Don’t Fight the Fed — Housing Edition “I am still aware of the inorganic nature of the improvement [in housing], but the key takeaway is a) US housing market down 35% eventually stabilizes; 2) do not under-estimate the ability of a determined Central Bank to impact any specific market it chooses.” –Barry Ritholtz, “Mea Culpas...Read More
Moist Eyes: Setting the Record Straight My wife thinks I was tearing up because of how heart-wrenching the movie was. That, it was. However, after almost 3 continuous hours in my seat, my eyes were moist for a completely different reason: I really, really had to go the bathroom. P.S.: My favorite jab at thrice-married...Read More
Thinking Outside the Box Inside the Circle [Editor’s Note: I like to (re)run this post, originally titled “Winter Walk Shortcut,” on or around the coldest day each winter. That would certainly appear to be sometime this week, when the high temperature for several consecutive days is forecast to be below zero.] I definitely prefer walking...Read More