by Chris Walters | Mar 28, 2011 | Economics
Lower Corp. Taxes=Higher Returns? I saw this earlier today on CNBC. Interesting tidbit after last night’s 60 Minutes story on companies domiciling overseas for tax reasons, like Transocean in Switzerland. Companies in the S&P 500 paid about 20% versus the...
by Chris Walters | Jan 2, 2011 | Economics, Education
I recently received a forwarded email bemoaning the “deindustrialization of America is a national crisis.” I usually do not give much thought to forwarded emails, but since this one was full of red herrings and questionable facts / statistics and...
by Chris Walters | Oct 30, 2009 | Economics, Investing, Religion
A friend and I have emailed each other for the past three years about our thoughts on investing in stocks. Occasionally we find ourselves writing fruitfully on a tangential subject. The following is a selection from an email I wrote on 10/25/2008 in the midst of the...
by Chris Walters | Apr 17, 2009 | Economics, Politics
In response to an IBD editorial titled “The Real Culprits In This Meltdown” sent to me by a family member, I wrote the following on 9/21/2008: I am no expert, but I am rather obsessed with business news, the stock market, politics, and I have a deep...
