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Taking Away Benefits
I never believed I would say it, but the Republican majority in the House has not served the new President well. They have produced a pathetic and wholly inadequate replacement for Obamacare. If it goes through, their hastiness and their... Read →
What is Anthony Scaramucci Thinking?
Anthony Scaramucci is one of the brightest minds on Wall Street and has been for decades. He has used his extraordinary financial insight and business acumen to build funds, raise capital, invest successfully, and build a strong brand... Read →
Reading the Federal Reserve's Tea Leaves
BestCashCow provides the most comprehensive list of US savings accounts and CDs from online banks as well as from branch-based banks and credit unions. As such, we tend to get a lot of queries when the Fed raises interest rates, as it did... Read →
A Moment in Time - Kumbaya
America is in a moment unlike any before. And it is fueling a strange, albeit fleeting period of emphatically enthusiastic sentiments, simultaneously, in two major and almost always opposing segments of society. It is hard to think back... Read →
Tillerson’s Pseudonym Doesn't Bother Me; Schneiderman Should Look Elsewhere
There is plenty do be concerned about vis-a-vis Trump and his clan and their climate change denying position. Rex Tillerson, unlike Bannon, Kellyanne and even Trump himself, is not a climate change denier. As Exxon’s CEO, he was... Read →
Mobileye Acquisition Makes Intel the Instant Leader in Autonomous Driving
Tech circles have been abuzz about autonomous driving for a while. It is the first and most obvious application of artificial intelligence advances, and it has been developing quickly over the last two years. Unlike LED lighting (2013)... Read →
What My Midlife Crisis Has Taught Me About Travel Points and Miles
I’ve been earning travel rewards since I got my first credit card, and at a certain point in the late 1990’s the Starwood card became the best. Over the intervening years, I have earned tons of points and miles through credit... Read →
Republican Health Care Is Exactly Like Democrat Health Care
Obama pushed it through with no Republican votes. His was a poorly developed and unsustainable program. Polosi’s famous comment says it all: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in... Read →
Barclays Study Suggests Amex Platinum Card Falling Behind Competitors
American Express recently announced changes to its flagship credit card product. The Platinum Card p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri} ®, which recently began giving 5x points per dollar spent directly on... Read →
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View from Oxford Street, London: Not as Distraught, Disturbed
The Brits are showing their stiff upper lip, at least as it relates to events in the US.
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Not A Single American Hero
Throughout the long, ugly election campaign, no one stood up, save Mitt Romney who after the election seriously undercut the singular role he had fashioned. One can make the case that no one expected Trump to win, including most... Read →
The World is Watching
Acts of violence against Jews and Jewish institutions in America, including threats of violence, have increased dramatically since Trump’s win. Since January 2017, there have been over 125 anti-Semitic acts and threats against Jewish... Read →
It is Going to End Badly
Alan Greenspan called it Irrational Exuberance. Others have called it heady or intentional blindness. But however you look at the stock market’s performance since Donald Trump was elected, it is clear that reason is not operating... Read →
Why Interest Rates May Not Rise Quickly, or Much at All
In response to this article cautioning against buying long-term municipal bonds, I wanted to outline some reasons that interest rates may rise slowly, or not much at all. Here are some items that also need to be considered when factoring in... Read →
