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(With apologies to Edward Everett Horton of Fractured Fairytales fame): Once upon a time, in a land not-so-far away, there lived a little girl named Fed. She lived in a small cottage, deep in the woods with a strange old woman who called herself Lady Liberty.  Often, this kind old lady would stand in a … Read More

When my life-long chum was out last week, a topic went by in conversation that I meant to expand on in a column one of these days.  And today is that day. The topic is wheelbarrows and hand trucks. Now you would think that living in the East Texas Outback, as we do, that we … Read More

This is, in military terms, one of those mornings which offers a “target rich environment” for the thoughtful man who’s just trying to get along in the world. It seems as though a particular kind of disease is making its way around the country – and although I haven’t found an “official name” for it, … Read More

A while back on our www.peoplenomics.com site, I outlined how a person – even with just a phone – could put together a very good “intelligence platform” and using it, you could throw out your time sink known as “the talking heads” of the newsporn biz. Not that they aren’t cute, quaffed, buffed, and rated … Read More

It may seem like questing after a unicorn, but then again, that’s what a lot of investment research is:  Going through the trash (mountains of data) and thinking the Hope Diamond might be in there somewhere. But that’s how we roll around here:  While the longer views of history can be pretty good with enough … Read More

Provided my eyesight remains stable, while I await eye surgery next Thursday, I’ll be focusing on a bit of research that I haven’t seen much written about; namely the specific week before to three weeks after a Fed rate decision. One can intuit that there will be disappointment in the Fed decision next week, regardless … Read More

The sudden, unexpected, and potentially dangerous deterioration of my eyes has put the question of “Where to live out the rest of our lives” squarely back on the table.  In a very real way, this is the ultimate problem of Urban Survival:  Where to live to ameliorate as many risks as possible. If terrible times … Read More

When I looked earlier this morning, that one lone silver coin of ours was up to $17.31 an ounce as the major break-out in silver seems to be solidly underway.  Went almost vertical this morning up 71-cents… I’ve been looking for the past several days for the cause of this (platinum is also rising) and … Read More

As you may know (or at least I think I mentioned) that one of the upcoming articles planned for our www.peoplenomics.com site has to do with the use of the Chinese art of feng shui in order to “influence” luck and good financial fortune. As usual, I like to begin a project like this with … Read More

We have good news and bad this morning. I went off looking at data on the time scales of investing and instead came to a whole different result.  It was an unexpected observation. Specifically I found what may be a “hostage moment “to come when the Greater Depression (be patient, soon come, compound interest guarantees … Read More

While our favorite bond trader down in Houston floats out from the 20-inches of rain down that way (only 6-inches here at the ranch), we have to wonder if my long-discussed Ure’s Discontinuity is arriving. Here’s how it works: 1.  In normal times, the decision to invest in a complex one.  Bonds offer the assure … Read More

My visiting friend – who flies out today – isn’t much of an astrology fan, however I am.  It is one of our subtle differences over the years.  I’ve seen it work – or come close – many, many times. No, I am not into the general woo-woo type astrology, but rather its practical art. … Read More

This is not exactly a “big deal” morning. Futures were down 60 and here comes post options let-down.  Wake me up later.  A lot of reasons to snooze, of course, but the main ones go something like this: 1.  Thanks to Emancipation Day being a DC holiday, TODAY is the deadline for IRS tax filings, … Read More