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This Forecasting Tool Hasn’t Been Wrong in 65 Years, and Is Flashing Red
Breaking News: I have a Special Announcement at the end of this Skousen CAFÉ. “The stock market and the economy are two different things.” – Milton Friedman (“Maxims of Wall Street,” p. 155) Last week the Labor Department reported that fewer jobs were created than expected – the bad news caused Wall Street to rally […]
The Free Market’s Most Amazing Graph
“A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement.” — Thomas Jefferson “Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes and a tolerable […]
The Most Hated Adage on Wall Street
“There’s more wisdom in your book than four years of college education!” — Subscriber Back in November 2022, I attended the annual Baron Investment Conference at Lincoln Center (the Opera House) in New York City, along with 5,000 other shareholders. On that occasion, Ron Baron interviewed Elon Musk, who, at the time, was the world’s […]
Slow GO: Is a Bear Market and Hard Landing Coming?
“It’s amazing the depth of wisdom one can find in just one line in your book.” — Dennis Gartman, Editor, The Gartman Letter Back in November 2022, I attended the annual Baron Investment Conference at Lincoln Center (the Opera House) in New York City, along with 5,000 other shareholders. On that occasion, Ron Baron interviewed […]
Milton Friedman’s Blind Spot
“Adam Smith was a radical and a revolutionary in his time — just as those of us who preach laissez-faire are in our time.” — Milton Friedman (1976) Last week, I was on a panel at the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) meetings in Las Vegas. We were there to review the new biography, […]
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Only ONE Emerging Market Is Making Big Money
“Avoid investing in those countries with a high level of socialist or government regulation of business. Business growth depends on a strong free-enterprise system.” — Sir John Templeton (“Maxims of Wall Street,” p. 148) Special Alert: Today I announce the world’s most sought-after speaker at FreedomFest. See below. For years I’ve avoided recommending country funds […]
I Make the Wall Street Journal!
If you read the Wall Street Journal today (4/5/2024), you may have run into my article on gross output (GO). It is a huge honor to be given this privilege, and I hope you enjoy reading it! […]
Three Essential Lessons from the ‘Maxims of Wall Street’
“It’s amazing the depth of wisdom one can find in just one or two lines from your book. I have it on my desk and refer to it daily.” –Dennis Gartman, editor, The Gartman Letter “Every quote is a lesson in finance. It’s my favorite book.” — Kim Githler, president and founder, The MoneyShow Over […]
From Third World to First World: Who Offers the Best Model of State Capitalism?
“Little else is required to carry a state from the lowest barbarism to the highest degree of opulence but peace, easy taxes and a tolerable administration of justice.” — Adam Smith (1755) My wife Jo Ann and I are on the Regent Seven Seas Navigator on the Forbes Cruise to Asia, where I am a […]
What Is My #1 Macro Indicator Predicting?
“Never fight the Fed.” — Marty Zweig “Don’t fight the Fed — fear the Fed.” — Michael Sincere (MarketWatch) The markets — stocks, tech, bitcoin, gold and even uranium — rallied after Fed Chairman Jay Powell maintained his stance to cut interest rates three times in 2024 once inflation has subdued. Since price inflation is staying stubbornly high at […]
