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Are Reverse Mortgages a Good Idea?
“A reverse mortgage has its benefits, but it’s an expensive way to borrow money and not without risks.” — John Schaub, author, “Building Wealth One House at a Time” (2nd edition) Like you, I’ve seen a lot of ads promoted by prominent TV personalities, such as Henry Winkler (“Happy Days”), Tom Selleck (“Blue Bloods”) and […]
Is Trump Right about Trade?
“NAFTA is the worst trade agreement we’ve ever made in our history — the worst!” — Donald Trump One of Donald Trump’s signature campaign slogans has been “We will build a wall and make Mexico pay for it.” Trump has attracted a lot of voters — though probably not enough to win the election in […]
Are Wages Really Falling Behind?
Supporters of the “stagnation thesis” argue that wages and the standard of living for the average American are flat or have been declining in real terms since the 1970s, and haven’t kept up with productivity. Here’s the chart they use to support their doom-and-gloom case: But this chart doesn’t tell the whole story. It leaves out […]
Who’s Better for Stocks, Clinton or Trump?
At this year’s FreedomFest conference, by far the most fiery debate ever in our 10-year history was “The YUGE Debate: Trump, Pro and Con,” between Trump supporters Wayne Allyn Root and Dan Mangru and critics Matt Welch and Jeffrey Tucker (Nick Gillespie of ReasonTV was the moderator). It turned into a shouting match, the first ever at FreedomFest. Watch it here. For investors, the big question is, which […]
#1 Predictor of the Stock Market Says….
“The Fed has been responsible for every recession in the past 100 years.” — Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist I don’t agree with Paul Krugman on many things, but he’s right when he says that the Fed is culpable for causing the ups and downs of the business cycle in the United States. Milton Friedman […]
GO for the Gold… and the Silver
I recently appeared for the first time on Larry Kudlow’s nationwide radio program on ABC, and I talked about alternative measures to gross domestic product (GDP). I see the Economist also had a cover story entitled “How to Measure Prosperity.” First-quarter GDP data came out last week, indicating a small increase in economic growth. But I noticed that […]
Is Free College Education a Good Idea?
“In a highly competitive global economy, we need the best-educated workforce in the world. It’s time we made college tuition free at public colleges and universities.” — Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders’ policy recommendation sounds so inviting, to make college tuition free just like public high schools. He also believes that such an action would create […]
Good-Bye High-Tax New Jersey, Hello Tax-Free Florida!
“Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes.” — Supreme Court Justice Learned Hand (1934) Last Sunday, the New York Times ran […]
‘I Work For Food’ — You’re Hired!
“No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive.” — Abraham Lincoln (1859) Is there any solution to poverty, or are we destined to witness a permanent welfare class in America? Progress was made with the passage of the Welfare Reform Act […]
Who Can Beat the Market? Lessons from the Hulbert Financial Digest
“It is very difficult to beat the market over the long term. Not just very difficult, but extremely so.” — Mark Hulbert, editor, Hulbert Financial Digest Mark Hulbert started his Hulbert Financial Digest in 1980, the same year I started my own Forecasts & Strategies — 36 years ago. The purpose of his newsletter was to monitor […]
