Is Sales a Deprerssion-Proof Career?

Yes, another free eBook for subscribers.  This one comes for those who might have missed it before:  It’s a book covering the basic skills you need in order to become a successful salesperson. Of course, there’s also that little matter of the market dumping 540 points in the lead-in to Trump’s State of the Union … Read More

Housing: The West Goes Nuts

Housing is screaming up in the West. And with the SotU tonight and a Fed meeting, the markets look to take a dump at the open today with a downside of 200 points, or more, possible in the Dow.

Coping: A Painful Home-Buying Lesson

Housing:  It’s a very big deal – and statistically the largest investments any of us ever make.  Turn over?  Sure:  On average it used to be every seven-years, or so. A year or so back, friends of ours sold their “dream house” up north because they were finally tired of the weather.  Won’t mention the … Read More

Which Rumor? What News?

With nothing to show for the Mueller fishing expedition, we sense desperation to stop Trump as the Grammy’s go political…

Making: The Electronic Detective, Case #1

Making:  it’s what people do on weekends. In our first episode, we will tackle a medium-complexity problem in electronics. While many people are put-off by such endeavors, with an almost superstitious belief that there “is magic in all those wires and parts” nothing could be further from the true.  In fact, electrons always follow the rules … Read More

Depression-Era Career Planning

A “longish reportish” this morning at the request of a Millennial subscriber (yes, there are a few bright ones) who wanted to know what jobs would be hot, and what would not, when the second depression eventually shows up. Unlike some (dumbed-down and simple) sites, we’re not going to waste your time with some two-bit … Read More

Parabolic January?

We explain why onshoring of companies like Apple don’t mean we need to open our borders. What we need to do is up our game and become a smarter country with more tech savvy…

Two Major Trip Wires

One of them has to do with the timing of the end of the stock market rally, which begins to emerge out of the “fog of futures” when we get out into the Q1 US market reporting period. I’ll explain. The second is of such a sensitive nature that we have chosen not to identify … Read More

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