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THE NEW LAISSEZ FAIRE

The concept of “laissez faire” creates a society with very restrained government intervention in the marketplace. Interestingly, it was introduced several hundred years ago in France by the merchant class under the guise of social welfare. In practice, it led to a…

PENSION ALERT

Introduction Pension plans are good and you should consider them when seeking employment. The extent an employer contributes to a pension plan for you will be very positive over time. In some plans, like a 401k, your employer may match your own…

WILL WE BE PREPARED??

Boeing has been in the news recently for the two tragic airplane crashes. Hopefully they will correct the problem soon. There is other news about the company. Boeing just received delivery of the fuselage assembly for the Army Apache Attack Helicopter. It…

INVEST IN HISTORY

There is an old adage, “the trend is your friend”. It is applicable to many things in life and particularly investing. There are patterns of human behavior that affect the political economy in the form of trends. These trends can change the…

RATE OF RETURN

Rate of return is a measurement of the gain or loss of an asset during the time owned and is expressed usually as a percentage. That number can also be presented in the annualized form. It is important to understand that a…

TRUTH VS HYPERBOLE

A few months ago, Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, reported to the police that a man approached her in a parking lot and threatened her not to reveal her past relationship with President Trump. Upon learning of this, the President called it…

HACKS, CRASHES & DIGITAL DISASTERS

These things are going on much more than we are being told.  Sometimes they occur due to a mistake by an employee or even an intentional action by a disgruntled one.  Often, the expanse and complexity of the internet just overwhelms its…