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Take What the Fed Gives You
Did you hear that the Dow Jones Industrial Average just hit a new all-time high? Of course you did, and that’s because the financial media this week was replete with hype about how the equity markets are back and how investors are making money. Unfortunately, the reality is far removed from the hype.
How Hot American Girls Can Make You Rich
The new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue hit newsstands this week, and gracing the cover with her curvaceous cuteness is the über-sexy Kate Upton. This is the second-consecutive year that the all-American hottie has graced the magazine’s most widely “read” issue, much to the delight of gentlemen around the world. Now, as much as I’d like […]
Gun Stocks Waiting for the Legislative Hammer to Drop
Those of us who are purists about the Second Amendment knew it was coming under President Obama sooner or later, but now the reality has hit with the force of an armor-piercing .50 caliber round.
Depardieu Defies Despotism
Movie stars aren’t usually known for their courageous political stands. Although there are many politically active actors and filmmakers, e.g., George Clooney, Alec Baldwin, Michael Moore, etc., most simply walk down the safe, left-wing path alongside their peers. Yet one big-time movie star isn’t afraid to take a controversial political stand on an issue, a […]
The Scrabble Election — Capitalism vs. Socialism
In the made-up universe of word games, capitalism beats socialism. Unfortunately, when it comes to the U.S. presidential election, we saw the opposite word win out.
I’m Sick of Warren Buffett
For the past couple of years, there is a prominent player in the investment arena, and now in the arena of political economy, who has been given a huge megaphone to spout his views, which, frankly, I’m sick of.