"Commerce with all nations, Alliance with none, should be our motto" -Thomas Jefferson I made my buys for the year on December 28, 2017, see the new portfolio here (Click Here). I've been asked repeatedly to say something about the Trade War of 2018. I've resisted, mainly because I didn't think it matters much to the Mother's Little Helper portfolio. I've also resisted because, frankly, there's no upside for me in this. No matter what my position is I'll get a few hundred

Mother's Little Helper portfolio was UP today +887.39 (+0.76%) Overall GAIN/LOSS YTD: +$132.31 (-0.11%) Our benchmark index, the S&P 500 is UP Year-To-Date (+4.66%) http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/sandp/ "One component of the leading economic indicators is the yield curve. Bond investors keep a close eye on this, as it illustrates the spread or difference between long-term interest rates and short-term ones." -Kenneth Fisher I made my buys for the year on December 28, 2017,

Mother's Little Helper portfolio was UP today +380.65 (+0.32%) Overall GAIN/LOSS YTD: +$987.87 (-0.85%) Our benchmark index, the S&P 500 is UP Year-To-Date (+4.14%) http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/sandp/ “If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem, If you owe the bank $1,000,000 dollars, that's the banks problem.” – J. Paul Getty I made my buys for the year on December 28, 2017, see the new portfolio here (Click Here). The portfolio got a little bounce up today and is fi