February 4, 2020 Coronavirus and Your Investments If you are like me, you are thinking that it would be optimal if the Coronavirus stayed contained over in China and didn’t bother us over here in the US. The virus may not become a health issue here as it is in China since we have a well-developed public health system. But it may become a financial issue

January 2, 2020 The Cannabis Bust of 2019 What We Were Saying Back Then In 2018, Cannabis investing was a hot topic. Canada had just legalized pot, as well as a growing number of states and many investors were expecting a gold rush into the market for pot. But cannabis investments, typified by Exchanged Traded Funds, MJ and Yolo, have been some of the worst performing

November 26, 2019 Uncharitable Giving Tax reform, with an unintended consequence of larger standard deductions we each now enjoy, has put a dent in philanthropy. Under the 2017 tax law changes, fewer people get a financial benefit from itemizing deductions on their tax returns — meaning fewer people get a tax break from their donations to charity. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center estimated 21 million taxpayers

November 5, 2019 This Space Stuff is Getting Serious   Two pieces crossed my desk last week from Peter Diamandis’ Abundance Insider that may change the way I look at space projects. Once relegated to the “no immediate benefit” cubby in my mind, these space projects are happening now, with commercial implications:   NASA’s Collaborating with Caterpillar on Moon Mining Machines What it is: NASA has

October 1, 2019 The Words Don’t Match the Music For more than a year now there has been a drumbeat of recession coming, recession next year, recession likely. I know that a recession is always out there on the horizon, but they really don’t matter until they are happening right now. I’m sorry, but I am just not seeing a recession when I look at the