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By Mike Larson On May 26, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Don’t look now, but something in your wallet or purse is “shrinking” by the day.
I’m talking about your U.S. dollars. While they may not be getting physically smaller, they are steadily losing...
By Mike Larson On May 19, 202107:00 AM Eastern
It’s hard for this father to believe. But, next week, my older daughter Maya will graduate from high school. Then, a few months later, she’ll head off to Washington D.C. for college.
If you’re a...
By Mike Larson On May 12, 202107:00 AM Eastern
It seems like only yesterday the “SPAC boom” was all you heard about ... and for good reason!
Retail investors were clamoring to buy shares of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in...
By Mike Larson On May 5, 202107:00 AM Eastern
“Buy now, pay later!”
It’s a familiar lure deployed by automobile salespeople across multiple media, through the ages.
I’m sure you’ve seen it and/or heard it ... so often it probably doesn’t...
By Mike Larson On April 28, 202107:00 AM Eastern
In a few short hours, the Federal Reserve will announce the results of its latest policy meeting. But there’s no need to hold your breath in anticipation.
The Fed will not say it’s ready to hike...
By Mike Larson On April 21, 202102:14 PM Eastern
The smart thing to do is to not write about Dogecoin.
The smart thing to do is to not glorify a cryptocurrency that was started as a joke.
The smart thing to do is to not draw attention to its...
By Mike Larson On April 14, 202106:00 AM Eastern
The market’s relentless, multi-month rally has been supported by three powerful pillars:
• Enormous amounts of cheap, easy money from the Federal Reserve.
• Wave after trillion-dollar wave...
By Mike Larson On April 7, 202106:00 AM Eastern
One is a distributor of key products used in housing and commercial construction, with a dividend yield that’s almost double that of the S&P 500 Index.
Another is a Canada-based planning,...
By Mike Larson On March 31, 202106:00 AM Eastern
There’s a crucial boardroom scene in the 2011 movie “Margin Call” in which a junior mortgage analyst reveals to the investment bank’s CEO that they’re sitting on an enormous pile of toxic mortgage...
By Mike Larson On March 24, 202106:00 AM Eastern
What would Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen say if he were alive today? Considering the size, scope and costs of the Biden administration’s spending plans, we can surely imagine.
Dirksen, of...