Author Archives: MN Gordon
Something Big is Coming
How things change. A year ago the Midwest and Mississippi Basin were suffering the worst drought since 1956. Corn stalks were rapidly going brown and corn prices were rapidly going up. The next food crisis was imminent. We even wrote … Continue reading
Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant Inflation Instruction
Sometime in the 1920s Walter Knott, an unsuccessful farmer, nursed several dying berry vines back to life at his Buena Park, California, farm. Little did he know, his fortunes were about to change. These unique vines were created by Rudolph … Continue reading
The Illusion of Safe Investing
The Illusion of Safe Investing By Dennis Miller, Editor, Money Forever Retirees are often more concerned with the return of their money than the return on their money. It’s understandable; after our peak earning years have passed financial safety becomes … Continue reading
Beardless Ben and Bad Bet Summers
Plenty of ink has been spilled lately brooding over who’ll be the next Fed Chairman when Ben Bernanke’s term concludes on January 31, 2014. Here at the Economic Prism we really don’t give a rip who the next monetary Caesar … Continue reading
