Opinion Articles

Barron’s Bear

I have to take my hat off to Barron’s columnist Alan Abelson, long-time writer of the column “Up and Down Wall Street.” If I lived in a bear den, as he must, I would probably be just as...

Do What You Want

“Of course I am a little nervous about what you do, what fills your day,” he added. “I will miss day-in, day-out competition. The reality is that I don’t ever have to work again, which is a nice reality. But that’s not my...

Goodbye to the Audi

It’s time to say goodbye to an old friend.  It’s tough, considering all we have shared these past eleven years.  But, as with other things in life, it’s time for a younger, newer model.  After 301,000 miles together, the Audi that has...

Investment Scams

If I believed all the investment claims sent to me by snail mail and Internet, I’m losing out, big time. Yet, life experiences tell me that falling for such claims is like picking up a rattlesnake … best case, the bite will be small, worst case...

Labor Day Thoughts

For the last week of summer I thought I would pass along a few observations and factoids that you might find useful to stimulate conversations as you finish off the hamburgers on the grill. So, let’s start with...

Making Sense of Political Nonsense

In the interest of creating a financially literate electorate, I will clear up some questions I hear from people I’m talking to.  Since these issues fall into the “epiphany” arena, grab a friend and get...

Supply Side Supreme Court

Supply side economics received a large burst of publicity in the 1980s as the Reagan economic team put the principles to work. Supply side theory contends that growth in the economy can be stimulated to a greater degree by...

Why Do the Rich Get Richer?

This clarity came from spending uninterrupted time with my wife, Lisa, and our two little miracles, Alexandra and Aidan. I know most of you see right through that and know what I really mean is not shaving for days, napping regularly, eating ice cream as a meal, and generally ending the evening with a drink that...