Dan Nestlerode
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My House Is a Time Machine
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I have reluctantly arrived at the downsizing phase of life, and I am amazed by the timeline of technological development that my collection embodies. Technologies arrive and are supplanted with better, faster and cheaper methods which are then supplanted by even better technology.
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The Bannon Lesson in Consequences
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Michael Bender, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, recently wrote a piece on the Bannon family and some of the experiences that galvanized their economic thinking and that may well be shaping current national economic policies.
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Much Ado About Everything
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Change is here and we need to adapt and recommit to those things that are dear to us. It is time for critical thinking and careful consideration.
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The Investment Markets Ahead
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Policy changes alone are not necessarily the end point for the markets. Ultimately, any policy shift will have to reflect measurable positive economic changes. The investment markets will not wait for the actual economic numbers but will most likely anticipate better numbers and react accordingly.
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A Holiday Reflection
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I closed out my 50-year investment career in April of last year and have been directing my attention toward family and charitable efforts in the Pine Creek Valley. As time goes by, I am getting a better perspective on my career and what now matters in life, at least for me.
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Post-Election, Now What for the Markets?
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It was widely expected that the election of Donald Trump would be followed by a sharp decline in stock prices, but instead we are coming off of a 1,000 point rise in stock prices as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. So much for listening to the pundits. So what has happened in the…
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Closing in on Election Day
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As we head into the final days before our national elections, the stock market is predicting absolutely nothing. In the past, the stock market has often firmed up as we got close to the election because the market anticipates the outcome of the election and begins to put that issue behind us before
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A New Narrative for Our Economy
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We all – economists, bankers, politicians, legislators, bureaucrats, commentators, investors, authors, and general participants – have an idea about how our economy works and we make decisions based on our understanding. Yet we have been coming up short with the current prescription for what ails th
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Conversations in Retirement
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My investment process has shifted somewhat as I now find cash in my portfolio comforting. There is less need to worry about the swings in the markets and my positions when cash is a large part of my holdings. I still take an occasional plunge into one stock or another and watch it carefully to…
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Surviving and Thriving in Our Economy
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Being responsive to change is not an easy thing, whether it’s an organism’s slow adaptation of traits or an individual’s personal shift within a given economy.