Tag Archives: business cycle
Good Riddance
High-risk investing is rewarded with higher returns when the financial tide is rising. The vast sea of liquidity hides the hazards and perils of a rock bottom reef. Madmen and lunatics get rich. But when the tide turns…watch out… “You … Continue reading
The Perfect Storm Bearing Down Upon Us
The barbarous relic wasn’t the only thing that got smashed last week. Commodities did too. On Thursday copper fell nearly 2 percent, to its lowest level since 2009. Iron-ore prices also dropped. Oil did too…falling below $50 a barrel. Still, … Continue reading
What Comes After the Boom
Last week Fed Chair Janet Yellen opted to keep the Fed’s zero interest rate policy in place. Wall Street cheered the news and bid stock prices up to near record levels. After more than six years, and over $3 trillion … Continue reading
Leading the Next Economic Downturn
Markets went haywire again this week. The DOW flipped and flopped like a fish out of water. Something spectacular is heading this way…you can just feel it. U.S. government debt has now eclipsed $18.1 trillion. Tack on the debts of … Continue reading
