BIG CITY PEOPLE 50% of the US population lives in just 143 counties in the USA, i.e., just 4.6% of the 3,142 counties throughout the nation are home to half our citizens. (Source: Census Bureau) DISCRETIONARY  VS. MANDATORY Over the next decade (fiscal years 2019-2028), estimated discretionary spending by the US government is $14.1 trillion, […]

UP vs. DOWN The split between “up” and “down” trading days for the S&P 500 over the last 50 years (i.e., 1969-2018, encompassing a total of 12,611 trading days) is 53% “up” and 47% “down.” The split during calendar year 2018 (there were 251 trading days last year) was also 53/47. (Source: BTN Research) TEN-YEAR […]

THAT WOULD HURT Individual income taxes paid by American taxpayers would have to increase by +46% in order to eliminate our $779 billion deficit from fiscal year 2018. (Source: Treasury Department) PRODUCING MORE, IMPORTING LESS As of the end of October 2016, the USA was producing 8.5 billion barrels of crude oil per day while […]