Rioters have been throwing Molotov cocktails and chunks of rock at police and setting buildings on fire in Greek cities to protest the latest round of "austerity measures" demanded by European lenders and agreed to by Greek leaders.While we of course do not condone such violence (the perpetrators of which are most likely dead-set against capitalism...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The problem with "austerity" plans: Europe should cut spending AND cut tax rates
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Friday, February 10, 2012
The importance of focusing on business, Feb 2012
Gerry Frigon of Taylor Frigon Capital Management recently spoke about the importance of focusing on what is going on with the businesses of the individual companies to which one commits investment capital, rather than trying to guess the next geopolitical or economic move that will effect markets.
This is a theme we have often discussed...
Friday, February 03, 2012
Is today's positive employment data "intentionally fraudulent"?
Faulty analysis can lead to wildly incorrect conclusions, which can lead to bad decisions.Today, the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics published their report on the employment data through the end of January, 2012, showing a huge increase in private payrolls (a gain of 257,000 according to the BLS, almost 100,000 more than economists were predicting).For...
