Growth Mail Archive
1-11-22: The Hidden Good News in the Stock Market and Jobs Report
by Gary Alexander January 11, 2022 Don’t let Week 1 of 2022 confuse you. The S&P 500 fell 1.87%, NASDAQ collapsed 4.53%, and Friday’s jobs report came in at a disappointing +199,000 [...]
1-4-22: My 10 Slightly Boring Predictions for 2022
by Gary Alexander January 4, 2022 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was [...]
12-28-21: America’s Population Growth – Now the Slowest Ever?
by Gary Alexander December 2, 2021 There are many kinds of growth. Here’s one everyone seemed to ignore last week – population growth. First, the good news: Last Tuesday, we heard that [...]
12-21-21: Inflation is Officially Here – But It’s “All Good” (They Say)
by Gary Alexander December 21, 2021 “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, in the sense that it can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of [...]
12-14-21: Due to December’s Split Personality, This Week May Launch a Year-End Rally
by Gary Alexander December 14, 2021 Even though the S&P 500 eked out a new all-time high last Friday, the other three major indexes are still well below their record peaks as [...]
12-7-21: The Best Dozen Books Published in 2021 (Part 2)
by Gary Alexander December 7, 2021 Last week, I profiled six books published in the second quarter of 2021. Here are six more, five of which debuted August through October, but I [...]
11-30-21: The Best Books of 2021 (Part 1)
by Gary Alexander November 30, 2021 For each of the last few years, I have profiled the best 10 to 12 books of the year at year’s end. This is particularly appropriate [...]
11-23-21: Give Thanks! The “Evil Empire” Collapsed 30 Years Ago This Month
by Gary Alexander November 23, 2021 During Thanksgiving week, it’s good to pause and give thanks for our blessings. Billions have emerged from poverty since 1990, in large part due to the [...]
11-16-21: Are Today’s Workers on Strike – or Just “Lazy Bones”?
by Gary Alexander November 16, 2021 “Lazy Bones, Sleepin' in the Sun.... How you ‘spect to get your day’s work done?” --A 1933 song by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael In my [...]
11-9-21: A Welcome Return to Sanity Lifts All Indexes to Record Highs
by Gary Alexander November 9, 2021 What an important week we just witnessed. In a small but consistent way, Americans spoke out against a wide array of nonsense and reclaimed their “common [...]
11-2-21: Workers on Strike (or Fired) Sabotaged Record 2021 Growth Rates
by Gary Alexander November 2, 2021 At the start of this year, some pundits were predicting 7% to 8% GDP growth, the best since 1984 or even 1951. As of April 1, [...]
10-26-21: Winter is Coming…Even in Sweltering New Orleans
by Gary Alexander October 26, 2021 At the 47th Annual (my 39th) New Orleans Investment Conference last week, the outside temperature was 84 degrees and the humidity hit 94%, but inside the [...]