Nutty Hedonic Adjustments for Inflation
Adjust this: I often grab a small bag of roasted cashews from the machine on my floor in the office. They are 65 cents worth of salty...
Bear Market in Tech?
Very nice article on the near Bear Market in Tech stocks in today’s WSJ. The writer was smart enough to note that the Nasdaq...
DVD recorders, CDs . . .
Since we just had a little discussion on gasoline prices (Gasoline versus Crude Oil), lets take a look at some other prcies around the...
Ray Fair: Kerry Supporter?
Fascinating interview in the NYT magazine section today with Ray Fair; I find Fair’s primary thesis — that nearly all...
Gasoline versus Crude Oil prices
Question: Why is it that Gasoline Prices seem to rise so quickly, but fall so slowly? Answer: When you see the price of Crude Oil sell...
Little Stevie tries to rescue Rock-n-Roll
“Why isn’t there any rock ‘n’ roll radio?” That’s a question that we touched upon a few weeks ago. In...
More on the Dow Election Year Cycle
A reader (Chuck) sent in these two charts, and they seem to further make the case: Compare the chart above of the leading economic...
New Column up at The Street.com: Resolving the...
My latest column, “Resolving the Payroll vs. Household Debate,” has been posted at the Real Money site. Unfortunately, its...
Media Appearance: Cashin In (8/14/2004)
A quick heads up — I’ll be on Fox’s “Cashin In” tomorrow (Saturday), 11:30 am, talking about the high price...
Logical Reasoning Errors: The Dow Election Year Cycle
I find it utterly fascinating that Human Beings frequently engage in the sloppiest of thinking and critical analysis. Aren’t our...