This week’s vote from the Federal Reserve FOMC committee is going to have implications for quite some time. I think most of ...

I was sitting at Mackenzies Bar & Kitchen on the canal in Bristol, UK, with a friend. Just before 7pm, she got a text from ...

I talk about the Federal Reserve often in these letters, and for good reasons. Fed policy has enormous influence on the ...

This week we continue our series looking at the big life expenses that have outpaced the rate of inflation over the past several decades. Last week we covered housing. This week, let’s take a look at ...

Clearly, there must be a typo in that headline. I’m the one who is always preaching about getting the yield you deserve. So, ...

"No man who owns his own house and lot can be a Communist. He has too much to do." — William Levitt, developer of Levittown, the first mass-produced American suburb Google searches for "can I afford a ...

Preface: I don’t think it’s just me. We are all getting overwhelmed with information and seemingly important news. What will the Fed do? Is Trump going to invade Venezuela? What about Israel? Ukraine?

Debt is a curse that can also be a blessing, depending on how the borrower uses it. Sadly, human nature seemingly ensures we often use debt unproductively—and not just as individuals. Governments have ...

“A speculator is one who runs risks of which he is aware, and an investor is one who runs risks of which he is unaware.” – John Maynard Keynes “The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that ...

Which one would you guess is the drug dealer? Sadly, the answer might be “all of the above.” China has weaponized fentanyl against the United States. It’s fighting a long battle, motivated by a desire ...