So long as predictions remain popular, and are so numerous as they are today – and so long as they receive notoriety through repetition in the press and on the radio – contrary opinions will increase in importance as thinking aids. “
December 09, 2019
It was a dreary fall day as I climbed the stone steps to Marblehead’s cemetery, known as “The Old Burial Ground.” The weather was appropriate. The cemetery, dated 1638, is situated on a hill overlooking the ocean. I was curious what historic names might appear on the tombstones. After all, I live a block from General John Glover’s house. ...
December 04, 2019
Did you know that Americans donated $292 billion to charity last year? This is the third-highest number on record. Their year-end gift strategies...
November 07, 2019
In theory, a magician and an illusionist are the same. But an illusionist performs on a much larger scale. He’s the one who uses sleight of hand to distort the senses. Especially the brain. In effect, he makes perception overtake reality. Such a technique is used today in bringing a “new” company public. It starts with a “creative”...
October 15, 2019
The word, unimaginable, has a fearful connotation. It describes something we cannot comprehend because we have not experienced it before. This is the reality of a subzero interest rate environment. There is now 17 trillion dollars in sovereign debt paying a negative interest rate. Why would anyone want to purchase a bond...
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