Category Archives: MN Gordon

The Fed’s Edifice Crumbles Away

There have been many appeals to ignorance over the last several years with respect to the effectiveness of monetary policy.  One popular tactic of policy goons is to point to an improved economic statistic – like unemployment – and self-adulate … Continue reading

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The Fatal Dangers of a Fading Bull Market Run

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?

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

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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