Thoughts from the Frontline Archive, February 2018

State of Inflationary Confusion
  • February 25, 2018

State of Inflationary Confusion

“Nobody knows anything.... Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.”

– William Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter

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Data-Dependent ... on Imaginary Data
  • February 18, 2018

Data-Dependent ... on Imaginary Data

Federal Reserve officials like to say their policy course is “data-dependent.” That sounds very cautious and intelligent, but what does it actually mean? Which data and who’s interpreting it? Let’s ask a few questions.

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Where Will We Get the Cash?
  • February 10, 2018

Where Will We Get the Cash?

Last week’s turbulence shined a harsh spotlight on the stock market. Appropriately so, if that’s where your investments are. But in the hubbub many investors are missing the deeper and far more urgent bond market issues.

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Enjoy It While You Can
  • February 3, 2018

Enjoy It While You Can

If you travel as much as I do, you come to value nonstop flights. Connections introduce uncertainty and potential delays, not to mention what often feels like wasted time; but sometimes connections are just unavoidable. But you don’t want them to be too tight. Those five-minute sprints from one concourse to another are never fun. Better to have some breathing room.

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