I’ve got sunshine, on a cloudy day When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May… –The Temptations, “My Girl” Today is the final trading day of the month, so let’s take that occasion to look back on the action in May. The chart here shows the performance of the major domestic averages for

In 1964, the year of my birth, Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” was published (posthumously). The memoir explored the iconic writer’s years as a struggling expatriate journalist and budding novelist in Paris during the 1920s. The most interesting thing about the book, from a fellow writer’s perspective, is that it contains various personal accounts involving notable

Oh, Mexico Oh, Mexico, I’ve never really been but I’d sure like to go Sing, whoa, Mexico, I guess I’ll have to go now –James Taylor, “Mexico” The presidential election is just about six months from now, but so far in 2024, investors have largely ignored politics. I suspect that will gradually begin to change

If you love life as much as I do, then you also likely love language. Why? Because language is the tool we use to express all aspects of life, and the better we are at using language, the better we are at describing the beauty of existence. As one whose primary job is to write

Memorial Day weekend is nearly here, and that means an opportunity for reflection of all sorts. First, and most importantly, is the reflection we all should undertake in honor of the ultimate price paid by our fellow Americans in the valorous defense of our beautiful nation. I say “beautiful” here with the full philosophic awareness

People in my business often suffer from what I call “live by the sword” syndrome. You see, when you live by the sword, a well-executed cut allows you to “kill it,” i.e., make a big winner for subscribers. Of course, that sword can also be used against you, and when it cuts, you bleed. Another

Well, it happened again. Over the weekend, I witnessed more of the ugly personality trait that I find subversively vexing, caustic and very revealing. That behavior is sarcasm, and it’s a hostile trait that should be avoided in others and in ourselves. The presence of sarcasm, especially between life partners, is especially irritating to me,

We are off to a great start in our newest position, mortgage company Mr. Cooper Group Inc (COOP). The COOP Sept. $85 call options (COOP240920C00085000) are now up nearly 40% since our buy last week, so of course, continue to own these fast-movers. Today, I want you to add another fast mover to your holdings,

Music has a lot of big-act collaborations that feature multiple star artists. And when these artists combine their songwriting and performing talents, many times the result is a sort of “best of all possible worlds,” Voltairean-like outcome. Now, there is a name for these big collaborations, and it is the “supergroup.” Famous supergroups in music

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