Most investor have forgotten what 2008 felt like. The numbers were not pretty, especially for those who took a 50% loss. Dick Young explains in his March 2014 Intelligence Report. It’s impossible to have it all ways. In order to craft an investment portfolio that can act as an all-weather armadillo, you must be willing […]
The End of the GOP?
Conservatives are losing their lead on social and economic ideology. This trend does not favor the GOP. The war hawks are a major problem, but it’s also time to wake up on the social issues and actually reduce the size of government. Here are the recent Gallup numbers for you: More Americans continue to identify […]
The 10 Largest Bond Funds
Investors are taking on more risk—and are doing it in a major way. Bond funds, which should be your anchor-to-windward money, are loading up on junk. The below investment grade waste piling up in the 10 largest bonds funds is shocking. We’re not talking small potatoes here. These are the big dogs. “Who wants an […]
The 10 Largest Bond Funds: Part II
Yesterday I wrote to you about how the 10 largest bond funds are increasing risk by loading up on junk bonds. The only fund company of the group not doing this is Vanguard. No surprise there. Vanguard always seems to do the right thing for investors. But there’s another narrative inside this grouping of behemoths […]
Supreme Court Predictions
Cato expert Ilya Shapiro predicts how the Supreme Court justices will vote before their summer vacation: As we head into the last month of the Supreme Court term – the Court releases its final, typically highest profile, opinions the last week of June – it’s time to take a deep breath and survey the lay […]
DHS Taj Mahal
The Department of Homeland Security’s budget has tripled from $18 billion in 2002 to $57 billion in 2013. President Bush promised “improved efficiency without growing government.” It’s hard to imagine a workforce that has grown from 163,000 in 2004 to 193,000 by 2013 as a model of efficiency. But there’s a silver lining in this […]
Obama (In)action?
In scandal after scandal the script plays out. Allegations of misconduct or incompetence arise in the Obama administration and three things happen, 1) the administration denies there is a problem, 2) the president acknowledges the undeniable problem, feigns anger, and blames someone else, 3) nothing is done to remedy the problem. The question is, if this […]
Shock Therapy Capitalism
I’ve written before about former Polish deputy prime minister and finance minister Leszek Balcerowicz, who was honored last night with the Cato Institute’s biennial Milton Friedman Prize. Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner explains Balcerowicz’s “shock therapy” for Poland. After the fall of communism the country had a choice to make, rapidly transform into a capitalist society and […]
Rand Paul Filibuster: Part II
It looks as though Sen. Rand Paul will filibuster the Senate confirmation of David Barron today. Paul is demanding the release of memos Barron wrote on the administration’s drone policy before he’ll allow the process to continue. Like his previous historic filibuster, Paul’s stand may have bipartisan support as civil libertarians from both parties come […]
A Retirement High-Life
“Your life is made of two dates and a dash. Make the most of the dash.” Twice a year a client of mine leaves the comforts of home to patrol 26,000 sq. miles in Southeastern Utah for the Department of Interior. He spends two weeks in the Spring and two months in the Fall, September […]
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