This month's models are now posted. There are NO CHANGES in the models. The rest of the newsletter should be published by mid-month. As stated in last month’s Newsletter, the Bull Bear Oscillator (BBO) turned bearish and remains in bearish territory as we begin February. The models will hold a defensive position of bonds and

This month’s models are now available. There were CHANGES in the models. Fed fears unfounded, fortunately A November 28 headline in the New York Times gushed, “Two Words From Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Sent Markets Soaring”. Jay Powell – who likes being called Jerome about as much as Jerome Seinfeld does – noted, according to

This month's models have been posted. There were NO CHANGES in the models. Whipsaw on Wall Street What a difference a few weeks make. Over the summer, U.S. stock indexes shot up like sunflowers (sorry – we just saw the new Van Gogh biopic). By the second week of October, though, the aggregate market value

One nation, indecipherable You know how you can tell that, as of November 6, 2018, we’ve entered the Millennial age of American politics? There were no losers. Everybody got a trophy. As of the following morning, there was still no firm count of exactly how many House of Representatives and Senate seats would be claimed

This month’s models are now available. There are NO CHANGES in any of the models. Happily ever Nafta? President Trump might have secured another policy win that has the potential to positively affect broad swaths of the American public. Tax reform’s impact was experienced more by businesses than by individuals, as evidenced by Republican congressional

This month’s models are now available. There are NO CHANGES in any of the models. Suckernet The internet is a dangerous place. Let’s set aside for the moment all the ways you can be surveilled by governments, marketers and network providers. Let’s also defer to another day any discussion of identity theft committed by foreign

This month’s models are now available. There are CHANGES in ALL the models. Changes are highlighted in YELLOW. Work: Is it worth it anymore? Would you believe Weekend at Bernie’s is almost 30 years old? We only mention it because this lighthearted summer comedy offers a message that’s just as timely today. When the two buddies show

This month’s models are now available. There were NO CHANGES in the models. Investment advice from The Great One If you collect inspirational, empowering quotes, then you’ve already heard this one a million times: “I skate to where the puck is going to be,” hockey legend Wayne Gretzky once said, “not where it has been.” At

This month’s models are now available.  Property taxes, and what to do about them You’re probably among the 60 percent of U.S. homeowners whose property is overvalued for tax purposes, at least according to one study. According to another, you’re also probably one of the 98% who hasn’t done anything to address this injustice. But

This month’s models are now available.  Does your paycheck need a health check? In any given year, it’s good practice to take a look at your payroll deductions. But it’s even more urgent now, considering the seismic shift in tax policy from 2017 to 2018. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 might reduce