Growth Mail Archive
9-14-21: Two Other 21st Century Crisis Anniversaries Were Ignored in the 9/11 Focus
by Gary Alexander September 14, 2021 In the last 20 years, three 21st century events have haunted us, and they all share an anniversary this week, yet 99% of our attention has [...]
9-8-21: Alternative Ways to Memorialize the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
by Gary Alexander September 8, 2021 While everyone is bemoaning our Keystone Kops exit in Kabul, or fearing another terrorist attack on September 11, 2021, I’d like to use this holiday break [...]
8-31-21: Four New Labor Day Realities in the Covid-Era Workplace
by Gary Alexander August 31, 2021 Will traditional labor soon be a thing of the past? It’s something to think about over Labor Day weekend. In honor of the coming Labor Day [...]
8-24-21: Who Will Win the 21st Century – China or the U.S.?
by Gary Alexander August 24, 2021 While all eyes are on the Kabul airport, let’s not ignore the main Heavyweight battle in that region. Last May 4-18, I wrote three articles here [...]
8-17-21: Lessons from Dramatic Market Reversals in Mid-August in History
by Gary Alexander August 17, 2021 Louis Navellier has suggested that Wall Street close down for August and let everyone – investors as well as traders – take a vacation from all [...]
8-10-21: Fifty Years of Free-Floating Currencies
by Gary Alexander August 10, 2021 As an avid “gold bug” 50 years ago, I knew that a dollar devaluation was coming soon – I had read Harry Browne’s book on the [...]
8-3-21: A Journey to the Center of America
by Gary Alexander August 3, 2021 I have lived all my life in coastal states. Currently, I write from a small island near Victoria, BC, while our other Market Mail authors write [...]
7-27-21: Seven Life Lessons for Building Wealth (Part 2 of 2)
by Gary Alexander July 27, 2021 While I was at the Freedom Fest in South Dakota, I delivered a talk with this title. (This is a longer version for Growth Mail.) The [...]
7-20-21: Seven Life Lessons for Building Wealth (Part 1 of 2)
by Gary Alexander July 20, 2021 As you read this, I’m at the Seattle airport flying toward South Dakota for the Freedom Fest, where I will take part in four panels in [...]
7-13-21: The 2021 Recovery is Powerful, but Don’t Forget Small Businesses
by Gary Alexander July 13, 2021 Next week, I’m headed to the 14th annual Freedom Fest, this time held in Rapid City, South Dakota, in the shadow of Mount Rushmore – mostly [...]
7-7-21: Is The Market Getting Ahead of Itself?
by Gary Alexander July 7, 2021 The evidence is growing that this market knows no fear. There has been no 5% correction (on a closing basis in the S&P 500) since before [...]
6-29-21: (Heat) Records are Made to be Unbroken…. I Hope!
by Gary Alexander June 29, 2021 I live in the Pacific Northwest – without air conditioning – and I am writing this with a cool glass of water and an ice pack [...]