Category Archives: MN Gordon
Is Your Wealth Durable?
Durability – in this case, the ability to survive hard times, as the Tuttle Farm demonstrated for over three centuries – is something that should be valued. Yet, it’s not a widespread topic among businesses and investors. Continue reading
Powell’s Pivot to Nowhere
Slow growth. High prices. The U.S. economy – and the global economy – was already facing these disagreeable prospects before Putin invaded Ukraine. Continue reading
Would Putin Have Attacked if Oil was $50 per Barrel?
Would Vladimir Putin have attacked if oil was below $50 per barrel? Who knows? But if he had, he would have done so without the extreme leverage he holds over Europe in the midst of a cold winter. Continue reading
How to Reconcile Numbers that Don’t Pencil Out
The means and methods for reconciling numbers that don’t pencil out are extremely disagreeable. Some of the rising input costs can be passed on to consumers. Some can also be absorbed through lower profit margins. But there are natural limits to what price increases can be absorbed and passed along. When the numbers don’t pencil out, they don’t pencil out. Continue reading
