The simple act of avoiding major losses by diversifying my portfolio and focusing on value and compound interest has allowed me to emerge from the investment war as a winner. It can work for you too if you have the patience and endurance for such a strategy. This method is all about risk management, something […]
Archives for September 2018
Is Your State a Tax Hell?
Are you moving in retirement? If so, look back at this piece I wrote on January 22 of 2016. Don’t move to one of America’s “Tax Hells.” Is your state a tax hell? Some states pile on the tax burden, adding double digit percentage demands on top of their residents’ federal tax loads. New York, […]
Christine Blasey Ford will Testify Under Oath
Today, if Christine Blasey Ford testifies, it will be under oath. Writing at The American Spectator, David Catron explains the consequences of what she might say. He writes (abridged): Christine Blasey Ford is scheduled to appear today so she can finally make her accusations against Judge Kavanaugh under oath. Her written testimony states that she is not […]
It’s All OK if You’re a Democrat
Writing at National Review, Andrew McCarthy explains that if you’re a Democrat with past transgressions like those of Beto O’Rourke, who is running for Senate in Texas, you will be forgiven. (Perhaps Bill Clinton is a more apt analogy given the allegations being hurled at Brett Kavanaugh.) McCarthy writes (abridged): Representative Beto O’Rourke had a […]
Why the Kavanaugh Case Would Be Thrown Out of Court
Today’s Senate proceedings are not about guilt or innocence, Andrew C. McCarthy explains reminds readers in NRO. They are about qualification. The proceedings are about Kavanaugh’s suitability to sit as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Period. The objective is to give the Senate — first the Judiciary Committee and then the full chamber […]
A Kavanaugh Defeat Could Divide America for Decades
According to Daniel Henninger, deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, if Brett Kavanaugh is defeated by the accusations leveled against him today, the outcome will be an America divided for a generation. Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to replace Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court is a watershed event that will define […]
Shouldn’t America Want the Best Immigrants?
There is ample demand from the best and brightest around the world for the chance to immigrate to the United States. On The American Conservative, Scott McConnell previews Reihan Salam’s book, Melting Pot or Civil War?, and makes a case for allowing the best immigrants into the U.S.A. McConnell writes (abridged): It’s hard to imagine […]
“America Was Never That Great”
These words, spoken by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a campaign speech he gave in August, are indicative of the left’s hate of America and its self-congratulatory lifestyle, writes Shelby Steele in the WSJ. Hate is a license, explains Mr. Steele, a senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, who specializes in the study of […]
Market Timing: A Long-Odds Loser’s Bet
It can be easy to forget the lessons of the past as the current bull market seems to run infinitely onward. Overextended stock market valuations have a habit of correctly quickly and unexpectedly. Once the crash hits, it’s often too late to rebalance a portfolio into more defensive sectors. Market rebounds have a similar time […]
Democrats Pulling Out All the Stops Against Kavanaugh
Democrats are desperate. They know how important Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court will be, and they are pulling out all the stops in an effort to either a) prevent his confirmation or b) taint his reputation enough to forever cast a cloud over any decisions he may write for the court. At The […]
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