by Matt Towery | Nov 29, 2016 | The Forum
In anticipation of what I openly declared ahead of time as a likely Donald Trump win November 8th, I steadily bought shares of the S&P index fund SPDR (SPY) but hedged by buying shares of one of the many ETFs that track volatility in the market (the VIX), in my...
by Matt Towery | Nov 14, 2016 | The Forum
It was June of this year. About 150 of my fellow Georgians were gathered around the grand staircase in the home of Atlanta business legend Charlie Loudermilk. Speaking to the group, Donald Trump put me on the spot. “Matt, whose going to win in November?” Trump had...
by Matt Towery | Sep 18, 2016 | The Forum
In the autumn of 2013 a story literally blindsided the press and public. The Atlanta Braves were moving to Cobb County. More specifically they were locating at the epicenter of Northside Atlanta traffic— the critical juncture where I-75 and I-285 “meet and greet”...
by Matt Towery | Jul 22, 2016 | News, News 2
In a speech that attempted to touch every possible political base, Donald J. Trump drew a literal nationalistic line in the sand during an impassioned acceptance speech of his party’s nomination in Cleveland Thursday night. Trump’s comfort with the teleprompter...
by Matt Towery | Apr 8, 2016 | News, News 2
Editor’s Note: Having concluded his 15 year national column, Matt Towery resumes sharing with our readers his observations concerning ways to make sound investments based on news and public opinion surveys. Here is his most recent update on some of his...
