What I’m Doing Different… You open your brokerage account to check in on your menagerie of stocks and under the “Activity” tab you see this: And on and on. I never get tired of scanning those entries during the infrequent moments that I log into my brokerage account for some random reason. It’s not necessarily [Read More] …
Can China Win the Tariff War?
Yes—Here’s How… The comment was not what I expected. And frankly, I felt sheepishly stupid. I was proud of my purchase: a second phone—a global phone, one that I and my wife at the time could use for the month we’d be living in southern China. We’d spent the past year going through the processes [Read More] …
How China’s Attack on the US Begins
I’ve Been Predicting This for 15 Years… The thing about black swans is that they’re not so much black as they are invisible. And therein lies the big problem: How do you gauge the risk of what you cannot see? Of course, everyone uses the term “black swan” incorrectly. They talk about this and that [Read More] …
Time to Buy Foreign Dividend Stocks?
How to Benefit From a Falling Dollar… Depending on how you look at it, we were both idiots. Me for thinking it was possible. Her for not having a clue. This was 1995. Irving, Texas, just west of Dallas. My lunch hour. I was inside a branch of what was then NationsBank. And I was [Read More] …
Is Your Retirement Under Threat?
Bolster Your Nest Egg Now With These Tips… When the facts change… I do something totally unexpected. And, to paraphrase Bob Dylan: “The facts, they are a’changin.’” So, El Jefe, what facts are a’changin’? The fact that I am not convinced American retirees can adequately prepare their nest egg for the future. When I first [Read More] …