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On Contraction 101’s: The Order of Things

If we are at the end of this run-up in commodities, and hence inflationary pressures, some factors we haven’t seen before could be responsible, making the end of this economic expansion look much different than those of the past.

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The First Step In…

The first step in acknowledging that God exists is equivalent to the acknowledgment that you’re not him. However, many folks in America want to play God, maybe without ever knowing it?

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Let’s Catch a Falling Knife… Want to?

Have you ever heard the term “the lost decade”? It was used to describe a period of time after the internet bubble burst in the year 2000 which preceded a decade long bear market in U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 Index returned a paltry 2.3%/year, a consistently negative net return after inflation, and for an entire decade!

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From Runaway Inflation & Straight Into Recession!

Your spending power is not walking, no – it’s run away! Anyone with glasses could have seen this coming, so why didn’t Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell see that inflation was going to stick around? Especially since he only stopped over-stimulating the U.S. economy what two months ago?

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The Delmonico Steak… Let’s Talk Cow!

The meat industry can never be underestimated in these United States as they feed billions of people all over the world. Two brothers from Switzerland are credited for introducing America to the cut now known as the Delmonico Steak.

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How to Retire in America [and On Time]

Now that I’ve been officially retired for a year I wanted to look back on some realities about work and working. It might surprise you to know that it’s really not the big breaks that define your success, it’s more the small things that you do each day/each week.

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