What effect will tax reform have on the Stock Market?
Tax law changes can have a significant effect on the economy, and on the stock market in particular. What is more concerning is not if...
Will inflation remain at or below 2% forever?
Why has inflation stubbornly resisted to rise above 2%, as the Fed has expected it to do? Ken Fisher, founder and executive chairman of...
Will Janet Yellen serve another term as Fed Chair?
Janet Yellen’s current term as Federal Reserve Chairperson will expire in February 2018. On Twitter, President Donald Trump stated that...
Will Real Estate prices be affected by the reduction of capital outflows from China?
One of the driving factors of the Real Estate rebound has been Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of capital into the United States. China...
The Never-ending Bull
Like a bull charging the bullfighter’s cape, the stock market is on a rampage, flying through the air and through successive stock market...
The Punch Bowl
The great Fed Chairman Bill Martin was quoted as saying his job was to “take away the punch bowl, just as the party is getting good.” [1]...
Toys R Us Bankruptcy – more to come?
It’s as inevitable as father time – another brick and mortar store bites the dust as retailers deal with the all-encompassing reach and...
How would 1970’s style inflation impact US home prices?
One of the driving factors of Real Estate prices is inflation. How would a 1970’s style inflation cycle impact US home prices? Before...
When will the Next Market Downturn occur?
Soon. Well, soon in a relative sense. The Stock Market cycle is 36 years long, and it is significantly affected by the Business cycle,...
The case for – and against – Inflation.
Readers of this blog are well aware of my views on inflation. Sometimes, I even feel like chicken little, because the case for inflation...
