Research & The Economy

MAY 2012 http://www.thestreet.com/story/11543096/1/wanted-a-greek-god-of-finance.html

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.  Every millionaire would be subject to the new rule and according to all […]

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, at 39.2%, the highest integrated federal/state tax rate among the developed […]

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 they can teach all of us, especially our friends in Washington, D.C. about removing uncertainty from the investment landscape. Specifically, […]

JANUARY 2012 We want underpants today, all day  Search for underpants, today We won’t stop until we have underpants Yum yum yummy yum yay Time to go to work, work all day Search for underpants today We won’t stop until we have underpants Yum yum yummy yum yay               […]

OCTOBER 2011 “Are you collecting unemployment?  Have you applied for a job, and not gotten it?  You may be entitled to a large-cash settlement.  Call the law offices of Lie, Cheat & Steal now.” The big winner in Obama’s jobs package will be none other than the trial lawyers.  There is a provision in the […]

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 colleagues to pen our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. […]

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 green automobiles and shifting it to pay for […]

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 that time, so it is possible that I was not yet […]

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 all of you “meat […]