Apr 28, 20228 min read
Some Historical Effects of Pandemics and Wars
Stocks of many high growth companies, especially in technology/software sectors and those benefitting from the pandemic, have declined...
Feb 10, 20226 min read
2022: A Confluence of Economic and Market Confluences
Confluences are found throughout nature and usually result in turbidity. Some of the more challenging currents and rougher waters are...
Oct 18, 20216 min read
Currency: From the Gold Standard to Petrodollars to Crypto
Have you ever heard the phrase “good as gold?” The phrase harkens back to the time when U.S. dollars (“USD”) were backed by an equal or...
Jul 27, 20217 min read
A Valuation Introspection
Equity and bond markets are at or near all-time highs and with the unprecedented amount that the word “unprecedented” has been used in...
Apr 20, 20214 min read
What a Time to be Alive
Biotech and advances in "personalized medicine"
Feb 4, 20212 min read
Blue Moon Hunting
The fate of 2020 was hinted in the lunar calendar. For the first time since 1944, Halloween occurred under a blue moon - the second full...
Oct 8, 20203 min read
A Golden Age May Be Around the Corner
“We Have Been Here Before, Actually” The election is on everyone’s mind and many are wondering what effect it will have on the market....
Jul 23, 20205 min read
Sailing Through Turbulent Times
Your investment portfolio is the sailboat to take you on your journey to and through retirement. The boat is made of investments, and RAM...
Mar 30, 20204 min read
Reasons for Hope and Optimism
Before we get started with the essay, we would like to express our deepest sympathies to those who have been affected directly and/or...
Jan 23, 20203 min read
Presents...Who doesn't love to receive gifts? To: 2020, With love from: 2019
2019 capped off a pretty wild decade, which started with the recovery from the Great Recession, included European crises, Occupy...
