7 Gut Checks Regarding The U.S. Debt Problem

As Americans decipher terms like “fiscal cliff” and “higher debt limit” we have to wonder what exactly is going on in Washington. Do we have confidence that the moves made by the Federal Reserve will help us, or inevitably drag us into bankruptcy. What are the chances of the government going bankrupt anyway? How would that work if it was to happen? Will this government debt bubble...
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The….Mailbox

I had an interesting call from my farm tenant a couple weeks ago who said that there was a note in the her mailbox which she assumed was for me. It read “I want to buy your house, please call Ms. Thomas”… Me being the ever inquisitive investor, I promptly called Ms. Thomas. Turns out she was in the bidding process when I originally bought the farm, but I had my bid in first....
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What Apple Inc. Can Do With It’s Cashflow “Problem”.

Apple Inc. is the world’s largest company with a market cap of $405 Billion, and they are flushed with cash at $135 Billion. Because of this, they have even been accused of having a cash problem…That is; having too much of it! Think of it, a publicly traded company being in the hot seat for having too much cash, isn’t that really what shareholders want? Well kinda… ...
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