Stock prices in the energy sector have been rising lately. The latest boost was the Bush energy plan that seems to provide more exploration opportunities and provides for the building of more power plants during the next few decades. The tightening energy situation seems to have made the energy sector a good bet. But is it a safe place to put a lot of money?More...

The shameful pace of action on nominations from the Bush administration for the executive and judicial branch is only topped by the way that congress has approached the problem. The politics being injected into the nomination process threatens to push the completion date of the new Bush administration into the time frame of the next one. It is a completely unnecessary waste of time.More...

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The current arguments between the Administration and environmentalists is silly. The Bush administration's approach to the energy crisis is not an attack on the environment. It is a actually a helpful boost to the technology that will improve the environment.More...

What might happen in the stock markets next week.

Dell Computer's conservative outlook on the upcoming quarter stopped the market from taking off last week. It would appear that the real fear of tough earnings sledding ahead will grip the markets for a while long. The grip is loosening.More...

Some graphs on the stock(s) we discussed this week.More...

Last weeks portfolio snapshot. More...

Our models still look strong. More.