Broadcast Date: December 17, 2012Topic: Investing for the Future,With a SpinHosts: Cynthia, Karen and RichClick the play button to listen to this show:
What is strategic investing, and how does it differ from tactical investing?Strategic investing is investing for long-term needs. It looks at the world in terms of structures and institutions, and invests in those areas that respect property r
241 years ago, Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington on the plains of Yorktown, Virginia. 10,000 British troops were captured, effectively ending the Revolutionary War. Tradition has it that during the formal surrender ceremonies, th
Is the economy giving us a head-fake?Back in the Cretaceous Era, I played a little football. And one of the first moves I learned was a ball-carrier’s head fake. When approaching a defender, a ball-carrier will look and lean in one direction,
Lost in the debate over how the looming fiscal cliff might affect taxes on the rich and cuts in defense spending is a little-followed portion of the Bush tax cuts: the child tax credit. Unless Congress renews the law, the $1000 refundable tax c
Is our financial system too complex?With LIBOR scandals, commodity-broker fraud, and big bank bailouts still making the news, many people are saying, “Stop the financial system, I want to get out!”But exiting our current financial system just