I confess.  I’m not expecting a depression this year. The above title is a “hook”, and I borrowed it from a book written by Dr. Ravi Batra in 1985 (The Great Depression of 1990 – Why it’s got to happen – … Continue reading →

Bearing what all these crazed, hooked nations need, steel plate and long injections of pure oil                                                                        Gary Snyder,   Oil Most men, when they reach a certain age, develop a habit of looking back at their youthful stupidity, sometimes regretfully, … Continue reading →

  Back in December, I posted a piece entitled “Great Googamooga”, in which I attempted to clear up some of the confusion the news media generates by focusing on a statistic that appears to show an impending recession, when in … Continue reading →

Last Friday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered around minus 400 points for the day, I started working on a piece regarding the recent market volatility and the widespread perception that China, oil and a misguided Federal Reserve are … Continue reading →

Oh, great googamooga, can’t you hear me talking to you Just a ball of confusion Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today. The Temptations, Ball of Confusion   I used this immortal 1970 Temptations’ lyric in an investment missive … Continue reading →