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Why I Trust the S&P 500’s Recovery Power
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Why I Trust the S&P 500’s Recovery Power

Nov 23, 2025 4 min read

Why I Trust the S&P 500 By Joe Seta The primary reason so many stock investors underperform market averages is because they don’t understand a few…

It Is So Damn Easy to Feel Entitled
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It Is So Damn Easy to Feel Entitled

Nov 23, 2025 3 min read

It Is So Damn Easy to Feel Entitled It took me more than 30 years to learn it, but since I did (more than 30 years ago), I’ve been saying this to…

A Journalist’s Smartphone-Free Camping Experiment
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A Journalist’s Smartphone-Free Camping Experiment

Nov 23, 2025 1 min read

Decca Aitkenhead’s Smartphone Experiment The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is one of the I-don’t-want-to-say-how-many book titles that are on my…

Two Viral Videos That Actually Deliver
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Two Viral Videos That Actually Deliver

Nov 23, 2025 1 min read

Two Brief Video Clips Impressive: Tenor Steps Up to the Piano in Italian Restaurant I’m convinced that these videos are planned, not accidental. But…

When $38 Trillion in Debt Becomes a “Deficit
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When $38 Trillion in Debt Becomes a “Deficit

Nov 23, 2025 1 min read

Oops! “In the Nov. 18 issue, you mentioned the government’s $37 trillion budget deficit. It is actually debt – and while you were in Japan, the number…

Classic Movie Clips Synced to Steely Dan
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Classic Movie Clips Synced to Steely Dan

Nov 23, 2025 1 min read

Dancing to… Steely Dan? No, they are not actually dancing to Steely Dan’s music. But Pete Roberts, who compiled these classic movie clips, makes it…

The American Dream Debate: Is It Still Alive?
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The American Dream Debate: Is It Still Alive?

Nov 18, 2025 1 min read

Is the American Dream still alive? Alex Green thinks it is, and I agree – mostly. Let me know what you think after reading his argument in today’s main…

Back Home: Japan vs. America and the Mamdani Election
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Back Home: Japan vs. America and the Mamdani Election

Nov 18, 2025 3 min read

Back Home and Reluctantly Catching Up on the News I usually don’t get jet-lagged on return flights to the US – but since we returned from Japan last…

The American Dream: From Opportunity to Entitlement
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The American Dream: From Opportunity to Entitlement

Nov 18, 2025 1 min read

“The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to…

Is the American Dream Really Dead?
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Is the American Dream Really Dead?

Nov 18, 2025 8 min read

Is the American Dream Over? According to a recent Gallup poll, a record-­low 58% of US adults say they are “extremely” (41%) or “very” (17%) proud to…

Why So Few People Get Rich (Hint: It’s Not Luck)
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Why So Few People Get Rich (Hint: It’s Not Luck)

Nov 18, 2025 3 min read

Why Is It That So Few People Get Rich? Robert Frank, a columnist for The New York Times, has argued for some time that the key difference between the…

Worth Considering — November 18, 2025
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Worth Considering — November 18, 2025

Nov 18, 2025 1 min read