David Reavill

How A Temporary Presidential Directive Took Us Off The Gold Standard

It was the mid summer in 1971 when President Richard M. Nixon gathered 15 of the nation's leaders together to discuss the twin problems of high inflation and slow economic growth, what came to be known as "Stagflation."

How A Temporary Presidential Directive Took Us Off The Gold Standard

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!”
― Ronald Reagan

Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here's Why

With all the talk about a slowing economy and President Trump's push for lower interest rates, you may believe that banks and other lenders are making loans more affordable.Regrettably, that's not the case.

Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here's Why

With all the talk about a slowing economy and President Trump's push for lower interest rates, you may believe that banks and other lenders are making loans more affordable.Regrettably, that's not the case.

Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here's Why

With all the talk about a slowing economy and President Trump's push for lower interest rates, you may believe that banks and other lenders are making loans more affordable.Regrettably, that's not the case.

Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here's Why

With all the talk about a slowing economy and President Trump's push for lower interest rates, you may believe that banks and other lenders are making loans more affordable.Regrettably, that's not the case.

Why Manufacturing Left America

It would be years before I learned that Berkshire Hathaway had been taken over by one of the preeminent investors of all time, Warren Buffett. Buffett had identified Berkshire as an undervalued company that made a worthwhile product. And at that time in his evolution as a portfolio manager, Buffett was renowned for buying what some on Wall Street labeled as “cigar-butt” companies. Companies that weren’t particularly attractive or scintillating but produced positive financial results year after year.

Why Manufacturing Left America

It would be years before I learned that Berkshire Hathaway had been taken over by one of the preeminent investors of all time, Warren Buffett. Buffett had identified Berkshire as an undervalued company that made a worthwhile product. And at that time in his evolution as a portfolio manager, Buffett was renowned for buying what some on Wall Street labeled as “cigar-butt” companies. Companies that weren’t particularly attractive or scintillating but produced positive financial results year after year.

Why Manufacturing Left America

It would be years before I learned that Berkshire Hathaway had been taken over by one of the preeminent investors of all time, Warren Buffett. Buffett had identified Berkshire as an undervalued company that made a worthwhile product. And at that time in his evolution as a portfolio manager, Buffett was renowned for buying what some on Wall Street labeled as “cigar-butt” companies. Companies that weren’t particularly attractive or scintillating but produced positive financial results year after year.

Why Manufacturing Left America

It would be years before I learned that Berkshire Hathaway had been taken over by one of the preeminent investors of all time, Warren Buffett. Buffett had identified Berkshire as an undervalued company that made a worthwhile product. And at that time in his evolution as a portfolio manager, Buffett was renowned for buying what some on Wall Street labeled as “cigar-butt” companies. Companies that weren’t particularly attractive or scintillating but produced positive financial results year after year.