You can take comfort in knowing you’re AOK with Vanguard GNMA. Pay no attention to the doomsayers calling for the bursting of the bond bubble. “Vanguard GNMA is one of my two largest holdings, and I would like to see it as one of your top two,” writes Dick Young in the September issue of […]
iPhone iOS9 Hack and Chinese Malware
Want to earn a cool million? Are you familiar with a security breach at Apple’s app store? I was clued in to these stories from our in-house systems and network manager. A security firm is offering up the million dollar bounty, the largest to date and capped at $3 million, for the successful hack. “Rather than […]
Music Video: Way Back Home
The Fed would do us all a whole lot of good by setting a proper course on interest rate increases. Instead it continues to pander to Wall Street and is five years late to the party. The Fed has clearly lost its “Way Back Home”. A better R&B quintet sound would be hard to find. […]
U.S. #16 Economic Freedom Index
The Economic Freedom of the World index is out and once again the U.S. is slipping in the rankings. Global economic freedom increased slightly in this year’s report, but remains below its peak level of 6.92 in 2007. The average score increased to 6.86 in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available. […]
3 Winners, Second Debate
Greetings from Exeter, New Hampshire where I’m embedded in a three-day precision scoped rifle course at Sig Sauer Academy. I’ll have much more for you on this incredible education in future posts, but the reason I bring it up relates to last night’s second GOP Presidential debate. One of my fellow students in the course […]
Steve Jobs and NEXT
When I was at Babson College I had an internship at a start-up company. At one of our retreats we watched the following video featuring Steve Jobs which I was reminded of reading this WSJ article. I recommend it to anyone thinking about going into business. I also can’t help but think there was an […]
Switzerland’s Foreign Policy
When it comes to foreign policy, and how to run a country for that matter, the current gang of Republican Presidential candidates could learn a thing or two from Switzerland. Richard Rahn, a senior fellow at Cato and Chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth, writes: Being surrounded by countries that are jealous of […]
Buying on Margin
Margin calls can ruin a portfolio when the bills come due. This from WSJ Wealth Advisor: Loans backed by investment portfolios have become a booming business for Wall Street brokerages. Now the bill is coming due–for both the banks and their clients. Some lenders, including Bank of America Corp., are issuing margin calls to clients after […]
David Ortiz’s 500th Home Run
Congratulations David Ortiz on becoming a member of Major League Baseball’s 500 home run club. From Boston.com: The 39-year-old slugger became the 27th player in MLB history to reach the mark with a pair of home runs in the Red Sox’s 10-4 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Saturday evening. After hitting the 499th longball of his career […]
VIDEO: SIG MCX: Exceeding the Standard
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