Growth Mail Archive
This is where you can find all of our Growth Mail articles from Gary Alexander.
11-3-26: Today May Be the Best Day to Invest in the Post-Election Surge
by Gary Alexander November 3, 2026 Today marks a focus of two strong trends: (1) The old “Sell in May and Go Away” still holds, but you must also “Remember to reinvest [...]
10-27-26: America Wins the “World Cup” (and Super Bowl) of Economic Growth
by Gary Alexander October 27, 2026 On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints played an NFL mid-season game in the suburbs of Paris, France. The hapless Saints lost again, but [...]
10-20-26: Anatomy of a Scary (but Meaningless) Market Collapse 39-Years Ago Today
by Gary Alexander October 20, 2026 The best news I could cover today would be the 40th anniversary of the most dramatic tax cut bill in American history, signed into law on [...]
10-13-26: U.S. Growth is Better than Expected… But Debt is Worse
by Gary Alexander October 13, 2026 Numbers are funny things. We rely on them without understanding how they are constructed, especially when it comes to the most important national measurements. In early [...]
10-6-26: The Current AI Scare Resembles Past Techno-Terror Tales
by Gary Alexander October 6, 2026 Call me old-fashioned, but we still get the printed Wall Street Journal each day in the mail, and my wife is kind (and smart) enough to [...]
9-29-26: What’s Wrong with Growth? (Not Much)
by Gary Alexander September 29, 2026 “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” --Edward Abbey in his 1968 book Desert Solitaire. The name of this column [...]
9-22-26: Fed Chair Warsh Delivers a Fresh, Clear Perspective
by Gary Alexander September 22, 2026 Fed Chair Kevin Warsh set just the right tone (to me) in his blessedly brief (under 30 minute) press conference following the unanimous (12-0) Fed vote [...]
9-15-26: The Monthly “Confidence Index” Reveals Irrational Fears
by Gary Alexander September 15, 2026 “In every age … progressive improvement has been taking place, [but] nobody seems to reckon on any improvement in the next generation. We cannot absolutely prove [...]