The crisis in government pensions is the crazy uncle in the attic politicians and the media refuse to talk about. The only people who have anything to say about it…
One of the tools we use our kit is the Elliott Wave Principle. Wikipedia describes this technique as "a form of technical analysis that financial traders use to analyze financial…
We have been bearish of oil because of growing production in the US by horizontal drilling, fracking, and improvements in exploration. At the same time, we have been skeptical of OPEC's…
We have been looking far and wide for opportunities as the world makes a slow transition from gasoline-powered cars to those driven by electricity. Tesla has been the obvious choice…
A trend in motion will stay in motion until it doesn't. We must remind ourselves of this self-evident truth, particularly at times when we anticipate a change in a cyclical or…
The Trump Tax Reform is a very major deal. There are seven brackets in today’s individual tax code. The Senate version of the Trump Reform is not a windfall for…
What to Watch for this Week The Senate finally passed a tax bill by a slim margin with a vote of 51 – 49. Not surprisingly, the coalition built for…
We have mentioned a few times on this website and in our contribution to social media that tax reform is "the gift that keeps on giving." Every time it looks…
Yesterday, we witnessed a number of seemingly random events. This got us to thinking, was there any common cause for what happened or are these simply a cluster of random…
Yesterday, equities ripped higher on the hope/expectation that tax reform, the gift that keeps on giving to equity investors, was one step closer to getting passed. We know we are in…
If you listen to the popular press, wall street analysts and financial pundits, you might think that retail sales are dead in the water. Taken to their logical conclusion, you…
What to Watch for this Week Welcome back from the Thanksgiving Holiday where we saw the S&P 500 rally to 2602 last Friday. Early reports show that Black Friday was…