Research and the Economy
FALLOUT, April 2013
Over the past three decades we have had multitudes of laws and regulations that have moved the nation closer to the world that Tacitus studied and wrote about two thousand years ago. Whether it be the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act that laid the groundwork for t…
APRIL FOOLS, April 2013
I read it, but I didn’t believe it. President Barrack Obama has decreed April, “National Financial Capability Month.” This administration with all its knowledge and insight, will do things such as teach our nation’s youngsters “how to budget responsibl…
FORTUNATE SON, January 2013
The big winners in the fiscal cliff deal were those deep-pocketed special interests. $76 billion in tax credits for the likes of General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Hollywood and even my old friend Captain Morgan.
DRUG PUSHER, August 2012
Whenever there is any substantive discussion regarding entitlement reform from Congress, like clockwork, leading Democrats head down to the Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial and pay homage in front of an ever eager press.
'NO RISK': MORE WORDS FOR GEITHNER TO EAT, June 2012
Beware of anyone from the big Wall Street firms or any Washington, D.C. politician/bureaucrat that tells you there is "no risk." There is a very strong chance that they are full of bull excrement.
WANTED: A GREEK GOD OF FINANCE, May 2012
Chris Markowski's latest article on TheStreet.com
THE FAIRNESS FALLACY, April 2012
The President of the United States has decided to take his traveling circus of illusion on the road to pitch his version of a Brave Fair World and the magic of his Buffet Tax that will make this all possible...
APPLE'S LESSON FOR WASHINGTON, March 2012
I sure do love the management team at Apple. It's not because I own shares in the company (this has nothing to do with whether my clients or myself own shares), but because of the lessons..
U.S. CORPORATE TAXES NEED TO GO TO ZERO, March 2012
On April 1, our ally Japan is playing a cruel little April Fools' Day joke on us: The country is lowering its corporate tax rate from 39.5% to 35%. This will give the United States the dubious and awkward distinction of having..
RETURN OF THE UNDERWEAR GNOMES, February 2012
The Underwear Gnomes have returned! Back in 1998, the hit Comedy Central show South Park released an episode that introduced the world to the Underwear Gnomes. The Underwear Gnomes have a unique business plan…
TORT ATTORNEY JOBS BILL, October 2011
The big winner in Obama’s jobs package will be none other than the trial lawyers. There is a provision in the President’s “must-pass” jobs bill that I guarantee will create some jobs…in the trial lawyer business!....
BLACK MAGIC, September 2011
It seems as if not a month goes by without our wizards of smart in Washington D.C. threatening some sort of government shutdown if one side or another does not get their way. The latest shutdown threat involves taking some of the funds allocated toward gr…
EQUAL UNDER THE LAW, September 2011
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. In 1776, Thomas Jefferson was tasked by his…
RED TAPE NATION, August 2011
The August 22, 2011 edition of the Wall Street Journal contained a column written by Laura Meckler titled White House to Scale Back Regulations on Business. I started reading this column at around 4:15 AM. My coffee hadn’t yet finished brewing at tha…
DEALING WITH THE S WORD, May 2011
Hold on to your hot dog! That summertime BBQ you were planning is going to cost you. The average food costs for a BBQ are up 29% from last year. Holding a BBQ for a dozen guests will cost you an additional $45 over last year excluding soda and alcohol. To …
DISMAL RECORD, April 2011
Bill Parcells, the long-time and venerated football coach once stated and I happen to agree with, “You are what your record says you are.” With that being said let us take a look at the record of the Obama Stimulus Package and the Keynesian Playbook that w…
THE MARKOWSKI STIMULUS PROGRAM, February 2011
I was strongly against the 2008 stimulus package that President George W. Bush pushed for and Congress agreed to, which I dubbed the “Incumbent Protection Act of 2008.” I was also aghast at the monstrosity of a stimulus that the Obama administration rushed…
THE CHEVY ILLOGIC, August 2010
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES, June 2010
SPEND, BORROW AND PRINT, March 2010
REFORM, GANGSTA STYLE, February 2010
HEALTH CARE LOGIC, September 2009
DEFERRAL CONSEQUENCES, July 2009
CONFUSION ON STEROIDS, July 2009
FAT GORILLA, June 2009
ECONOMIC PECODILLOS, April 2009
ROUGH NUMBERS, December 2008
IGNORING THE VOLCANO, September 2008
DA WITCH, July 2008
CLOSED END OPPORTUNITY, April 2008
HOW TO KILL A HYDRA, March 2008
VALUE ON SALE, December 2007
PERFORMANCE SHENANIGANS, October 2007
MINIMUM WAGE MALARKEY, September 2006
OIL SHTICK, May 2006
OIL MYTHS THE FINAL CHAPTER, May 2006
GAS UP THE TELEPROMPTER, September 2005
SLACKER FUNDS, September 2005
OIL NONSENSE, May 2005
MMMMMM DOUGHNUTS, May 2004
JOB FACTS, March 2004
THE FUTURE OF ANALYSIS, January 2004
THE NO-STAR TEAM, January 2003
THE CULT OF TECHNOLOGY, December 2002
BUY SELL or HOLD, December 2002
THE GREAT TECH WRECK CONTINUES, September 2002
ECONOMIC REALITY, September 2002
DUMB AND LAZY, June 2002
DEJA VU, June 2002
ONE HIT WONDERS, May 2002
RED FLAGS, February 2002
BANKRUPTCY ALERT, January 2002
PROFITS WHAT PROFITS, December 2001
BEWARE OF THE GROUNDHOG, November 2001
SMOKE AND MIRRORS, August 1999
FACT OR FICTION, November 1998
SAFETY NET, September 1998
BEWARE OF THE BUCKET, July 1998
THE VALUE OF OPINION AND CONJECTURE, April 1998
FUTILE BUREAUCRACY, March 1998
ASIAN FLU, December 1997
PUTTING THE MARKET INTO PERSPECTIVE, October 1997
