Social Security
View From The North Country
Leuthold outlines three conditions for “fixing” Social Security: Increased Retirement Age, Index Benefits To Price Index, and Means Testing.
View from the North Country
Does an “Information Revolution” justify unprecedented equity valuations for the broad market? Another downward inflation revision and a novel way to promote Social Security reform.
View from the North Country
Soft Landing? Better fasten your seat belts...the odds are against it. Is the sun setting on the U.S. dollar as a world reserve currency? Also, how gold is still disappointing its fans and a look at one of the ways your Social Security tax is spent.
View From the North Country
The dithering dollar. Did we miss our golden opportunity? Some think there is current hope for Social Security reform. Is new NASDAQ rule an uptick or upchuck? The bears are howling.
The Boomers Are Starting To Raise Hell
The cold war may be over, but generational warfare is looming on the horizon. This month, I have asked David Deming, one of the newer and younger Leuthold Group professionals, to present his views on this subject.
Generational Inequity…Continued
The July 20th issue of Pensions & Investments included an editorial prompted by my comments regarding generational inequities (July Perception for the Professional). P&I editor Mike Clowes writes that he has decided not to join AARP. I was not even aware that my friend Mike was old enough to join.
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The Ross Perot Factor...A New Hero Streaks Across The Political Heavens... Let’s Screw the Kids (Government Generosity for the Elderly)...U. S. Cheap Labor?
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"Gorby" Visits The Leuthold Group...Graying Of America And The Pension And Related Services Business...Client Feedback On Japan...California Real Estate Update
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The Investment Case for New Zealand Special Study...BenchMarks Is (Finally) Coming...Social Security or Insecurity...Golden Fleece Awards...Copper Traders Anonymous
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Special Situations Stock Update...The Social Security Confusion…Another Panacea, the Aging of the Baby Boomers…Evel Knutson, the Daredevil Norwegian Trader, Moves on to New Horizons and is Replaced by “The Amazing Lefty”
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Special Situation Stock Research: An Update…Budget Deficits Feature Provokes Some Reader Response…National Economic Commission
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An Analysis of Recent Social Security “Reform” – An act of fiscal responsibility this was not. Revenues were increased, but benefits were also significantly increased as shown in this fairly detailed review. Wilson Foods and Dick the Butcher – The legal eagles at Wilson Foods are using Federal bankruptcy laws to break a contract and, in the process, carving out a new low in union-management relations.
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