Category Archives: Stock Market

Economic Reduction

Posted on December 4, 2012 by MN Gordon

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 →

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Economic Dependency and Looming Disaster

Posted on November 6, 2012 by MN Gordon

By the end of the day we should all know the winner of the 2012 Presidential Election.  Of course, there’s always the possibility that it’s too close to call.  Perhaps a recount of dangling, hanging, dimpled, and pregnant chads will … Continue reading →

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Present Conditions and Negative Outcomes

Posted on September 21, 2012 by MN Gordon

There are certain things in life a reasonable person knows they should not do.  These are things so obvious, evident, and elementary they do not require learning.  They go without question.  They don’t have to be tested for confirmation or … Continue reading →

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Within the Vice-like Grip of the Secular Bear

Posted on September 11, 2012 by MN Gordon

The Labor Department released the August jobs report last Friday.  The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for a gain of 130,000 jobs.  The actual number of new jobs created was just 96,000. This means several things.  First … Continue reading →

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