Growth Mail Archive
1-6-26: The First Quarter of the 21st Century – in Review
by Gary Alexander January 6, 2026 According to the calendar purists, each century begins with Year #1 (like 1901 or 2001, not 1900 or 2000), since “there was no year zero.” That’s [...]
12-30-25: U.S. GDP is Now Flirting With 5% Growth Rates in 2026
by Gary Alexander December 30, 2025 Last week’s revision in GDP statistics revealed a surprisingly robust 4.3% annualized growth rate in the third-quarter, following +3.8% in the second quarter, averaging 4% growth [...]
12-23-25: My Top 10 Books from 2025 (Part 2: Conclusion)
by Gary Alexander December 25, 2025 Christmas morning races toward us on Thursday morning. Last week, I ran down the first six of my 10-recommended new books (published in 2025). In this [...]
12-16-25: My Top 10 List of Best Books in 2025 (Part 1)
by Gary Alexander December 16, 2025 This year marks the 8th edition of my year-end column of “10 best books,” which began as a Christmas list of books for my college-age grandchildren [...]
12-9-25: Storms Make the News, but Clear Skies are the Norm
by Gary Alexander December 9, 2025 “Potent Storm Is Expected to Drench the Pacific Northwest – A ‘very impressive’ source of moisture from an atmospheric river… is forecast on more than a [...]
12-2-25: Keep an Eye on the “Other Dow” – the Transport Index
by Gary Alexander December 2, 2025 Many of us with a long history of following the economic newsletter community devoured the superb writings of Richard Russell (1924-2016) in his “Dow Theory Letters,” [...]
11-25-25: Most Currencies are in a “Race to the Bottom” (vs. Gold)
by Gary Alexander November 25, 2025 We keep speaking of a “strong dollar” or “weak dollar,” but all that dollar talk masks a clouded definition of up and down. Like Einstein’s Theory [...]
11-18-25: Business Magazines Are Worth the Cost – As Contrarian Indicators
by Gary Alexander November 18, 2025 About a century ago, several major financial magazines were born, beginning with two major journals named after their founders: (1) First, B.C. Forbes (1880-1954), born in [...]
11-11-25: Veterans Day Market (and Military) Milestones
by Gary Alexander November 11, 2025 Today is an important national holiday, honoring our veterans. The stock market is open, but the bond market is closed today. As it turns out, November [...]
11-4-25: Is Wall Street’s Investment Clock Broken?
by Gary Alexander November 4, 2025 With Daylight Savings Time now dead and buried – may it never rise again – we are back on natural time, when sunrises and sunsets happen [...]
10-28-25: Happy 96th Birthday, “Black Tuesday” – Please Don’t Come Back!
by Gary Alexander October 28, 2025 Last week, I reviewed Andrew Ross Sorkin’s fine history of 1929. The core of his book is the drama that unfolded during the last week of [...]
10-21-25: Book Review: Will “1929” Happen Again Soon?
by Gary Alexander October 21, 2025 Most friends of mine with any interest in the stock market called or wrote to me last week about my reaction to Andrew Ross Sorkin’s segment [...]