Category Archives: MN Gordon

Slip Back Economics

Posted on July 22, 2014 by MN Gordon

What’s this?  Has the U.S. consumer, the primary engine of economic growth, become ambivalent?  This is what the latest data says… According to the Thomas Reuters/University of Michigan’s early July index reading, consumer sentiment is 81.3.  This is below the … Continue reading →

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Wealth Consumption

Posted on July 18, 2014 by MN Gordon

There aren’t many professions out there where there are no readily applied and real-time performance standards.  In fact, in the corporate world today, there’s a fanatic fixation on tying numerous metrics to performance.  You name it… If it’s measurable, verifiable, … Continue reading →

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Dirty Investing

Posted on July 15, 2014 by MN Gordon

Temperatures in Brisbane, Australia, fell to their lowest level in 103 years.  On June 27, temperatures dropped all the way to 36o F.  The average for this time of year is 53o F. Here in the United States summer’s in … Continue reading →

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Refuse the Filthy Trash

Posted on July 11, 2014 by MN Gordon

What if the savings in your bank account lost 83 percent of its value over just 18 months?  We suppose you’d be a little disgruntled.  Unfortunately, that’s what has happened in Venezuela… “Since February 2013,” reports El Universal, “the administration … Continue reading →

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