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
Two very interesting things are going on around the ranch. One I mentioned last week – the adventures with the “fallen” intraocular lens which will put Ures truly “under the knife” probably next week. The other is my life-long friend who wraps up his visit tomorrow. Take those items – plus a good sized rain … Read More
After a most interesting week of vision problems – which I won’t waste you time with, except to say that Peoplenomics will not be deterred easily and things are in “critical mode” right now – what we have this weekend is about as close to a “fork in the road” for markts as you’ll find. … Read More
First a few comments about the Market and Peoplenomics. There WILL be a Peoplenomics report tomorrow, right on schedule. And that is where we get to the “news.” But let’s talk money first In tomorrow’s report, assuming the market stays on its present trajectory (90-minutes before the close) we should close right at the trend … Read More
I thought – long as I’m going in for surgery this morning – that I would do a comparison of how the process works now, as compared with 25 years ago when I had my first cataract surgeries. The first time around, having cataracts out while young was a two-part process. The first was the … Read More