Sometime in high school, my parents told me that there were two topics that you…
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In the 1980s, I was a real estate entrepreneur. I bought apartment buildings in need…
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For a long time, Garrison Keillor hosted a weekly variety show on Public Radio called…
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The Scottish economist Adam Smith is sometimes called the “father of capitalism.” He published his…
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Every fall, after the leaves have fallen and the trees are bare, my wife and…
In October 1987, I was a new father. I was also new to financial markets.…
I’m reminded of Ronald Reagan’s definition of a recession and of a depression: “Recession is…
When I was little, I saw a Bugs Bunny cartoon that included Bugs time-traveling into…
As a father of two small children, I can attest to the fact that getting…
Disclaimer—I don’t know the future—and neither does anyone else. Take the outlook for recession, for…