How is the consumer feeling?Not so great, it turns out.We learned this week that the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) slipped to 47.7 this month from 53.4 last month. Consumers’ perceptions of c

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Forget what the mainstream media has been shouting at you because here’s the tough truth: Business stinks. At least, that’s what Eric Cinnamond is hearing from the companies he owns. Cinn

Michael Liss is putting money to work in oil, banks, and tissue paper. As an investor, if you think that all sounds sort of boring, he doesn’t mind at all.“If making money on solid compan

Was this a long week or is it just me? I need a drink!Asian stocks rose overnight, but just a smidge. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were up 0.15% and 0.76%, respectively. Meanwhile, European stocks we

I was off Monday and Tuesday and had a blast with the kids. We hit Six Flags and a water park. Naturally, the kids are still begging for more, but I need a vacation from my vacation. I landed another

With a crazy commute and a crazy family to boot (I mean that in the nicest way possible, honey), I usually have something funny to talk about in every article. Today I've got nothing -

I didn’t mention it yesterday, but my oldest daughter had a soccer game on Wednesday night, and she scored the winning goal with 2 minutes left in the game. I was as happy and excited as&n

Much attention is currently being placed on compensation. Unfortunately, the recent focus on the issue has more to do with populism and politicians getting in front of cameras. Compensation is a seri

I certainly got my exercise for the day, having put in another half an hour this morning shoveling the white stuff. Let’s just hope that’s it for the season. I don’t know about you,