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In a recent front page New York Times article, the authors decried the loss of black and Hispani... Read →

We pointed out in our May and Read →

Long-term interest rates present a real conundrum here.    10-year rates have fallen from 3.05% to as low as 2.35% over the last six months.   Fears of a global recession and Brexit uncertainty have caused money ... Read →

The two most common questions that we get at BestCashCow are “which direction are interest rates going?” and “how do I position myself now if the Fed raises or lowers?”

The answer to the first question d... Read →

I am watching Bloomberg and CNBC this morning as Uber prepares to come public.   The discussion among analysts is on whether Uber and Lyft should be trading at 4 times sales or 6 times sales.   Lyft is a pure play US ... Read →

The Federal Reserve concluded its 2 days meeting yesterday and acted unanimously to hold the Fed Funds target rate to 2.25% to 2.50%.   Guidance continues to be for no more rate changes in 2019, as the Fed previously indicated ... Read →

I’ve written about TIAA’s “Marketsafe CD” products, and those issued by Everbank prior to its acquisition by TIAA.   I’ve suggested that the offering of these products violates the 1933 Securities ... Read →

In the best of times, the stock market goes up and down, always without advance notice.  And those ups and downs can never be predicted precisely.  But, when they go down big time, it is often after a period of sustained growth... Read →

We have all heard the old stock market adage: “Sell in May and Go Away.”   But, anyone who has followed the market for the last few decades knows that the adage only held true in 1999 and 2008.   Even if y... Read →

Those paying taxes this month in States like New York, New Jersey and California have been hit with quite a wake up call over the last few days.

Our tax bills, as a result of the 2018 Republican tax cuts, are much higher, espec... Read →

Six months ago, I wrote on BestCashCow about the benefits and disadvantages of No Penalty CDs.    At the time, m... Read →

The Fed’s March meeting ended with guidance that it is going to keep the Fed Funds rate on hold until at least early 2020 and the Trump Administration is actively campaigning for an immediate reduction in the rate in order to fight... Read →

I was recently contacted by a journalist from a very well respected and widely circulated financial publication.   She wanted my opinion of something called CNote, having already spoken with others (inside and outside the finan... Read →

The Mueller report is out and while we only have a summary written by Bob Barr, we do know that Mueller failed to find collusion by Trump and his children with Russia to change the outcome of the election.   As it stands right ... Read →

The Federal Reserve acted unanimously today to hold the Fed Funds target rate at 2.25% to 2.50%.   Whereas the Fed had previously guided to two raises in 2019, it now indicates that there will be zero.   Fed Chair Jer... Read →