Monthly Archives: January 2019

The Reunion

Posted on January 30, 2019 by admin

Sam smiled at the woman sitting at the registration table and pointed to his name on the card that carried an unfocused black and white photo of him when he was 17. Looking around at the others, names vaguely recalled … Continue reading →

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Baby Boomers Will Be a Drag on Stock Market Rebound

Posted on January 29, 2019 by admin

(This appeared on WealthManagement.com on Jan 7) Those who own the most equities don’t have a lot of time to recover before retirement, and are likely to sell into any rally. David Ader | Jan 07, 2019 (Bloomberg Opinion) –There’s been an … Continue reading →

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A Different Market Faces a Different Fed

Posted on January 29, 2019 by admin

(This column appeared in WealthManagement.com on Jan 28, goo.gl/FqhRD2) Odds are that with rates in general low, an expanding Fed balance sheet will have to come into play in a much bigger way in the next downturn, and the Fed … Continue reading →

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(D) David Ader

Posted on January 24, 2019 by admin

A few moments ago I opened my Bloomberg, something I’ve done almost daily for decades, to see this message; “Your free trial will expire in 1 day(s), 4 hour(s) and 55 minutes (s).” I had tried for another extension, but … Continue reading →

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Last Remains

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin

Deano bent over the camping gear in the attic, brushing away the cobwebs and dried out flies, careful not to lift his head to the sloped roof with nails sticking down through any number of the shingles that had been … Continue reading →

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Back to the Front

Posted on January 21, 2019 by admin

They’d been at it all day. Walking, swinging the detector, alternating between who would yell ‘here’ and who would dig. The yells came on fast and furious in the first couple of hours. As the day wore, the yells turned … Continue reading →

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Fish On! Phone Off!

Posted on January 18, 2019 by admin

“Fish on!” His rod doubled over as the rainbow tore line off the reel right down to the backing.   The guide was rowing the boat around, yelling at Alex to keep the rod up, “Use the rod, use the rod. … Continue reading →

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Bye. The Numbers

Posted on January 15, 2019 by admin

My boy called the other day. My boy. Listen to me. My boy. My boy’s 40-something, nearly 50 year’s old. Can you imagine? I still call him ‘my boy. Maybe I’m getting old. What am I talking about? Hell, I … Continue reading →

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Sitting by the Depression

Posted on January 9, 2019 by admin

The phone hasn’t rung yet, but it will.  I hope it does.   I want to tell them about Shoeman this morning.  They’ll listen, won’t say anything, and they’ll think I’m crazy.  That’s okay.  I’ll go on about nothing, bore them, … Continue reading →

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The Servant’s Entrance

Posted on January 2, 2019 by admin

Clifford Danforth couldn’t have cared less. There’d been the rumors for a while now; the President would be coming and it was all the town talked about. “Honestly?” asked the headline of an editorial in The Boothbay Register, the town’s … Continue reading →

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