June 25, 2018 - Quote of the Day
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss in enthusiasm," said the wartime British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
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June 10, 2018 - Quote of the Day
"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, what is an empty desk a sign of?" asked Albert Einstein.
June 5, 2019 - Quote of the Day
"If horses could have voted, there never would have been cars," said my friend, Tom Friedman, a columnist at the New York Times.
May 31, 2019 - Quote of the Day
"I think this is about Russia reasserting itself on the international stage, basically saying that Russia is back and is a force to be reckoned with. I think we underestimated for a long time the extent of the humiliation that Russians felt after the collapse of the Soviet Union," said former Secretary of Defense and
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Onshoring Takes Another Great Leap Forward
Have you tried to hire a sewing machine operator lately? I haven’t, but I have friends running major apparel companies who have (where do you think I get all those tight-fitting jeans?). Guess what? There aren’t any to be had. Since 1990, some 77% of the American textile workforce has been lost, when China joined
Kiss That Union Job Goodbye
Those of you counting on getting your old union assembly line job back in Detroit can forget it. The eight-year forecast published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 4.19 million jobs will be gained in the U.S. in professional and business services, followed by 4 million health care and social assistance jobs, while
May 16, 2019 - Quote of the Day
"Diversification is the only free lunch," - said David F. Swensen, the legendary fund manager at Yale University.
Quote of the Day - March 3, 2019
"If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him," said Sir Francis Bacon, the 16th century English scientist.
Notice to Military Subscribers
To the dozens of subscribers in Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, and the surrounding ships at sea, thank you for your service! I think it is very wise to use your free time to read my letter and learn about financial markets in preparation for an entry into the financial services when you muster out. And