The tug of war in the equities market drags on. Profit news brings down prices. Interest rate fears do the same. News that the economy is growing pushes prices back up. There are a lot of ways of looking at this market and this week I'm going to go over a few.More...

Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat has used up his chances. He is never going to prove to the people of Israel or the American government that he wants to make peace. Either he is unable to stop using terror as a political tool but it should not matter any more. Arafat will not help the war against terror. Arafat will not help the cause of peace. He knows no way but the way of violence and slaughter. It is time to treat him the way we treat Ossama bin Laden.More...

Tech Leader Index Last Update 4/10/2006 Start Cap $1,593,623,137,937 Market Cap $1,163,676,883,825 Last Close $734.10 Index Value $730.21 % Change -26.98% 1 Day Change -0.53% Point Change -3.90 Year to Date 1.97%   Click for Details

Redneck Index Last Update 3/30/2006 Start Cap $34,485,194 Market Cap $160,556,129 Index Value $4,655.80 % Change 365.58% YTD 379.82%

Low Tech fix

In the recent primary elections in Chicago, the state of Illinois, owner of a worse voting system than Florida found a way to cut its failure rate which hit 10% in some precincts. It was very low tech, but it gave the voters a chance to correct mistakes.More...

What might happen in the stock markets next week.

The stock markets will rise and fall. This much is certain. The likelihood in the week ahead is a nervous sell off. The reason is the ongoing violence in Israel. The fundamentals of the market will not change and eventually the violence will abate.More...

Last weeks portfolio snapshot. More...

Our models still look strong. More.