Enough about Iowa (and New Hampshire) already. Minnesota, with almost twice the number of delegates, holds its caucuses (along with 9 other states) on Tuesday, March 1. See you there!Read More
Also Known as “Splash Stick,” “Lid Sip Hole Plug,” & “Green Thing” (Just Don’t Call it a “Swizzle Stick”) Want to know why you can get one of those “dip sticks” (my term) at Starbucks — but not at Caribou, Dunn Bros., or other coffee chain? Starbucks has a patent on it. Or more specifically,...Read More
Batteries Land Not Included Of the 626 single family homes that sold in Minnetonka in the last year, a grand total of 3(!) fetched less than $135,900 — the asking price for the 3 BR/1 Bath home (pictured above) that just came on the market two hours ago. So, what’s the catch? I count five,...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
“Volkswagen AG shares plunged Tuesday on speculation a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit could potentially cost the company tens of billions of dollars in penalties, significantly more than the $18 billion previously estimated.” —Wall Street Journal (1/5/2015) In a post last Fall titled, “Calculating VW’s Financial & Legal Hit From Emissions Scandal,” my back-of-the-envelope calculations suggested...Read More
Corporate vs. Individual Homeowner Owner: National Residential Nominee Services Inc, 7500 Dallas Pkwy Ste 100, Plano , TX Taxpayer: National Residential Nominee Services Inc, 7500 Dallas Pkwy Ste 100, Plano , TX —Property tax statement, Hennepin County One of the first questions I try to answer, as a Buyer’s agent checking out a listing is,...Read More
