The Harvester – Winter 2010/2011
“IN OUR SPRINGTIME EVERY DAY HAS ITS HIDDEN GROWTH IN THE MIND, AS IT HAS IN THE EARTH WHEN THE LITTLE FOLDED BLADES ARE GETTING READY TO PIERCE THE GROUND” – GEORGE ELIOT We recently attended a speech by a nationally recognized economist who asked the audience “who thinks the recession is over?” We were […]
The Harvester – Fall 2010
“THE PEOPLE ARE THE ONLY SURE RELIANCE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR LIBERTY” – THOMAS JEFFERSON With just a little over a quarter left before the end of the year, this fall promises to be a busy one for Congress. As we write this newsletter, Congress and the White House are busy jockeying for position […]
The Harvester – Summer 2010
“The word ‘politics’ is derived from the word ‘poly’, meaning ‘many’, and the word ‘ticks’, meaning ‘blood sucking parasites’.” – Gore Vidal Being a politician these days is akin to being a convicted felon. Unfortunately, most of the anger people have towards politicians is well deserved. If it were up to us, a prerequisite for […]
The Harvester – Spring 2010
“Borrowers are nearly always ill-spenders, and it is with lent money that all evil is mainly done?” – John Ruskin The borrowing binge that American consumers have been on the past decade is over. Credit cards were doled out like candy. If you had a pulse, you were able to get a mortgage. Increasing home […]
The Harvester – Winter 2009
“HE WHO FAILS TO PLAN, PLANS TO FAIL” – PROVERB With just five weeks left before the end of the year, it is time to review your year-end income tax plans. Making the right moves now can save you plenty. As you consider your options, you need to take into account two tax years – […]
The Harvester – Fall 2009
“O accurst craving for Gold!” – Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) We have received many inquiries about our thoughts on gold. One could write an entire book on the subject, but we will condense our thoughts for purposes of this newsletter. In order to best understand gold, we believe a look at the history of the […]
The Harvester – Summer 2009
“There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt” – Ibsen, “A Doll’s House”, Act I Henrick Ibsen wrote this line back in 1879, but it could be written today not only for our home life, but for our country. The ?home life? many Americans have been […]
The Harvester – Spring 2009
PRESS RELEASE THOR Investment Management, Inc. selected as one of the Leading Wealth Managers of the Great Lakes Region Cincinnati, OH; 4/28/2009: THOR Investment Management, Inc., a leading provider of wealth management services, today announced that it has been selected by Goldline Research as one of the leading Wealth Managers of the Great Lakes Region for […]
The Harvester – Summer 2008
“Positive economics is in principle independent of any particular ethical position or normative judgments… In short, positive economics is or can be an ‘objective’ science.” – Milton Friedman ‘Tis the season for stump speeches and political posturing. Now that we are down to two candidates for President, we wanted to offer some advice to the […]
The Harvester – Spring 2008
“For this relief much thanks; ’tis bitter cold, and I am sick at heart” – Shakespeare, “Hamlet” Shakespeare could write the same line today, but as it applies to the members of the Federal Reserve Board regarding their decision last week to provide liquidity to the financial markets. Not only did they cut interest rates […]