Growth Mail Archive
3-21-23: Beware The Ides of March (Part 2)
by Gary Alexander March 21, 2023 High and stubborn inflation can bring down nations, kings, and presidents. Next week, I’ll show you how it brought down French royalty. Later this year, I’ll [...]
3-14-23: Should We “Beware the Ides of March”? (Again)
by Gary Alexander March 14, 2023 “A soothsayer bids you ‘Beware the Ides of March … --Brutus to Julius Caeser in Act I, Scene 2 of “Julius Caeser” Will the Ides of [...]
3-7-23: Which Nation Will Prevail – China or the U.S.?
by Gary Alexander March 7, 2023 A few years ago, I wrote a multi-part series here on “Who will dominate the 21st century – China or the United States?” There was no [...]
2-28-23: Good News: Two Great Market Months Start Tomorrow
by Gary Alexander February 28, 2023 “In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring…. Yes, there will be Growth in Spring.” – Peter Sellers as Chance the gardener, addressing the [...]
2-22-23: Explain This! Flat GDP + Market Crash = Soaring Tax Revenues!
by Gary Alexander February 22, 2023 In 2022, U.S. GDP rose 2%, the S&P 500 fell 19%, but federal tax revenues soared 21%. Please explain. Yes, inflation is part of it, but [...]
2-14-23: The State of the Market & Economy at Mid-Quarter
by Gary Alexander February 14, 2023 The State of the Union (SOTU) speech has become a political rally for one side and a bore for the other, so let’s talk money. For the [...]
2-7-23: We’re in the “Sweet Spot” of the 4-Year Presidential Cycle
by Gary Alexander February 7, 2023 In all the clatter over the “January Indicator” and “Super Bowl Indicator” (neither of which consistently work anymore), it’s easy to forget the most reliable calendar-based [...]
1-31-23: Gold is Shining Again (After the Fed Killed King Dollar…Again)
by Gary Alexander January 31, 2023 After fueling inflation in 2021, the Fed’s greatest hits of 2022 are to destroy the housing market, injure the stock market, end a 40-year bond bull [...]
1-24-23: Davos Dreamers vs. Mont Pelerin’s Principles
by Gary Alexander January 24, 2023 While all eyes and ears are on the 3,000 elite dreamers and their nearly 2,000 private jets in tony Davos, Switzerland, last week, a smaller group [...]
1-18-23: Immigration is Vital in Promoting Long-Term Growth
by Gary Alexander January 18, 2023 Immigration policy is chaotic under the Biden Administration, but it was always sort of chaotic. The most determined people make it to our borders and into [...]
1-10-23: Which Will it Be – Another Roaring 20s, Or Stagflationary 70s?
by Gary Alexander January 10, 2023 The personality of each decade often comes clear in the year ending in 3: For instance, grandfatherly Ike took office in January 1953, with Lucy and [...]
1-4-23: Expect “Less of the Same” (Blessedly) in 2023
by Gary Alexander January 4, 2022 I’ll be the first to admit that my 10 “rather boring” 2022 predictions weren’t so great – batting about 50-50 – but I was rowing against [...]