This week is a two-for on the Musings front - song and a movie. John Bon Jovi recorded "Blaze of Glory" in 1990 while on a break from...

One of my favorite movies of all time is “Field of Dreams.” It depicts the story of a man coming full circle to face the failures of his...

Inspirational Quote of the Week "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth." -...

This week's inspiration for musings is pretty obvious in the title. The Byrds first recorded the song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" in 1965, but...

Despite two positive trading days last week, equities responded to rising inflation and a Fed rate hike with another down week. The Fed...

This week's musings has it roots in one of the more under-rated rock bands of all time - Boston. The band, which actually did originate...

Bond yields adjusted higher last week in anticipation of a rate hike by the Fed this week. Friday’s report on the May Consumer Price...

Unfortunately, in terms of economic stability, we are just now entering the night. Recession appears to be on the horizon and like a...

In a shorter-than-normal week, the biggest piece of news out of the economic data was the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book. The report is an...

The buildup in pandemic relief, the mismanagement of inflation, and the bad policy decisions during the pandemic - all chickens are now...

Markets are experiencing a relief rally as sellers have ruled the day for the past 7 weeks. Equities have been over-sold for quite some...

Equities tried to make some progress early in the week, but finished lower overall for the week. Four sectors - Energy, Basic Materials,...

I thought it appropriate this week, since we're experiencing rising inflation akin to the 1980s, to channel my inner hair-band. One of...

Equities had a rough week last week in spite of a Friday rally. Overall, most indices were down 1% or greater for the week. Language by...

It appears that the fable around inflation being "transitory" has finally caught up to the Fed...and the markets. We could have arrived...

There are those saying that a recession is imminent and there are those saying that the economy is booming. Both are wrong. Whenever...

Equities were under pressure late in the week as the multiple Fed governors floated a more aggressive stance toward rate hikes. By...

Much is being made lately of the Ukraine Crisis being responsible for the rise in inflation and laying the blame at the foot of Russian...

Equities were somewhat mixed last week, as investors rotated away from expensive growth stocks. Over the last 3 months, flows into Real...

It's been an action-packed week despite the holiday. Both measures of inflation, PPI and CPI, were released this week and continued to...