by John Mauldin | Feb 24, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
“Diamonds are forever,” according to the jewelry industry. That may be a slight exaggeration, yet diamonds will certainly outlive you and whomever you give them to. Debt isn’t forever but can definitely seem like it. That feeling is a clue you have too much debt....
by John Mauldin | Feb 17, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Federal Reserve officials like to call their decisions “data dependent.” Business leaders say it a little differently, often “data driven.” The point, in both cases, is something like: “We consider relevant data when making important decisions.” All well and good but...
by John Mauldin | Feb 10, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Remember National Lampoon’s Vacation? It was a 1983 comedy film in which suburban dad Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) takes his family on a cross-country road trip to the fabled Walley World amusement park. Clark made one critical mistake, though. He assumed Walley World...
by John Mauldin | Feb 3, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
These weekly letters, of which I’ve now written well over 1,000 (plus 7 books and multiple papers and articles), are generally about two broad topics: the economy and the financial markets. While related, these aren’t the same. Good news for one can be (and often is)...
by John Mauldin | Jan 27, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
In stock investing there’s a management style called “growth at a reasonable price” or GARP. It seeks to achieve steadier results by avoiding both expensive growth stocks and beaten-down value stocks. We can apply a similar idea to economic growth. Everyone wants the...