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It is Torn Now
In April, I wrote an article entitled America’s Fabric is Tearing. It focused on United Airlines' forceful removal of a passenger whose only act had been to refuse to give up his seat for an airline employee. It was corporate... Read →
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Something May Have Finally Caught the Attention of the Markets!
Anyone watching the spectacular rise in the Dow would think that America is on a tear and that everything if just fine. Anyone, however, objectively looking and listening to Donald Trump and watching the ridiculous doings in the Congress... Read →
Who will Drive the Ubers, Pick the Berries, Dig the Trenches, Cook the Food at Taco Bell
Donald Trump’s decision, supported only by Senators Tom Cotton and David Purdue, to limit immigration only to those with exceptional educational credentials and fluent English rejects the well-established notion that the US economy is... Read →
If Only Drumpf Had Been Denied Entry As An Immigrant
“Sorry Friedrich, but you bring no obvious skills (you plan to be a barber) and you don’t speak English. You will have to go back to Germany.” But, that’s not what they said in 1885 when he arrived on our shores... Read →
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Indictment At the Ready
By now, with the advantage of hindsight, it is obvious where Mr. Trump is heading in the weeks ahead. There is nothing more important to him than to stop the investigation into his campaign’s and his direct associations with Russia.... Read →
Goldman Sachs Comes to Market with a 6% Structured Note
I have written about structured notes before on BestCashCow. I believe that they may represent a good way to generate income in a fairly low-risk way over time at rates well above the rates offered by savings and CDs. Or maybe not. ... Read →
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In Hindsight Richard M. Nixon Was Not So Sick
I grew up in the 1970’s and 1980’s and was raised to believe that Richard Nixon had been a very ill man who was deceptive, could not tell the truth, and was therefore forced to resign as President in 1974. I was in Romania... Read →
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Americans Chillingly Turn Blind Eye to Nazi-Like Actions in U.S.
The New York Times’ above the fold, front page story, entitled Handcuffs at Dawn, was both chilling and deeply depressing. Anyone of conscience reading about how U.S. immigration police raid people’s homes early in the morning... Read →
Are Higher Mortgage Rates on the Way?
When the Federal Reserve acted to raise the Fed Funds rate in June 2017, it set the new Fed Funds target rate at 1.00 to 1.25%. While, this marked the fourth rate increase since the beginning of 2016 (and since the Fed had lowered rates... Read →
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How To Save For a College Education
You are probably expecting your children to go to college one day, and they probably should because college offers many benefits to those who attend and graduate. College graduates earn more and spend less time unemployed than their... Read →
A Genius Hunter’s Take on Elon Musk
For over 15 years, I headed the Genius Awards, searching throughout America for men and women of extraordinary talent, vision and promise. I oversaw the awarding of these no-string monetary awards to about 400 men and women of amazing... Read →
Never Liked Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions, the new Attorney General, is one of the least attractive picks for key positions made by Trump. I knew little about him before he was selected, but it was clear from the start that he lacked seriousness, weightiness, and the... Read →
Should I Open an Online Savings or Money Market Account?
Online banks offer some of the highest savings and money market rates in the banking world but many individuals are still nervous or skeptical about sending their money over the Internet. Yet today, opening an online savings... Read →
Three Years Ago, A 5-Year CD Made a Lot of Sense at 2.35%; Now Maybe Not
Three years ago, the best online 5-year CDs were at or around 2.30% - 2.35%. At the time, I put a fair amount of my personal money in 5-Year CDs, and I recommended that readers of BestCashCow to continue doing the same. I obviously... Read →
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