Why No One’s Rooting For FREE* Ice Cream People in the Twin Cities know that when the thermometer dives, ice cream at local favorite Sebastian Joe’s goes on sale. The discount last night, when the temp was “only” -14º below: a cool (sorry) 25%. *Using Sebastian Joe’s scale, the price when the temp is more than...Read More
Contrarian Indicator: My Perfect, 7-for-7 Forecasting Record Want to make a fortune? Don’t follow my advice. Do the opposite. In the interest of full disclosure, herewith are all the market calls I got wrong the last few years (in my defense, so did almost every other so-called “expert”): 1. Stocks: Prediction: ↓ Actual: ↑ Explanation:...Read More
Building Boom on Minneapolis – St. Louis Park Border Exactly how big is the construction crane at the new development just southwest of France Ave. and Lake Street? At 250′ (my estimate), it’s so big that it straddles the border between Minneapolis and St. Louis Park (which just so happens to be France Ave.). When...Read More
Millennials Become Acquainted With “The Golden Rule” It makes sense to me that 20-something’s are unfamiliar with such technological relics as VHS tapes, MP3 files, and analog watches (what everyone used to just call “watches” — you know, the ones with a minute hand and hour hand). But, I have to confess that I didn’t...Read More
“No-No’s” for Would-Be Home Sellers, or “What’s the Opposite of an Achilles’ Heel?” My #1 piece of advice for would-be home sellers prepping for market this Spring (or any other time of year) is, “make everything consistent.” Which suggests this corollary: “don’t over-improve.” In fact, there are two kinds of over-improvements: 1) within the home; and...Read More
Bear Market Silver Linings [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] Maybe a bear market — if that’s what we’re headed into — will force Corporate America and Wall Street to make changes that could be easily...Read More
