Mark Skousen
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A Tale of Three Charts: Is the American Dream Alive or Dead?
Here are three charts that paint a depressing picture of the U.S. economy.
Investors’ Alert: Are You Making These Two Mistakes?
The first time I looked at the incredible chart below, I thought of the classic book, “Winning the Loser’s Game” by Charles Ellis.
What King Dollar Means to Investors
On September 14, 2011, I received a little book in the mail called “The End of America,” in which the author predicted chaos in America within 12 months. “I want to detail for you a specific event that will take place in America’s very near future… which could actually bring our country and our way […]
Does Wall Street React More Favorably to Republican or Democratic Presidents?
The stock market does better, way better, starting with President Bill Clinton, when Democrats hold the White House rather than when Republicans are in office.
How the Los Angeles Minimum Wage Vote Fails to Help Many Workers
The Los Angeles City Council demonstrated its ignorance of Economics 101 when the panel voted this week 12-1 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020 for millions of workers in the country’s second-largest city. United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta celebrated and said, “I think the economy will benefit and everyone […]
Warren Buffett on Achieving the American Dream
“We have an incredible economic system that unleashes the American spirit. We have a wonderful future ahead of us.” — Warren Buffett This is part 2 of my report on Warren Buffett’s 50th anniversary shareholder meeting, known as the “Woodstock of Capitalism.” Buffett told his adoring audience of more than 30,000 in Omaha that he was bullish […]