Inflation, CPI and the Big Mac: Taking a Bite of Reality

Inflation, CPI and the Big Mac: Taking a Bite of Reality

This article was originally posted on October 2013 on AUM in a Box. This blog entry has been updated with new data through the end of December 2015. Last week the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, stating that “over the last 12...
Money and the Fallacy of Peace of Mind

Money and the Fallacy of Peace of Mind

Money can be an influential tool at times. I learned the power and the utility of money in college, about as far away from the university and campus as you can imagine. We were on a road trip in the Rocky Mountains and our car had broken down. Adding to the pressure,...

Don’t Celebrate the New Market High!

by Ted Schwartz As we near new “all-time highs” for the Dow Jones average, the financial services community seems about to throw a party. I say leave the champagne on ice! I don’t want to be a curmudgeon, but….. The very lowest bar for any investor is the rate of...