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America Takes Lead in Oil, Producing More Oil with Less Wells November 16, 2018 Commodities, Oil If you don’t know the Law of the Vital Few, you should. Also known as the 80/20 rule, it states that 80% of an effect comes from 20% of the causes. Managers are very familiar with this law. Their top few workers deliver the lion’s share of results. Economists point to the fact that a […]
The Best Companies Are Companies With Cash November 15, 2018 Investing We are wading through another earnings season. It’s the prime time for companies to open their books and reveal what’s going on with their numbers. A kind of open wide and say “Ah!” moment. Of course, every financial news agency is focused on the company’s earnings per share and their revenue for that 90-day period. […]
5 Ways to Pay for Long-Term Care Costs November 14, 2018 Retirement Imagine if a chronic illness were to beset you or a loved one. If this happened, how do you pay for these extremely expensive long-term care services?
The Perfect Storm: Amazon’s Antitrust Troubles November 14, 2018 Government & Politics Try as it might to continue its success, Amazon has a huge, distracting problem on the horizon — government antitrust action.
Interest Rate Worries Are Overblown November 14, 2018 U.S. Economy Since 2005, there have been eight years in which interest rates have gone up. However, they really haven’t had a bad effect on profit growth over the long run.





