Category Archive
Investing
Objective market valuation metrics, CAPE and Buffett Indicator analyses, dollar-cost averaging techniques, and portfolio construction for Massachusetts public employees and retirees.
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Unused Sick Leave at Federal Retirement: How It Adds to Your FERS Pension
Unused Sick Leave at Federal Retirement: How It Adds to Your FERS Pension Your sick leave adds to ...
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Jeremy Grantham Might Be Right: Why You Don’t Score Market Cycles in the Fifth Inning
Examining the debate between Jeremy Grantham and CNBC over U.S. stock valuations, late-stage bubble hostility, and full-cycle returns since 2021.
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U.S. Debt and Stock Market Valuations: Comparing 1929, 1999, 2007, and Today
A comparative analysis of U.S. debt and equity valuations across 1999, 2007, and today, examining record Buffett Indicator levels, systemic leverage, and full-cycle market risk.
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Economy
The DOGE Program and the US Economy: Spending Cuts, GDP, and the Federal Deficit
An analysis of the proposed DOGE federal spending cuts, examining the arithmetic of GDP components, systemic debt mechanics, and the economic consequences of deficit reduction.
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Economy
Why Bank Deposits Can’t Leave the Banking System: A Guide to Bank Reserves, QT, and Loan Paybacks
Why headline claims of deposits "leaving" the banking system misunderstand commercial bank balance sheets, reserve transfers, loan extinguishing, and QT mechanics.
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Economy
Is Inflation Transitory or Here to Stay? Quantitative Easing, Spending, and Money Creation
One of 2021’s biggest financial stories is the comeback of inflation. It may be transitory, as the Federal ...
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