What’s Next in the Series of Investment Bubbles?

Posted on June 9, 2014

June 10, 2014 What’s Next in the Series of Investment Bubbles? The Investment View from Prescott, Arizona In 2000, the technology bubble deflated and the stock market began a crash from which some investors have yet to recover. The tech laden Nasdaq** composite Index still needs to gain another 20% to again hit its 2000 highs, and that is after 14 years of being underwater.

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Not a Whole Lot of Inflation Going On

Posted on November 7, 2006

Not a Whole Lot of Inflation Going On I get a kick out of the media’s search for a reason for every movement in the stock market Knowing the numbers that are driving the markets like I do, sometimes I wonder what they have been smoking. Last Tuesday’s headline was typical: “Inflation Jitters Hit Stocks“ Most of you know me well enough to know I have

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Lessons in Economics

Posted on February 3, 2004

Me Thinks They Cheerlead Too Much The stock market has continued to climb for quite a while now. We really have not had a meaningful drop in the market in about 10 months and we are looking a little overdue for one. The market has obviously been boosted by the way Washington and Wall Street are trotting out various spokesmen, from Treasury Secretary Snow to various

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