The sign that there is intelligent life on other planets is that they haven’t visited us! On one hand, I am absolutely thrilled to see the economy and our local market picking up. I am, however, worried about the global economy and the Fed policy. The first rule of holes
“In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of citizens to give to the other.” –Voltaire (1764) Commercial real estate values continue to climb in the first two month of the year. Some of this has to do with good fundamentals
As I sit to write this letter, Janet Yellen the Federal Reserve Chair announced the Feds “continued patience” with the recovery. I read that as, conditions are sufficiently lackluster that the Federal Reserve has little choice in their bag of tricks but to stand pat and watch their previous mistakes
Happy Ground Hog Day! And while I am at it Happy Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the sheep. Well, in fact, it is the year of the goat. Political correctness and spin tells us it is the year of the sheep because the sheep is one
Happy New Year! As many of my long term readers remember, I put out the annual Gold Report each year with our forecast of the year ahead. As with many businesses, the internet with big data and instant access has kind of made the annual Gold Report forecast outdated. However,
Enshittification: The gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided. ~ Macquarie Dictionary, word of
