2006 New Years
by Wendell Cayton What’s not to like about this economy … especially looking forward to next year? Considering hurricanes, soaring energy prices, higher interest rates, and a war that won’t…
Natural Gas & Technology
by Bruce Fenton A looming natural gas shortage is beginning to look like the 500-pound monster in the forest of economic recovery. When oil prices spiked and gasoline rocketed far…
Gifting
by Bruce Fenton The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall is not a thick book … and its chapters are short … but it’s very much to the point. It is…
Taking Off Weight
If living a longer, more active retirement lifestyle is appealing, researchers tell us to get up off the couch. A good workout every day can add up to four years…
Asset Allocation
by Bruce Fenton Asset Allocation, long thought of as a basic tenet of a good investment strategy, is not always every investor’s friend. Controlling risk is important to most when…
Germany and Economics
by Bruce Fenton When the unification of the two Germanys occurred in 1990, I recall one economist calling it the worst “leveraged buy-out” in history. The only economic factors the…
Distribution in Retirement
by Bruce Fenton Changing from asset accumulation to asset distribution takes a major shift in thought and process for those moving from pre-retirement to the retirement stage of life. The…
Insurance Companies and the Stock Market
by Bruce Fenton Hurricanes aren’t the only natural disasters that haunt insurance companies. Low interest rates and an anemic stock market can be just as disastrous when it comes to…
Flipping the Switch to Retirement
by Bruce Fenton Flipping the switch from work to retirement mode is not quite like flipping a switch to light a room. It is not a black and white transition.…
Supply Side Supreme Court
by Wendell Cayton It’s just possible that John B. Roberts Jr. will be our first supply side member of the Supreme Court, according to Lawrence Kudlow, also well known for…