by John Mauldin | Dec 20, 2019 | alerts, Mauldin Economics
Ignoring problems rarely solves them. You need to deal with them—not just the effects, but the underlying causes, or else they usually get worse. The older you get, the more you know that is true in almost every area of life. In the developed world and especially the...
by John Mauldin | Dec 13, 2019 | alerts, Mauldin Economics
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to...
by John Mauldin | Dec 6, 2019 | alerts, Mauldin Economics
According to the dictionary, the word angst refers to “a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.” It comes from a German word for “fear.” Two weeks ago I referred back to my...
by John Mauldin | Nov 29, 2019 | alerts, Mauldin Economics
You really need to watch this video of a recent conversation between Ray Dalio and Paul Tudor Jones. Their part is about the first 40 minutes. In this video, Ray highlights some problematic similarities between our times and the 1930s. Both feature: a large wealth gap...
by John Mauldin | Nov 27, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
The global economy is slowing. Germany, for instance, may already be in recession. GDP there dropped 0.1% in this year’s second quarter, with little reason to expect better from Q3 which we will learn soon. Whatever you call it, Germany is certainly not in a good...
by John Mauldin | Nov 27, 2019 | alerts, Mauldin Economics
We’ve reached the Thanksgiving weekend, and as always, I’m thankful for loyal readers like you. I hope you are enjoying some quality time with family and friends. And because of the holiday, this week’s letter will be shorter than usual, but I think it will offer real...
