comes to investing, such is what separates long-term success from failure.
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As value investors are well aware, valuation does not make an excellent timing tool. Still, it is closely associated with future returns and therefore has proved helpful for long-term positioning.
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The CPI Measures Inflation and Other Widely Believed Economic Nonsense
The Fed, mainstream media, and others have a spotlight on the CPI and that’s the wrong spotlight.
Monetary policy is not expansionary despite widespread belief otherwise. We review the actions by the Fed over the last decade and why it isn’t working.
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The Fed is knowingly forcing the price of money (interest rates) to absurdly low levels and reducing the societal benefits of capitalism.
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Bubbles are evident, and only get acknowledged, after they pop. Such is because, during the inflation phase of the market bubble, investors rationalize why “this time is different.”
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Infrastructure spending can be economically beneficial. But, unfortunately, the type of “spending” the Democrats are proposing will not be.
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Bond yields are sending an economic warning. Despite expectations of strong economic growth, yields have again confounded the mainstream media.
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As a business owner, how can you maximize your tax deductions and improve employee loyalty and maximize employee engagement in their 401k plan.
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Three money lessons from George Washington? Seriously? Well, who better to inspire readers before the Fourth of July holiday weekend?
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A look at two companies to show how normalizing consumer spending habits have the potential for a good number of earnings surprises.
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Since the crash in March 2020, the “retail investor army” marched propelled by chat rooms and social media channels. Is the retail investor rampage over?
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Patrick Hill combs through economic data to determine whether or not higher prices and wages will lead to inflation becoming embedded into the economy.
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The problem is continuous interventions to halt the “Darwinian” function of “capitalism.” That brutal process must function; otherwise, it leads to “corporatism.”
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S&P 500 Monthly Valuation & Analysis Review. A deep dive into the fundamentals which drive long-term returns from J. Breet Freeze.
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Liquidity is the lift to our numerous asset bubbles and worth closely examining to better assess the markets’ potential flight path.
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A review of some “behind the curtain” warnings suggests that current market exuberance has reached extremes where outcomes are less than favorable.
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Wall Street is once again in the midst of a “money heist” from naive investors. This time in the form of “woke activism” called ESG.
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“Capitalism” is not the same as “Corporatism.” Yet, whenever you mention capitalism, there is palpable anger that arises from a fundamental widespread belief.
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My adventure to prove it isn’t different this time always returns me to books. Most of them written from 50 to over 100 years ago.
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As I sat down to write this month’s article, just one topic came to mind: inflation. The question is why now and will bondholders care?
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