Growth Mail Archive
This is where you can find all of our Growth Mail articles from Gary Alexander.
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 [...]
9-9-26: What Happened to America’s Work Ethic?
by Gary Alexander September 9, 2026 Labor Day marks a time for a clear-eyed view of the U.S. labor market as a competitive force in the world, but I sometimes wonder why [...]
9-1-26: The Perils of Market Seasonality (or “Selling All Stocks”)
by Gary Alexander September 1, 2026 Today marks the first day of a dreaded month in market history. For a century, since 1928, September has been the worst month by far, and [...]
8-25-26: The “Gold Vigilantes” Went to War This August
by Gary Alexander August 25, 2026 The bond vigilantes are a real and well-recognized species of unelected but powerful critics of financial and monetary policies in major nations. These enforcers – called [...]
8-18-26: Five Big Financial Surprises in the Last 25-Years
by Gary Alexander August 18, 2026 In this fourth of a series of columns tied to recent market history, I want to focus on those outlandish, unexpected surprises which Nassim Nicholas Taleb [...]
8-11-26: 55-Years of Floating (or Sinking) Currencies Fueled Chronic Inflation
by Gary Alexander August 11, 2026 In this third in a series of columns on recent monetary and market history – to pass the lonely hours during the alleged August vacation-time doldrums [...]
8-4-26: The Worst Midterm Election Reversals – Often Spark the Sharpest Market Recoveries
by Gary Alexander August 4, 2026 During August – a time of general torpor and doldrums on Wall Street – with sudden storm squalls on light volume, usually signifying nothing, I want [...]
7-21-26: Is it Possible for a Nation to Be Recession-Proof – for 50 Years?
by Gary Alexander July 21, 2026 Two months ago, on May 19, after President Trump met Xi Jinping, China’s dictator-for-life (“Xi who must be obeyed), I asked “Is China’s Growth Dynamo Now [...]
7-14-26: Report from America’s Big Birthday Bash in Vegas
by Gary Alexander July 14, 2026 In the last 45+ years, I’ve served as MC, moderator, speaker – and sometimes actor – at over 120 economic conferences, including 40+ in New Orleans, [...]
7-7-26: America is Still the Economic Engine of the World
by Gary Alexander July 7, 2026 As we pause to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, let me fast-forward through our dearly departed past of 1776 – or the Industrial Revolution, or the post-World [...]
6-9-26: Gold is Down $1,000 Since January: Is the Gold Bull Market Over?
by Gary Alexander June 9, 2026 Most commentators are dissecting the reasons why the stock market declined last Friday, but gold also fell by over 3% (-$130 an ounce) on Friday, wiping [...]
6-2-26: Forget the 1930s Market – The 2000-09 Crash Was Worse!
by Gary Alexander June 2, 2026 We should stop fearing “another 1929” and pat ourselves on the back for surviving an even worse decade. As it turns out, the decade ending in [...]