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AI and I: The Future of Work
Image Credit: ChatGPT Advances in AI technology lead me to contemplate the future of work, as I'm sure you have done also. Which professions does AI threaten and which ones remain safe? AI has disrupted computer programming already, and the future looks iffy for many service professionals. Meanwhile, hairdressers appear safe, at least for now, and I think psychologists do too. Would you confide your deepest, most personal issues to an AI chatbot, and then wonder where tha
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Nov 7, 20252 min read


Looking Ahead at the Fed
Photographer: Ron Bennett, HUD When markets collapse, I find it pretty easy to write another email to you. The bad news of the day poses...
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Aug 27, 20253 min read


Three emails
Wow, what a week in investments. Aren't you glad that you don't have an investment advisor who indulges in short term market forecasts, ...
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Apr 24, 20253 min read
From Marat to Mar a Lago
Every time I write a post, I get a lot of feedback. The one which I sent a few weeks ago about the stock market generated more replies...
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Apr 22, 20255 min read


Note on the Stock Market, March, 2025
Here's a brief comment about the stock market. The market has declined by about 10% since the high which it reached on February 18th. ...
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Mar 26, 20253 min read
Stocks and Elections
I probably should not comment on the election. I will likely annoy someone, maybe everyone! But several clients have either asked me...
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Nov 4, 20242 min read


"The Wisdom of Crowds"
Source: Jooin.com When COVID hit in early 2020, the stock market plunged. Newspapers filled with stories about the shutdown of travel,...
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Oct 5, 20235 min read


Banks
A lot of ink has spilled recently about the banking crisis. Maybe I should not add to the spillage. But I want to make just a few...
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Apr 4, 20233 min read


Short Selling Gone Wrong
Photo by Phillip Pessar: Creative Commons License Here's a cautionary tale about short selling. I have, on my hard drive, a market...
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Nov 29, 20224 min read


Ben Bernanke and the Nobel Prize
Last week, the Nobel Prize in Economics went to Ben Bernanke, our Chairman of the Federal Reserve between 2006 and 2014, who formed our...
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Oct 17, 20224 min read


Inflation!
During my career I have tried to write to you about markets and economics in clear, basic prose, avoiding graphs and detailed discussion...
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Sep 21, 20225 min read


Where are They Now?
Over the last few years, I posted a set of occasional blogs on what I felt were the excesses of the capital markets during a period of...
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Aug 18, 20224 min read
Inflation! and the stock market
Some of you who have known me for a very long time know that I began my investment career working in the fixed income departments of two...
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Jun 7, 20226 min read


Blog Post About the Market Distortions Created by Index Funds
Here is an interesting article from the Financial Times which I would like to share with you. It draws a connection between the wild...

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Feb 25, 20211 min read


In Praise of Short-Sellers
For those of you who don't sell stocks short very often, the term describes the practice of investing in things which you expect to go...

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Feb 3, 20213 min read


Bitcoin Mania
With the economy robust and the stock market soaring, the question of which I have received most frequently recently is... "should I...

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Jan 11, 20213 min read
Note on Presidential Election
I guess I should say something about the presidential election which is coming up, as it relates to investments. But I'm not completely...

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Oct 22, 20203 min read


Things to Worry About (in the Stock Market)
It's hard to know what to worry about. So many options! I find it one of the most challenging questions in life. You want to be...

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Aug 24, 20205 min read


The Roaring Twenties
The stock market seems resolutely determined to ignore coronavirus. It's not quite as high as the peak in prices before the virus broke...

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Jul 16, 20203 min read


A Little Perspective
I love Morningstar.com. For a modest annual fee, they offer great market data and company information. Here's an interesting chart...

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May 26, 20204 min read
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