Month: September 2019

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Food for the Soul: From Downton to Wall Street

King George V: “Were you effected by the strikes?” The Dowager Countess: “My maid was rather curt with me. She’s a communist at heart.” From the movie Downton Abbey By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Fall is good for fans of enjoyable dramas – summer superhero blockbusters have had their run, everyone is back…

Equities

“The largest stocks in the S&P 500 are a different group of companies than they were in 1996, or 2006, and yet their aggregate profitability […]

Commodities

“I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother’s gift for analysis.” ~ […]

Fixed Income

“Central planners want to get the inflation rate substantially higher than the interest rate or to put it another way, to keep the interest rate […]

Trump Report Card

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Food for the Soul: “Tel Aviv on Fire”

“-David, we have a celebrity here! This Arab writes “Tel Aviv on Fire.” Do you watch it? -Once. It’s anti-Semitic. -With a name like that, did you expect a Zionist show?” Dialogue from the comedy “Tel Aviv on Fire” By Nina Heyn- Your Culture Scout The pool of independent movies in Hollywood is shrinking every…