Growth Mail Archive
9-15-20: Lessons from the Anniversary of Three Great 21st Century Crises
by Gary Alexander September 15, 2020 Today marks the six month anniversary of the coronavirus lockdown – plus the 12-year anniversary of the “Lehman moment” (September 15, 2008), when the Great Recession [...]
9-9-20: Beware Mid-September Attacks on Wall Street
by Gary Alexander September 9, 2020 This week, Wall Street traders return from their Labor Day weekends and August vacations, but the protesters may return to New York, too. Friday marks the [...]
9-1-20: Apocalypse Addiction Still Dominates the Media (and Hence the Nation)
by Gary Alexander September 1, 2020 In the wake of Hurricane Laura last week, I saw this dramatic headline from Atlantic Magazine: Graphs are for illustrative and discussion purposes only. Please [...]
8-25-20: Warren Buffett Discovers the Value of Gold at Age 90
by Gary Alexander August 25, 2020 Next Sunday the “Sage of Omaha” turns 90. Born August 30, 1930 in Omaha, Warren Buffett was only two when new President Franklin D. Roosevelt closed [...]
8-18-20: Sleep Better with “Rip van Winkle” Investing
by Gary Alexander August 18, 2020 If you fell asleep six months ago, after the market closed on Monday, February 18 – when the S&P 500 closed at a record-high 3,370,29 – [...]
8-11-20: Comparing the Continents Fairly: America vs. Europe vs. Asia
by Gary Alexander August 11, 2020 A Gallup Poll released last Tuesday said that 86% of Americans think the press is biased. Specifically, a Knight Foundation/Gallup Poll asked 20,000 Americans about the [...]
8-4-20: Wall Street Usually Delivers “A Very Good Year”
by Gary Alexander August 4, 2020 Last week, I defended my “Name That Tune” crown against five challengers in a virtual ZOOM contest. In the end, I lost to a brilliant scholar [...]
7-28-20: Three (or Four) Predictions for an “Unpredictable” Year
by Gary Alexander July 28, 2020 As we approach the end of July, it’s time to talk about some important mileposts in the last five months of this most contentious year in [...]
7-21-20: Covid Paranoia + Election Year = Monetary Manipulation
by Gary Alexander July 21, 2020 I’m beginning to hate the phrase “Perfect Storm,” since everyone uses it for nearly every tempest nearly every week, but this is the Year of Perfect [...]
7-14-20: It’s “Déjà vu All Over Again” (From 50, 100 & 20 Years Ago)
by Gary Alexander July 14, 2020 It was a year of a deadly pandemic originating in China, sweeping the globe, killing 100,000 Americans. The police and National Guardsmen faced off protestors demanding [...]
7-7-20: The U.S. and China Are Still the Only Two Global Superpowers
by Gary Alexander July 7, 2020 The IMF now expects China to grow by a net +1% this year – the only global economy to grow this year, according to their latest [...]
6-30-20: First-Half Review: 2020 – a Year of Myopic Vision
by Gary Alexander June 30, 2020 In over 50 years of watching and writing about markets – and 60+ years of following the news – I can’t remember a year so eventful, [...]