Treading water

Happy Friday everyone! You may have noticed that the stock markets have been going sideways for a little while – no dramatic ups or downs of note. This is a very good sign that the markets are beginning to discount facts and not emotions – a good thing. By...

More encouraging news

By now you have all heard me say that what the U.S. consumer does largely determines what the U.S. economy does. You see it’s just a matter of the sheer mass of the U.S. consumer: 66-70% of gross domestic product comes out of our pockets. The Investment Company...

Supreme court rules on Chrysler

Yea! That’s what I have to say. About? The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Fiat acquisition of Chrysler. The high court refused to prevent the acquisition from taking place saying that the Indiana pensions funds had not “carried the burden” of...

Texas Instruments’ good news

Hello everyone, First off, I had an encouraging meeting yesterday with McGraw-Hill here in New York City. Send good vibes my way and hope that I get a book deal soon. The subject of the book is using your right brain to help make better investment choices. Second,...

Dilution of regulatory reforms

The Obama Administration is backing away from consolidating the number of regulatory agencies that oversee the U.S. financial system. However, they are still interested in broadening the authority of the existing agencies to help mitigate and manage risk in the...

Ruling of the Supreme Court re: Chrysler

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the Fiat acquisition of Chrysler so that the interests of an Indiana pension fund can be heard. The stay has the potential to cause the multi-billion dollar deal to unravel and leaves tens of thousands of jobs worldwide in...