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Wealth Consumption

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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Janet Yellen’s Unwise and Inhumane Policies

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the 0.4 percent May CPI increase is noise.  Perhaps she is right and it is noise.  But just what type of noise is it? Is it the type of noise to ignore…like a street … Continue reading

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The Paradox of Fed Credit

Last Tuesday the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Consumer Price Index increased 0.4 percent in May and 2.1 percent over the last 12 months.  That means if you didn’t get a 2 percent raise this year you’re doing worse … Continue reading

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Scientific Management of the Economy is Absurd

A Fed insider shattered the glass and pulled the fire alarm this week. “A strengthening U.S. economy may force the central bank to hike rates ‘sooner rather than later’ to stay ahead of inflation,” Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser … Continue reading

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