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This Time Really is Different

(This is a sample of my professional work…ha ha ha….and appeared on Bloomberg in April 2018.) Get Ready For Deeper, Longer Bear Markets in Stocks: David Ader Baby boomers control most of America’s wealth, but have neither the time nor … Continue reading

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Meeting an AmericanWorld War II Hero 74 years later or “Dad, the metal detector just paid for itself”

Can we really touch the past?  I think so.  It can hit you like when you visit a place such as Gettysburg or the cemeteries at Normandy and see the names engraved on the markers.  The fallen heroes buried there … Continue reading

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The 11th day of the 11th month

100 years ago today WW1 ended.  When I was a kid and a Civil War Buff I was sorry I hadn’t been aware of the centennial at least so I could think, “Man, the war was fought less than 100 … Continue reading

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The Feast

(This is one of my earlier stories for the class taught by Patrick McCord of Write Yourself Free and a bloody fine teacher he is.  The story got some positive attention in class and I rather like it myself.) THE … Continue reading

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Ander’s Norse Atlantic Saga

(This I wrote in January of 2008, sitting in the basement of a hotel in Iceland having just been released from the hospital in Reykjavik after my heart attack.  It’s a bit crude but was heartfelt and 10 year later, … Continue reading

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The Tale of the Empty House

(I was tempted to call this “A Fairfield County Story,” but that was a bit too close to home.  Not my home mind you.  But in the neighborhood.) Jan and Pat Stafford stopped in front of 28 North Gate as … Continue reading

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“Hey, I Just Felt It. A Twinge of Fear.”

“Hey, I Just Felt It. A Twinge of Fear.” (Written by Edward. A McCabe, former president and creative director of Scali, McCabe, Sloves, this appear in the New York Times Magazine on Dec 7, 1986 whenI was going through a rough … Continue reading

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Foreigners Like U.S. Debt as Much as They Ever Have

This is a column I wrote for Bloomberg, Oct 31, 2018 The idea that international investors are shying away from Treasuries is a good argument that falls flat in light of a broad array of evidence. By David Ader October 31, 2018, 5:00 AM … Continue reading

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The Last Bonus of Greenwich Capital

(This is a true story!  I posted it on Linkedin in 2016 and it got several thousand readers, far more than my professional work which is somewhat depressing to say the least.) I sold a chair today. The chair sat … Continue reading

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We Have to Move (Evil)

(This version came from my instructor in a writing class telling me not to be so nice all the time.) Henson drove up the gravel driveway slowly, eyeing the crabgrass on the once pristine lawn and the weeds taking over … Continue reading

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