Monthly Archives: August 2015

The Fatal Dangers of a Fading Bull Market Run

Posted on August 14, 2015 by MN Gordon

It is too bad that mobile devices don’t set off a signal before their users do something terminally stupid.  Perhaps a warning alarm would help them change course.  Rather than texting and walking in front of a city bus, the … Continue reading →

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Are You Prepared for a Slow Growth Economy?

Posted on August 11, 2015 by MN Gordon

When a motor vehicle stalls out it is often because the engine has been overloaded.  Parts and components have become worn down – or gummed up.  Fuel and electrical systems misfire or no longer fire at all. Sometimes all it … Continue reading →

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Nothing Fails Like Success

Posted on August 7, 2015 by MN Gordon

Great wealth, like the seasons, is ephemeral.  One generation accumulates it.  While another burns through it.  The difference is dependent upon whether one has a short or long time horizon. Do they save some seed corn for the next grow … Continue reading →

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The Twisted Tale of Consumers and Producers

Posted on August 4, 2015 by MN Gordon

“Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer,” observed 19th century philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.  “He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.” These days Emerson’s critical insight has been tipped up on end.  Producers … Continue reading →

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