Author Archives: MN Gordon
No Guarantees of Success
Stock picking is an exercise in humility. Ask anyone who has tried it. Chances are their best ideas have gone against them more frequently than they’d care to admit. One thing that makes stock picking so confounding, is that it … Continue reading
The Other Problem with Debt No One is Talking About
Nearly 7 years have elapsed since the official end of the Great Recession. By now it’s painfully obvious the rising tide of economic recovery has failed to lift all boats. In fact, many boats bottomed out on the rocks in … Continue reading
Deficit Spending is Not the Answer
Central bankers and monetary adherents the world over are united in the common grouse that fiscal policy is lacking. Grander programs of direct stimulation are needed, they grumble. Monetary policy alone won’t cut the mustard, they gripe. Hardly a week … Continue reading
Why Janet Yellen is Toast
“The Phillips Curve is alive,” said Fed Chair Janet Yellen at Wednesday’s post FOMC meeting press conference. We’ll offer some remarks on this in just a moment, including why Yellen is toast. But first we must put her utterances into … Continue reading
