They call economics the “dismal science”. The world often seems far more interested in the awful things going on rather than positive developments. That’s why we rubber-neck when we see car accidents ...
The Ancestral Pueblo people built elaborate housing developments in the cliffs of Mesa Verde (near Cortez, Colorado). Although, it is not definitely clear from historic accounts, one of the main reaso...
President Barack Obama’s victory will likely not have a huge effect on the market and the US economy over the short to intermediate term. Nor will it change the bigger economic or fiscal picture for t...
The large amount of macro uncertainty plaguing the world today has led to a boom in financial products that hope to alleviate one’s concerns and hedge risk.
Hedge funds, of course, have always promis...
Often when you sit down with financial advisers to derive a retirement plan they pull out a chart and attempt to explain the return characteristics of various asset classes over the years.
At this tim...
There was a lot of red on my screen Friday.
We appear to be in the midst of a somewhat bearish and uncertain atmosphere.
A third-quarter earnings slowdown appears to be the culprit. According to Tho...
“You ain’t gonna miss your water until your well runs dry”
- Bob Marley
Amidst all the negative headlines and anxiety there are always opportunities. In fact problems often lend themselves to great i...
Whether you like it or not, the world’s monetary authorities are a significant factor and force in the global economy — especially the US Federal Reserve (Fed).
On September 13, the Fed announced a t...
By Nathan Kowalski
Investors have focused on China for some time. What is amazing is how difficult it continues to be to get a real read on what is happening.
Recently I was in Hong Kong and I attemp...
Labour Day may have come and gone, but the war for jobs is just getting started.
I finished reading a book by Jim Clifton, chairman of Gallup, called “The Coming Jobs War” and it was a very prescient...
