Was America Ever Free of Her National Debt?
Can you imagine America free of national debt? Andrew Jackson was the only president who made it happen. When Jackson ran for president in 1824, he referred to the debt as a “national curse.” He pledged More...
Fed To Waste Billions Printing New $100 Bill
It has come to my attention that in the coming months there will be a brand new $100 bill released. I really must question why anyone finds this necessary. In light of the recent sequestration and shut down of White More...
Yield on US treasury bonds increases, inflation looms
I have found out over the years that I have a good nose for large macro trends in the markets. I’m not one of those people who can sit and day trade and make money on tiny market fluctuations because I usually More...
The 4th quarter: more “bad weather”
A common excuse on Wall Street made by company management when their earnings disappoint is the weather. You hear it time after time offered up on conference calls to explain why the number came in a few pennies More...
DOW 14,000 is unearned, not reflective of economy
In October of 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through the 14,000 level for the first time in our nation’s history. Most Americans, in fact, even our Federal Reserve, were blissfully unaware of the More...
Germans and their gold: U.S. Dollar no longer reserve currency
We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart, that only gold can cure. ~ Hernando Cortez The mainstream media did their duty this week and duly reported that the German government was beginning the process of repatriating More...
The 2013 Economy … What Will It Bring?
There is always noise when looking at economic forecasting for a coming year. The blaring this year has been deafening, but, not unprecedented. Therein lies the back story as we begin to look out into next year. Kevin More...
These Should Not Happen In America
In the past week, we as a nation have endured yet another senseless tragedy — a violence so random, it’s numbing to the very core of our souls. Kevin Clark is a Senior Vice-President with Raymond James More...
The Fiscal Cliff: Buy, Hold or Sell?
Kevin Clark is a Senior Vice-President with Raymond James and Associates, and is a contributor to The Brenner Brief. If you’re an investor, a saver, a small business owner or simply a person getting by on a fixed More...
The Post-Election “Twilight Zone”
Since the election, something has been haunting me. An eerie feeling stabs at my subconscious. The disorientation of a tipping point shatters the fragile balance I thought I knew. As a Conservative, there are days More...
