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Democrats Just Gave Away The Real Reason They’re Fighting Immigration Enforcement

Democrats Just Gave Away The Real Reason They're Fighting Immigration Enforcement Authored by Matt Margolis via PJ Media, Democrats have spent years insisting illegal immigrants do not vote, yet Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries just gave the whole game away. In a

Immigration: Sovereignty vs. Liberty

Immigration: Sovereignty vs. Liberty Few issues contribute to the culture war today more sharply than immigration. Minnesota has proved that… Are certain cultures compatible with the US? Does the government need to “protect jobs” of American workers? Or can business owners hire whomever they wish? Can free people

A Quarrel In A Faraway Land…

A Quarrel In A Faraway Land… By Michael Every of Rabobank The immediate focus in markets today is on tech slumping again, rotating from JGBs, then gold, silver and other metals. Yet despite the scale of market moves — around a trillion dollars of paper losses, as ‘Bill

Investing a Lump Sum of Cash in This Market

Bill Sweet joined me on the show again this week to answer questions about healthcare options in early retirement, in-plan Roth conversions, the secret sauce of retirement planning and how the new Trump savings accounts work. Further Reading: The Psychology of Sitting in Cash 1If you contribute 10%

Why I’m Not Worried About a Weaker Dollar

The dollar continues falling, now down around 11% from January 2025 levels: This is a big move by currency standards, especially the global reserve currency. When you see a move this big in something as important as the dollar people get nervous. Just look at the headlines: Until

Housing Price Inflation

I came across two new tools for looking at the historical inflation of the various components that make up the average. Jesse Livermore created a tool at Philosophical Economics that allows you to compare 300 different goods and services to the inflation rate over time. For instance, this

Talk Your Book: Investing in a Concentrated Stock Market

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by State Street Investment Management: Click here to learn more about State Street Investment Management The income squeeze: How market concentration is reshaping equity returns Why a small-cap break out is bullish for the broader economy The tailwinds that have lead

Animal Spirits: Hi-Yo Silver!

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Invesco: Today’s show is sponsored by Invesco. Visit https://Invesco.com/fixedincome to learn more about their comprehensive fixed income solutions and how they can help strengthen your portfolio’s foundation. On today’s show, we discuss: Is the Market Underpricing the Risk of Fed

Why This Economic Cycle is Different

I recently wrote a short history of credit cards in America. Here’s the short summary of consumer spending in the modern era: Consumer credit took off for the first time in the Roaring 20s as Americans desired all of the new household innovations that came to market. The

Is Diversification Finally Working Again?

We also discussed questions about rental investments, the benefits of taxable brokerage accounts and the 4% rule. Further Reading: 6 Surprises From 2025 The post Is Diversification Finally Working Again? appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. … Ben CarlsonSource

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