Growth Mail Archive
6-6-23: Ideology is Limiting Growth in the World’s Top 3 Economies
by Gary Alexander June 6, 2023 David Malpass was appointed to a five-year term as head of the World Bank, but he will leave that office this month, early in his fifth [...]
5-31-23: A Recession is 99% Certain This Year? Don’t Bet on It
by Gary Alexander May 31, 2023 “Even as generals often prepare to fight the last war, our economists and others have given considerable attention today to preparing measures for combatting the last depression.” [...]
5-23-23: In This “Age of Funemployment,” Is a Recession Possible?
by Gary Alexander May 23, 2023 Come mothers and fathers throughout the land And don’t criticize what you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command Your old road [...]
5-16-23: On James Madison’s Birthday, Let’s Review His Rule Book
By Gary Alexander May 16, 2023 Two weeks ago, I called the 20th century an era of Growth, and the 21st century an era of Debt, since over 80% of our national [...]
5-9-23: When Gresham’s Law Meets a Debt Ceiling, Gold Can Soar
by Gary Alexander May 9, 2023 While S&P 500 corporations are completing the task of submitting the unforgiving facts of their first-quarter top-line sales revenues and bottom-line earnings and profits, governments know [...]
5-2-23: A Tale of Two Centuries: Growth (1950-99) vs. Debt (2000-23)
by Gary Alexander May 2, 2023 The first estimate for U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2023 just came out last Thursday, and it was an anemic +1.1%, par [...]
4-25-23: No Downside Risk! What a Wonderful World!
by Gary Alexander April 25, 2023 What if the stocks in your portfolio always went up – you could gaze serenely at a field of green on your screen every day. Wouldn’t [...]
4-18-23: Investors Follow the Money While Politicians Fail at Basic Math
by Gary Alexander April 18, 2023 Now that we are entering the heart of earnings season, investors will “follow the money” of first-quarter corporate earnings and revenue reports, along with their best [...]
4-11-23: A Tax Time Bomb is Ticking
by Gary Alexander April 11, 2023 As April 15 approaches this weekend, rest assured that your tax-filing deadline has been postponed, not just one day, not just two days to Monday, which [...]
4-4-23: The NASDAQ 100 Rose 20% in Q1: Danger or Opportunity
by Gary Alexander April 4, 2023 The first quarter is in the books. January looked like a bonanza, but February brought gloom – through the Ides of March. Then, late March delivered [...]
3-28-23: “Let Them Eat Quantitative Tightening”
by Gary Alexander March 28, 2023 Inflation can kill an economy and bring down kings, queens, or presidents – as well as fuel the rise of Hitler in Germany a century ago. [...]
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 [...]