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Mergers and Acquisitions: Still the Best Bet for 2018
May 1, 2018 Investing, Investment Opportunities
Late last year, I called “M&A” — mergers and acquisitions — one of the stock market’s best bets for 2018. As far as I’m concerned, that’s still the case for smart investors. President Trump Is Acting Just Like JFK
April 18, 2018 Economy, Government & Politics
Trump’s attack on an important industry, like Kennedy’s, accelerated in the spring of a midterm election year. History says this could be bearish for the stock market. I Was There When 5 Congressmen Were Shot
February 27, 2018 Government & Politics
As a witness to the 1954 shooting of five congressmen, I was shaken momentarily. Now, 64 years later, the terrible tragedy at Parkland depresses me profoundly. The Great Parade Debate: Freedom vs. Might
February 13, 2018 Government & Politics
A parade can be a public procession celebrating a special day or event, or it also can describe a boastful, ostentatious display of aggrandizement. Like All Bubbles, This One Will End Badly
December 27, 2017 Bonds
Crashes always seem to come out of nowhere. But, in hindsight, we realize that all the elements for a crash were in place months before prices fell.