On February 17, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1, a bill containing $787 billion tax dollars to be dispersed throughout the country to “stimulate” the economy. Today, $67 billion of the stimulus money has been spent. $24.3 billion went to Health and Human Services to shore up flagging state balance sheets. The Department of […]
Common Stock Diversification
In 1990, John Wiley & Sons, the second largest publisher of business books, asked me to write the first book dedicated solely to the subject of asset allocation for investment professionals. The book, Dynamic Asset Allocation, was a big seller, having been in print for eleven years. The following are some of my thoughts back […]
Protecting Your Food Supply from Disaster
Sailing into Newport, RI, you are taken back in time the moment you pass Fort Adams to starboard. You might pass by on a picture-perfect evening in July, enjoying a light, refreshing breeze, with the sun setting over the Newport Bridge. Or you might sail by while Jimmy Buffett is playing for his fans, on […]
Grass Fed Beef
July 24, 2009 The red meat myth is a travesty that all health-conscious Americans will want to hear about. I have found a number of websites to be especially useful. I will pass each along to you in coming months, so keep an eye out each Friday. Here is #1. Debbie and I recently visited […]
Your Bi-Partisan Government Bankrupts Small Businesses
Your government is failing small business. Americans looking for work just had their chances for employment greatly reduced. This Friday the minimum wage will increase 41% while unemployment is at a 26-year high. How the current minimum wage law came to be is an example of government legislation creating unintended consequences and essentially bankrupting small […]
The Better Way is the Cheaper Way
Of the 45.7 million people in the country that are supposedly starved of any available health insurance, 17.6 million have a family income of over $50,000 a year, plenty to afford health care if they want it. Of the remaining 28.1 million, 14.1 million are already eligible for Medicaid or SCHIPP, but simply aren’t enrolling. […]
Our 2300 Mile Harley Ride From Newport, RI
Best bets along the way 1.Ellsworth, Maine, which I have added to my best small towns for retirement list. 2.Trenton Bridge Lobster between Ellsworth and Bar Harbor for lobsters and steamers out of the birch fed, brick ovens. Our #1 favorite lobster spot in the U.S. owned and overseen daily by friends we have known […]
Meadowview Farm
It’s believed that CLA’s (conjugated linoleic acids) suppress the formation of cancer cells and reduce vascular blockage. I boost my intake of CLA’s by eating the following… Meadowviewfarmmaine.com
GM and the Forgotten Men
The progressive U.S. Government now owns 60% of GM thanks to a taxpayer funded $50 billion assault begun by George Bush and finished by Barack Obama. After less than 50 days in Chapter 11, GM is 89.5% owned by a combination of the U.S. Government, the United Auto Workers union (17.5%) and Canada (12%). GM […]
Gary Taubes tells us in “Good Calories, Bad Calories” what really makes us fat:
July 10, 2009 1) “Carbs, not fat, are the cause of excess weight.” 2) “The more carbs we consume the more fat we will store.” 3) “If you actually look at the fat content of a piece of red meat (or eggs or bacon) you’ll find that the principal fat is not saturated fat- which […]
