Category Archives: MN Gordon
The Malady of the Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke and his pals at the Federal Reserve are meeting today to come up with their next plan for manipulating credit markets. Tomorrow they’ll let us know their grand designs for monkeying with the money supply and interest rates. … Continue reading
Are You Ready?
There are fantastic abnormalities taking place in front of our very eyes. The 10-Year Treasury Note is yielding just 1.58 percent and gold, despite a recent pullback, stubbornly sits above $1,700 per ounce. In other words, people are simultaneously expecting … Continue reading
Economic Reduction
One of the more aggravating things about the forthcoming tax hikes is the proposed increase to dividend income. Since 2003 the top tax rate for dividends has been 15 percent. Under President Obama’s proposed plan dividends will be taxed as … Continue reading
Facing the Facts of Financial Doom
Our politicians’ appetite to spend money they don’t have will never be satisfied. There’s always a boondoggle or meritless program in need of pork. Likewise, there’s always a politician or representative in need of votes. Spending other people’s money brings … Continue reading
