I filled my gas tank last night: $55.30. A new record for my Toyota Solera. Last month, it took just under $50 if my tank was near empty. I know you are probably thinking, why do I wait until my tank is almost empty to fill it? Well, it’s a winter thing. I hate getting…
Commodity prices are on fire. The cost of food in the past twelve months has exploded. To name a few: Corn +84% Wheat +76% Soy Beans +57% Coffee +87% Live Cattle +27% In addition, the prices of some non-food commodities like cotton (+150%) are much higher than one year ago. To the…
We are pleased to announce that Boyer & Corporon Wealth Management has been selected as one of the 2011 honorees in the 10th Annual 25 Under 25® Program. Now in its 10th year, 25 Under 25 is an annual awards program created by KC Small Business magazine. The business community at large may submit nominees…
Every so often markets experience extreme reactions to situations that, in retrospect, turn out to be not nearly as extreme as anticipated. Near the end of 2000, prices of technology stocks soared to absurd levels and then crashed... crashed when the magnitude of economic growth from the internet was not nearly as extreme as anticipated.…
A sad paradox of lending and borrowing is that the borrowers who need money the most are the ones who must pay the highest rate of interest. Those who need it the least can borrow at extremely low rates of interest. High interest rates make it difficult to repay one’s debts, frequently causing one to…
