Part two of a two-part series. Once you are reasonably wealthy, you may find that adding to your wealth is less of a struggle. The rich often do become richer.…
$6 Trillion and Counting
Part two of a two-part series. When the economy is fully recovered, the Fed’s zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) will need to continue to support the Biden Administration’s record spending.…
Easy Money Is No Longer Easy
Part one of a two-part series. It took nearly a decade for the Federal Reserve Board to reach its inflation target of 2%. Now that the target has been not…
Income Equality Is the Wrong Goal: Part Two
Part two of a two-part series. Socialism Does Not Create Equality Proposed tax increases are just the beginning, as many in Congress are advocating to replace capitalism with socialism. While…
Income Equality Is the Wrong Goal
Part one of a two-part series. Many Americans, especially progressives, believe that the income gap between the haves and the have nots is too large. Progressives see income inequality as…
Consider Stock Dilution
Part three of a three-part series. When a company goes public through an initial public offering (IPO), it raises capital for expansion by issuing new shares of its stock. While…
Investing in an IPO
Part two of a three-part series. Investors frequently are attracted to the stock of newly public companies. The big money, though, is often made by those who invest before and…
IPOs’ Record Rebound
Part one of three. Good things happen even in a bad year. In January, we wrote about many of the good things that happened in the abysmal year of…
What Fundamentals?
Part two of a two-part series. Most traders of meme stocks — stocks that are discussed and heavily traded online — are speculators. They’re not analyzing the fundamentals behind specific…