“Grapefruit League North” Anyone know what’s going on with/at the Metrodome? Except for Vikings games every other Sunday in the Fall — plus the occasional “Monster Jam,” pictured above — my impression is that it’s idle. I also seem to recall something about taxpayers forking out most of the cost, once upon a time (like,...Read More
“Batting 8th Today . . .” To a blogger, making RealClearMarkets.com is a bit like a novelist being mentioned on Oprah’s book list: it delivers an instant, nationwide “pop” in your traffic (actually, international — RealClearMarkets.com reaches readers in dozens of countries, not to mention senior policy makers in Washington, Wall Street-types, etc.). So, it’s...Read More
“Date Night” Realtor Vignette In “Realtors in Modern Culture,” I noted the paucity of Realtors depicted in movies and on TV. Well, add one more: Tina Fey’s character, Claire Foster, in “Date Night” (I just saw it on DVD). The highlight of the movie (at least to this Realtor) was a blink-and-you-missed-it scene near the...Read More
P.S. to “Know Your Customer” “Yeah, Yeah,” I can hear some of my selling clients saying after reading the previous post. “But what if Bill Gates showed up to buy my house?” If Bill Gates wanted to buy your home, the odds are extremely high that you’d never know it — at least until after...Read More
Economic Theory, Then & Now The U.S. is now 234 years old, and yet over half the nation’s money supply was created since Helicopter Ben took over the flight controls four years ago. –David Rosenberg; Chief Economist, Gluskin Sheff It’s hardly a saving grace for today’s financial mess, but it HAS been gratifying to see...Read More
The Gold Debate Want to know what to think about gold? So do I. As best I can tell, here are the opposing camps’ two best arguments: I hate gold. It does not pay a dividend, it has no value, and you can’t work out what it should or shouldn’t be worth. It is the...Read More
