Wed July 29, 2015 This report suggests the real economic problem is the lack of capital spending. We are studying depreciation in Intermediate Accounting. This lack of spending and hoarding of cash in a low interest rate environment reflects the over regulation of  the economy and uncertainty of tax policy.  Is Dave Stockman right, is unemployment really 42.9%?…

Monday July 27, 2015 We have noted that fewer and fewer stocks are still advancing, this is both a divergence and shrinking leadership, a classic sign of an ending bull market. Into day's WSJ Page C1 we learn that six firms account for over half the $664 billion  value added to the NASDAQ this year. …

Thursday July 23, 2015 For the second time in five years,  A & P has filed for bankruptcy. This is not a familiar name to most younger students but when I was a kid, A & P was the equivalent of Wal Mart today but in the grocery business.  With assets of $1.6 B and debts…

Weekend July 12, 2015 A reader asks with the demise of Sears will we see the demise of shopping malls.  Back in the day a shopping mall would operate with three or four 'anchor tenants.'  This would typically be large chain stores like JC Penny, Sears, Melvyn's. Melvyn's is gone and Sears is on the…

Thursday July 9, 2015 The market is quickly approaching the oversold reversal level of last October. Looks like this will occur this next week. Too late to go short now. Welles Wilder always recommended positions with the trend, if your timing is off the trend will bail you out. This suggests a light long might…

Weekend June 27, 2015 And finally check out our interview with Robert Folsom.

Monday May 4, 2015 Friday May 1 Gilbert Barrera, Richard Green, and Dennis Elam, TAMUSA Accounting Professors, met with their counterparts from Alamo Community College. It was a casual get acquainted meeting with TAMUSA providing lunch from Jimmy Johns.        At left Gilbert Barrera visits with Amanda Salinas from Palo Alto College.   …

Dennis Elam Friday April 24, 2015 Word Count 667 Everything Old is New Again Bill Griffeth and Sue Herera, CNBC anchors,  could hardly contain themselves. The NASD index of high tech stocks had soared from 1750 in October of 1998 to a lofty 5,000 by March of 2000.   The party did not last long with…

Monday  April 20 2015 Safe Share tv travels to Lubbock interviewing 'students' at Texas Tech.  It looks like they are spending a  lot more time studying via TMZ than in history class!.  Please tell me TAMUSA students know when the Civil War occurred. 

Monday April 20 2015 San Antonio's Globalscape GSB ranks number 3 of the 32 best companies to work for in a new survey.  GSB has made the list five years in a row. Learn more at globalscape.com TAMUSA students are invited to attend the GSB annual meeting Thursday May 14 at 9 AM at the company…