Stashed Cash

Enough people are worried about the investment environment that approximately $50T ($50,000,000,000,000) is being held as “cash”. It isn’t $50T Continue reading →

US Jobs Report October 2016

The US did it again, more jobs; and this time with more wages. 161,000 jobs were added. Wages were up Continue reading →

Swapping Bolivars For Bitcoins

There’s always some instability in the currency markets, which is great for traders but tough for the people living in Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2016

There is a life expectancy gap between the richest 1% and the poorest 15 of >14 years for men and > Continue reading →

Electric Cars Lower Health Costs

Electric cars have an intended consequence: lowered health care costs. The effect looks to be a secondary or tertiary effect, Continue reading →

Traders Shifting To Longer Bonds

Bonds are acting strange. When inflation was the norm and the world economies were growing, bonds would pay a few Continue reading →

Wildlife Populations Declining

Researchers are estimating that the world will have lost 2/3 of its wildlife population between 1970 and 2020. While some Continue reading →

Billionaires Losing Money

There are more billionaires, but their total wealth has decreased. There are now, 1,397 billionaires, and their wealth has dropped Continue reading →