Rally! Do You Believe?
Do you believe the economic recovery is real and sustainable? Those are really two questions, and we suppose someone will want to parse our definition of “real.” The [...]
Baby Boomers
Fewer BUT Richer Rich
During recent speaking engagements I have tried to emphasize the bifurcated nature of our economic “recovery”. I have said that the lion’s share of our recent economic [...]
$6.6 TRILLION Cause Big Ripples
Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research reported on CNBC that Americans ages 32-64 are $6.6 TRILLION short of what they will need to retire. Earlier this week we [...]
Steady As She Goes
Over the past few months we have been in a risk-on, risk-off trading environment, and shares have fluctuated within a clear trading range. There seems to be a renewed [...]
Revisiting the Housing Market
For many months now, we have placed a great deal of emphasis on the housing market (and have since even before the financial crisis began) because we believe it affects our [...]
Change Your Investment Plan Now!
Timing Is Important Choose Your Ride Stocks Still Make Sense Timing is important. When the old Medicine Man was asked if rain dances really work, he answered that they most [...]
Thoughts for the New Year
Last week I gave a presentation to a group of clients and prospective clients in Bethesda, Maryland. In what has become an annual event, I provided a brief summary of the [...]
Thoughts on the Budget Crisis
Last week the Congressional Budget Office released its revised estimates for the federal government budget over the next ten years. It should come as no surprise that the [...]
