Tag Archives: S&P500

When You Should Buy Stocks

“Bad times have a scientific value.  These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Markets Make Opinions “Market’s make opinions,” say the old timers.  But what are the opinions to be made by this ambivalent … Continue reading

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Cash and Credit Created from Thin Air is Not Real Wealth

Something mysterious is happening.  The U.S. economy is deflating at the very moment the Federal Reserve is huffing and puffing more than ever to pump it up.  How could this be possible? Like jumbo shrimp or an ashtray with a … Continue reading

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Is the Risk Worthy of the Reward?

Grab your party hat and whistle.  It’s time to celebrate.  Tomorrow’s the two year anniversary of the stock market boom that followed the 2008 financial panic. What a boom it has been.  The S&P500’s up nearly 95 percent since the … Continue reading

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