Tiny little Amarin Corporation, an Irish pharmaceuticals company, just released the results of the reduce-it trial today.
Amarin was testing the effect of epa - one of the components of fish oil - in patients with a history of heart... Read →
The New York Times did a very, very stupid thing, either because they themselves – like most Americans these days – are pretty stupid, or because they were bending over backward (foolishly) to show how impartial they... Read →
#MeToo and all of the strides women have made in recent years are about to fall for want of two women in America on whom so much rests and who now appear not to have the ”cajones” to save contemporary women’s rights, roles... Read →
Every couple of hours, CNBC brings in a money management type to ask them what they are buying (and selling). Anyone who has been watching CNBC for more than a decade knows that this is a good time to hit the mute button.
Sometimes,... Read →
I cannot turn on CNBC or Bloomberg without hearing some money management type explain that there is no risk of a stock market crash because it is not wildly overbought like it was in 1929, 1987, 2000 or 2008. It seems that everyone is... Read →
Technology is what has made the US great. It is what has made us more affluent as a society than any society in the history of mankind. And, over the last 20 years, the most extraordinarily innovative and influential companies like... Read →
As we move into the fall with all sorts of political turbulence with potential economic ramifications, the Federal Reserve remains poised to raise the Fed funds rate by 50 basis points to 2.25% to 2.50% before December.
As we pointed... Read →
It won’t be long before the heroic author of the anonymous Op Ed in yesterday’s NYT is known. She knew she would be identified, even though she tried to hold her cover for a while – for example, by the diversion tactic of... Read →
The media is going crazy trying to make hay of the revelations in Bob Woodward’s latest book. Much of what he says in his book have been said already. Somehow, the fact that these same things have been written by the journalist who... Read →
Over the last two days, I have been contacted by a number of people who have asked me about 5-year CDs.
I am not sure why this is all happening at once.
I did learn today that TD Ameritrade is apparently pushing a 5-year brokered... Read →
Robert S. Mueller has been in government too long. He has lost his edge. He’s obviously a bright and worthy man. But, Mueller is obviously, also, far too married to process and procedure, and far too short on strategy.
And, by... Read →
As a New Yorker who experienced 9-11 and a Republican prior to the party’s seizure by the current president’s people, I have found it very difficult to be publicly critical of Rudy Giuliani, no matter what absurd statement he... Read →
Image Courtesy: Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
Columbia Grammar and Preparator School (CGPS) in New York is one of the elite private schools in New York City with a distinguished history going back to 1764. Today, it boasts a student body of roughly 1300 in K-12 with a student/teacher... Read →
It is common to be excited when starting the home buying process, especially for first-time homeowners. However, that excitement can quickly be taken over by confusion and overwhelm when it comes to sifting through options for the home... Read →
At BestCashCow, we’ve been big fans of Jamie Dimon and what he has done with Chase over the last decade in the post-crisis financial world.
On the consumer side, Chase has tremendously outperformed its peers (Citibank, Bank of... Read →