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Fears of an imminent recession are getting kind of old at this writing; any investors who retreated some or all of their portfolios to the sidelines in anticipation that the … Read More

What if somebody could tell you the exact date when the next recession will begin, so you could get out of the market and wait it out. Wouldn’t that be … Read More

Individuals with advanced economic degrees and economists that are employed (sometimes at astronomical salaries) at the big brokerage firms have inside data that tells them where the economy is going. … Read More

Back in 1997, investors could choose from more than 8,000 publicly-traded companies listed on the various exchanges. Today, that number is just over 4,000. What’s going on? A variety of … Read More

If companies are hiring, then presumably they are growing and making money. If they’re laying off workers, then that might suggest that their sales and revenues are declining. Oddly, the … Read More

Pretty much every economic theory rests on the idea that prices are set by the balance between supply and demand. If there are more buyers than sellers, or more demand … Read More

American workers typically get fewer paid vacation days than their counterparts in other countries—and, indeed, there is no federally-mandated number of paid vacation days in the American business ecosystem. But … Read More

Buying a new car is not an investment; that shiny new vehicle that you just purchased plunges in value the minute you drive it off the lot—which is probably not … Read More

The idea that the U.S. government has to manage its finances like a household is patently ridiculous. You and I and the family down the street don’t have the power … Read More

This is your captain speaking… When you’re on a commercial flight, and the plane is approaching turbulence, the captain comes on the intercom to let you know to buckle up … Read More