While the media, speculative scientist, world governments, conspiracy theorist and just about anybody that is seeking 15 minutes of fame have all been shouting from the rooftops that we are going into another “Great Depression” and want the general public to believe that we are going to live as depicted in these pictures, I’d like […]
The Bailout
What seems to be in the American memory almost daily of recent is “we have to save the American auto industry from collapsing.” Despite the auto industry having been bailed out a number of times in the past. Recently, President Trump is quoted as saying on twitter “If GM doesn’t want to keep their jobs […]
Testing The Market
There’s one way a business is going to make money and that’s by selling their products/services/goods. The successful entrepreneur focuses at least 80% of their time on marketing. It’s imperative to know as quickly as possible if there is a market that’s ready, willing and able to purchase whatever it is that’s being sold. The […]
The Sucker Bet
China’s economic data have always been fraught. Now, all eyes are on the coronavirus numbers, which economists and investors are using to estimate the outbreak’s toll – and they are too perfect to mean much. A statistical analysis of China’s corona virus casualty data shows a near-perfect prediction model that data analysts say isn’t likely […]
Beware Of Medicare’s Part B
Mary has learned an extremely painful lesson, which, in her case, will materially lower her living standard for the rest of her life. The lesson is this: You can’t trust that you are getting the real story from Social Security and Medicare websites. A single, 68 year-old lady, who I’ll call Mary. She recently enrolled […]