Monthly Archives: March 2018

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S&P 500 is turning down from 2788 swing high, which suggests a possibly completed complex correction within blue wave B. Another sign for a completed correction and more weakness is a breach below the lower channel line, which usually signals a change in trend, in minimum three waves. That said, we now think blue wave…

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Neurotic swings persist without any change in Fed policy (other than wishful thinking from Bulls who wistfully would like to return to a ‘good news is bad news’ reactive market). That crowd, as I’ve noted recently, actually hopes the US economy does not respond to fiscal stimulus of any type; because they need very low…

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Neurotic swings persist without any change in Fed policy (other than wishful thinking from Bulls who wistfully would like to return to a ‘good news is bad news’ reactive market). That crowd, as I’ve noted recently, actually hopes the US economy does not respond to fiscal stimulus of any type; because they need very low…

Game Planning: Another Lost Decade

Meb Faber Tweeted out portfolio return expectations from various market participants looking out over the next ten years. Vanguard was at the low end looking for 4.5%, the “average investor” was in the middle at 10.2% and hedge funds think they will generate 13.0%. Depending on who you read you can find expectations in the three’s as…

Why We Need Rise-Up Economics, Not Trickle-Down

Video Length: 00:02:33 How to build the economy? Not through trickle-down economics. Tax cuts to the rich and big corporations don’t lead to more investment and jobs.  The only real way to build the economy is through “rise-up” economics: Investments in our people – their education and skills, their health, and the roads and bridges…