Commentary Much attention is being given to the Supreme Court’s reining in of the Biden administration’s overreach in its mixed rulings on Thursday, which blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine mandates on private companies with over 100 employees but allowed the mandates applying to government health workers. What should not be overlooked,…
Supreme Court’s Left-Leaning Justices Prefer Bureaucracy to Democracy
Investing Secrets of the Federal Reserve
Commentary I’ve been in this business for over two decades. As a financial adviser, I built custom portfolios for clients. I grew that skill into my own advisory firm. I even ran a hedge fund. I think it’s fair to say that I’ve seen pretty deep into the other swamp called professional Wall Street. And…
Kazakhstan’s President Orders Brutal Murder of Protesters
Commentary Vladimir Putin believes that the greatest tragedy in the post-World War II era was the collapse of the former Soviet Union 30 years ago. Putin blames the collapse of the Soviet Union on the United States and its western alliance, but he’s wrong. In the end, the communist government, after 75 years of existence,…
Begging the Bad Guy for Help
Commentary This is what happens when you don’t understand how the economy works. Or how businesses run. Early this year, at the beginning of the Biden administration’s reign of terror, the president signed several executive orders that reshaped the landscape of the energy industry. Designed to redirect the economy toward a green/renewable energy path (one…
Should We Offer Over List Price—and by How Much?
Dear Monty: We live in an area where it has become common to hear of bidding wars. We are ready to start looking to buy in the next couple of months. The very idea of paying more than the seller is asking grates my intuition. But we also want to buy. Is it a good…
More Trillions in the Slush Fund?
Commentary “Come on, Man. Give us a break! Where did you stash all the swag?” — R.C. Moores One of the least debatable features of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the progress and evolution of the disease has been little understood. And the understanding we think we have achieved has been poorly incorporated in strategies…
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2022? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month
I write a column similar to this one every January. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself, because it contains a very important message for people planning to retire in 2022. January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching 66 and 4 months, their so-called full…
Private Equity Firm TPG Valued at Over $10 Billion in Strong Market Debut
TPG shares rose nearly 12 percent in their stock market debut on Thursday, valuing the 30-year-old private equity giant at more than $10 billion, after the company went public to cash in on a pandemic-driven boost to the buyout industry’s profits. TPG will be looking at expanding its franchise into other areas such as credit…
Ahead of Tech Earnings, Analyst Names Nvidia and These 4 Semiconductor Stocks as 2022 Top Picks
January 14, 2022
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Following a strong showing in 2021, semiconductor companies remain on track for upside yet again in 2022 amid solid demand and lean channel inventories, according to an Oppenheimer analyst. Growth Stocks To Continue to Outperform Growth stocks led in 2021, and this trend is likely to continue through the cycle, analyst Rick Schafer said. Data…
Real and Unreal Inflation: Workers Lost Money 9 out of 12 Months in 2021
Commentary For the average worker, prices rose faster than wages in nine out of 12 months last year. Real means inflation adjusted. Real Wage Key Points The average worker lost money to inflation nine out of 12 months in 2021. Workers came out ahead only in August, September, and December. Production and non-supervisory workers did…
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