“That’s an odd quarter.” Last Monday, my wife and I walked our dog through woods near an old barn to change things up. We find…

Bonds break Thirty-year U.S. treasury bonds made a new low this week of 112.31, a low price not seen since November 2007. The 10-year, five-year…

Fed remains flat The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged this month in an announcement on Wednesday, but the comments following the announcement from Fed chairman…

“Is this going to blow through or set in?” It was Labor Day, and we were on the lake a long way from our dock…

Jason, Freddy Krueger and inflation What do they have in common? They’re hard to kill once they get loose. The Consumer Price Index increased 0.6%…

“What’s up with gas prices?” My 16-year-old son, who pays for his own gas, ran up the stairs very frustrated. He’d just spent $85 to…

Beef prices march higher November feeder cattle futures rallied to $2.60 per pound this week reaching new all-time highs. The cattle herd has been consistently…

“Did you pull up the anchor?” I was trying to steer the boat west, but something under the water was pulling me east. In the…

Defining wealth isn’t easy. It also tends to be a morbidly serious topic. That’s why I’m including my own “down and dirty” definition just to…

Jobs added for August but revised lower for June-July Employers added 187,000 jobs in August according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This beat…