The histrionics of ‘weather reporters’ – leaning into non-extent winds and such – are not the “thinking point” today’s note related to “climate change.”  Instead, there are a lot of very simple observations and questions regular people (e.g. those without advanced degrees or government grants to come to ‘approved’ conclusions) can make and ACT on. … Read More

Big smoke – not so much fire.  And we’ll pass on where some of that smoke has been blown (ahem!)… We return to a familiar topic this morning with some fresh data to ponder:  What is “growth” and how is both the media and the political sphere spinning things? After headlines, of course, and our … Read More

I am not one to go about trying to find new (and creative) ways to break the law…We assiduously uphold the law, even when it’s self-serving and occasionally outright freedom-restricting. That said, we see how laws are sometimes made for more than keeping the public peace and order.  And, in the case of States regulating … Read More

The Dow Jones Industrials rose some 208 points Thursday.  This morning, though, we look to give-back all but 3-bucks of that; if not all of it and then some. So, the first thing out of the hopper today (and this is not financial advice) is that we did mention this in Thursdays column…so it isn’t … Read More

If you think there’s a stock market pop in the works – and we’re coming up on the pre-holiday window leading to Turkey (and the Friday after, sometimes called “national call your broker day” – back when there were humans, not mice running the show) rallies are tempting when the news flow turns.  Retail it … Read More

In a recent UrbanSurvival column, I explained how Divisiveness is a result of the economic business model that defines how legacy news media operate. This morning, we’ll go over that (briefly) and then get into where News is going.  I think you’ll find it fascinating. After CPI data just out – and our usual tromp … Read More

I beg your pardon, but this morning over on the Peoplenomics side of the house, we will be engaged in some forward-looking on how humans will relate to machines as the world changes in times ahead. This is useful stuff to be thinking about because it will likely be a major part of our shared … Read More

Read ’em and weep – we keep telling you what’s ahead.  Things like…: Falling Markets Election Woes Climate Change Nonsense Time for a little “Personal Accounting” and Reality Checking this morning.  (Can you tell I’m sick of the same-old stories, refried?) Let’s start with Falling Markets and Election Woes and see how that outlook from … Read More

After taking one “on the chin” Friday, and to our way of looking at things heading down to the S&P 2500 region sooner rather than later (*Not financial advice, just ole grumpy moi) we ought to have a “partial” day.  Down a hundred at some point? That’s because America, Land of the Brave, is also … Read More

I want to continue where we left off in Saturday’s comments – asking how you plan to get around if/when SHTF. Honestly, I’m partial to bicycles for a very simple reason:  You can get around with a lot less effort on a bike than you can on foot. Think of it this way:  When you … Read More

A number of items on our agenda this morning:  I’m ticked about some misleading things about the market that made headlines this week.  Silly financial press! My consigliere has pushed-out more numbers on the arriving cap of state and local tax write-offs impacting in 2019 for Tax year 2018.. And we are working through what … Read More

Regardless of whether the stock market goes up for another year, or two, the economic reality of what congress has done to this once Great Nation financially will have to come home to roost. For today, we still have time to prepare for (whatever) and it’s a useful exercise to think through your personal transportation … Read More

It is too early in the day to offer an “I told you so…” BUT I did and it’s not to early to remind you of our outlook for the markets to pick up speed to the downside in coming weeks. Today is the first  “hot day” I mentioned  back on October 26th. The next … Read More