The Fiscal Slope (and other things people say to sound clever)

Let’s not make this more complicated than it already is – this is a Fiscal Cliff at the current moment. It is not a Fiscal Slope or anything gradual.I actually wish they’d call it a Fiscal Brick Wall because that’s what it will actually act as upon investable assets. If there is no compromise the…

Wall Street’s Ground Game Continues

I read somewhere that 70% of financial advisors were backing Romney this fall. That makes sense given his stance on investment taxes and high income earners’ tax rates. But he lost and now The Street has to deal with that. Or do they? I have a few quotes in this story for CBS News… Indeed…

Recession Call Blowback

To be clear, I don’t make recession forecasts (as I do not think I am qualified and there isn’t much value in it anyway). But we are constantly monitoring economic data and assigning probabilities based on it.

Introducing Side Street at TheStreet.com!

I’ve been working on this project for a couple of months now and I’m thrilled to see it finally go live. Side Street is a blog at TheStreet where I’ll be showcasing a different blog post each weekday from my favorite investment and trading writers on the financial web. My introduction was published there this…