What did the long delay in the rescue package accomplish? Despite delaying “much-needed aid for days, while businesses closed and people died,” little was accomplished. The new deal is much the same as the old deal, based on the just-released draft, explains Christopher Bedford at The Federalist. Here’s what is included: Direct payments: Americans will […]
Archives for March 2020
Coronavirus Drives NYC Urbanites to the Countryside, Angering Locals
You read here and here the story from my country dwelling friend who woke up to find his town inundated with coronavirus refugees from New York City. They clogged the post office, stripped the local grocery store, and are causing big problems for the locals. Here’s a followup explaining that the current standoff is the […]
In Rotation During Lockdown: Tom Rush
In rotation during lockdown, Tom Rush, Voices.
Coronavirus Snapped the Cord on the Market Elevator
For the past ten years, the stock market has been an elevator that has only gone up. Now the cord has snapped. What floor are you falling from? Here’s how I explained what I call “elevator investing” some years back. I wrote: Elevator Investing Where do you want to be when the cord snaps? I […]
The 41st Anniversary of the Epic Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson NCAA Championship
The Newport Daily News reports: “Rise & Shine! Today is March 26, the 86th day of the year — 280 days remain in 2020. On this day in 1979, Indiana State’s Larry Bird went head to head with Michigan State’s Earvin “Magic” Johnson for the NCAA championship. It was the highest-rated college basketball game in […]
In the Age of Coronavirus – Florida Keys U.S. 1 Closes to Tourists
In an effort to limit exposure to coronavirus in the Florida Keys, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is implementing southbound traffic stops (mile marker 112.5 on U.S. Highway 1 and Card Sound Road) to restrict access to the Florida Keys and to reinforce the island chain’s closure to visitors and non-residents. Only residents, property owners, and those […]
A Letter From and Old Friend: Trading Ammo for Postage Stamps
Yesterday you read from an old friend of mine about his small town, invaded with New York City residents fleeing coronavirus, and their alarm as he entered the local post office without a mask on. Not wanting to wait in the lobby with the horde of freaked out city dwellers, he took a different approach […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XVIII
Before you hear about my conversations with successful Americans like yourself, let’s take a quick step back and look at where the market has been over the last 20-years and consider that if you’re receiving dividends they help you dollar cost average through thick and thin. Every day during this crisis, I’m hearing about what […]
You Must Protect Your Business: Looters Hit Walgreens in San Francisco
With first responders stretched thin, and some Americans getting desperate, it’s no surprise to see increased looting. In San Francisco a few days ago, looters hit a Walgreens, stealing from a rack of products before fleeing by jumping on a bus. Here’s the story from Dave Urbanski at The Blaze: A brazen couple was caught […]
Did Chloroquine Cure this South Florida Man?
A South Florida man claims that hydroxychloroquine saved him from coronavirus. The NY Post reports: A Florida man diagnosed with coronavirus claims he was saved from certain death by an anti-malaria drug touted as a possible treatment by President Trump. Rio Giardinieri, 52, told Los Angeles’ Fox 11 that he struggled with horrendous back pain, headaches, cough and […]
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