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Last Time GOP Controlled All 3 Branches of Government
Here is a reminder about the last time this happened, when Republicans ran all 3 branches of the federal government: “When George...
2016 Election Fact Checker
For those of you who still care about facts: FactCheck Rankings Source: Washington Post
Bill Miller: Closet Indexers Are Killing Active Investing
The move from active investing to passive has been a hot topic lately. Fund flows show that investors are voting with their feet. The...
No State Economy Has Done Worse Over the Last 5 years than Kansas
I have been talking about Kansas for some time now — most recently Kansas Ends Bad Economic News by Not Reporting It on...
Elections Impact Markets Much Less Than You Think
S&P 500 Index price returns, from January 1981 to October 2016 click for ginormous graphic Source: Fidelity Some quick...
A Closer Look At “Rigging” Elections in the USA
Donald Trump Is Very Suspicious of a Rigged Election Source: Bloomberg
Bad Economic Data? Stop measuring it!
Kansas Ends Bad Economic News by Not Reporting It Republican Governor Sam Brownback canceled the regular updates that were supposed to...
NFL Players: Thrown for an (Investment) Loss
Several of the NFL’s biggest stars have lost a total of $43 million in a risky venture brought to them by a financial adviser...
Democracy Does Not Require Trump’s Permission
Donald Trump made history when he said at the third debate that he might not accept the will of the electorate on November 8th. It was...