| 'Tis Only My Opinion! is a copyrighted newsletter published by Adrich Corporation and includes commentary on a variety of subjects. It is intended to provoke thinking, then dialogue among its readers. Quotation with attribution is encouraged. |
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| September 2010 | Is the US dollar in Imminent Danger? | Can the dollar survive as the world's reserve currency? |
| August 2010 | The Markets - Today and the Future | Is the economy on the road to recover? |
| July 2010 | Mid-year Outlook | Are we looking at a double-dip or something worse? |
| June 2010 | The Three D's! Demographics, Debt, Default | A look at forces facing the world economic outlook. |
| May 2010 | Illegal Immigration | Can it be solved? |
| April 2010 | America - Boom or Bankruptcy! | Will the good old days return? |
| January 2010 | Outlook 2010 | Review and looking at possible impact events in 2010 |
| August 2009 | The Stimulus Report Card | What is the effect of the Stimulus? |
| January 2009 | Outlook 2009 | Review of world economic conditions and 2009 forecast |
| November 2008 | Looking at the Challenges | Obama faces systemic risks |
| October 2008 | Plan B - Using Common Sense | The Bailout Plan is not working ... |
| September 2008 | Who's Responsible for the Financial Mess? | Looking at the Credit Crisis |
| August 2008 | How Safe is your wealth with the FDIC? | IndyMac's failure turns the spotlight on the FDIC. |
| July 2008 | 2008 Mid-Year Review | Is "struggling-through" the best that can be expected? |
| June 2008 | Has the Federal Reserve Bank achieved its mandate? | The FED.. what was its mandate and has it met those goals? |
| February 2008 | Bad Data creates Bad Decisions | Does your perception of the world differ from official data? |
| January 2008 | Outlook 2008 | Review of world economic conditions and 2008 Forecast |
| June 2007 | Taking Back the United States of America! | A look at how emergency powers can overthrow the rights of U.S. citizens guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. |
| January 2007 | Outlook 2007 | Review of world economic conditions and 2007 Forecast |
| January 2006 | Outlook 2006 | Review of world economic conditions and 2006 Forecast |
| December 2004 | Outlook 2005 | Review of world economic conditions and 2005 Forecast |
| November 2004 | Tasks Facing Bush in his Second Term | Problems facing President Bush |
| October 2004 | Protecting American and its Freedoms | The War on Terror and other Pressures require drastic measures. |
| May 2004 | Doesn't Anyone Think Anymore? | The consequences facing the U.S. as the lemmings take over. |
| February 2004 | Chinks in the Armor | The role of the US dollar as a reserve currency is in trouble. |
| January 2004 | Looking at the Crystal Ball | Looking ahead to 2004 |
| November 2003 | Looking fore and aft | Will the market continue its rally? |
| October 2003 | Up or down? Bear market rally or a New Bull Market? | Are we still in a bear market? |
| August 2003 | Is "Muddling Through" the best we can do?" | What if the Fed's pump-priming and the administrations plan doesn't work. |
| July 2003 | "What's ahead?" | A look at the roadblocks in the way of recovery for the U.S. Economy. |
| June 2003 | "Tittering?" | Inflation, Stagflation, or Deflation . . Which way is the economy headed? |
| May 2003 | "Who is really ripping the investor off Iraq" | The next war will not be fought in a military sense |
| April 2003 | "Looking beyond Iraq" | What is ahead for the US and the war on Terror? |
| March 2003 | "Can Protestors stop an Avalanche?" | When was the last time appeasement worked? |
| February 2003 | "Has the case been made yet?" | Slowly the noose tightens |
| January 2003 | "Aren't you Glad 2002 is Over?" | Looking through a hazy crystal ball. |
| December 2002 | Put up or Shut up! ... | It is now the Bush Administration's problem |
| November 2002 | The Future is unclear! | A look at the economy before the mid-term elections. |
| October 2002 | It's the lack of demand. . . | The economy suffers from a lack of demand caused by many people working at jobs beneath their qualifications if they can find work. |
| September 2002 | . . . All of the Time! . . . | What's ahead in the markets and the economy |
| August 2002 | . . . But not all of the people . . . | Have we reached the bottom? |
| July 2002 | Some of the people most of the time . . . | The market is teetering and so is confidence |
| June 2002 | You can fool . . . | Is the economy really on the way to recovery or is it just smoke and mirrors? |
| May 2002 | Is the dollar doomed? | A look at the forces which are causing pressure upon the dollar? |
| April 2002 | Is it a 'V' recovery, or is a 'W' recession just around the corner?' | Are the economists correct in predicting a 'V' recovery or is something obfuscating the real world? |
| March 2002 | Can Greenspan plug the Dike? | Will the financial markets collapse under the tsunami of bad debts, derivatives, and interest rates? |
| February 2002 | Will Reality ever be Acknowledge | Fact, not emotions, will eventually determine the course of the Market. But when? |
| January 2002 | The Bull versus the Bear | The Case for a Bull Market Rally? |
| December 2001 | It is now Official - - We have a Recession! | Finally, the Government agrees. | |
| November 2001 | Halloween is not as Scary as the Economy or the Government's willingness to destroy our Constitution and the Bill of Rights! | Did your representative even have a copy of the PATRIOT bill to read before they voted? | |
| October 2001 | We've Got a Job to Do! | A look at the US after 911 | |
| September 2001 | Thinking outside the Box for Solutions | More of the same won't cut it any longer! | |
| August 2001 | What could tilt the Applecart and put us in a Depression? | Problems facing the US Economy moving towards a Recovery | |
| July 2001 | Is the Dip Over? or have we reached the crest of the Bear Market Rally. | A look at the U. S. economy and the Stock Market | |
| June 2001 | Time to Vote your Conscience! | The major political parties need to redefine their positions. | |
| May 2001 | The Power of the Vote | The stench from illegal voters far overwhelms the campaign finance scandals which McCain thinks is important! | |
| April 2001 | Remember Runnymeade! | When will the tax revolt come? | |
| March 2001 | Down and Up and Down Somemore! | Time to Buy or a Bear Market Trap? | |
| February 2001 | The Party is over - Now is the time to Perform! | What honeymoon? | |
| January 2001 | Living beyond our Means | January 2001 - Storm Clouds on the Horizon | When will excessive credit create a melt-down? |
| November 2000 | Clinton's Legacy | William J. Clinton's legacy will probably not be to his liking. |
| September 2000 | Where did Common Sense Go? | Laws, rules and regulations that make common sense a joke! |
| June 2000 | The Privatization of Social Security | Much ado about little? You won't get rich with the Bush Plan! |
| May 2000 | Step Back and Reflect for a Moment! | Sometimes a historical view can tell us where we are on the pendulum! |
| April 2000 | Strategic Investing | How to increase your investment performance! |
| March 2000 | Want to improve your Investment Performance? Learn to Add! | Who has your best interest at heart, you or your stock broker? Using a few simple rules, you should be able to tell your broker or mutual fund advisor, thanks, but no thanks! |
| February 2000 | Your Business is Kaput when you forget the Customer! | The customer pays their salary and perks but today's business executives have forgotten that basic fact! |
| January 2000 | It's Circus Time! | Facts don't matter - the Millenium is still a year away! |
| October 1999 | Harvest Time - 1999 is the year we lost the family farmer! | The economic disaster in Agriculture will change forever the face of rural America and increase the cost of food to the consumer. |
| September 1999 | The Tragedy of Waco | The truth begins to emerge and it shows a government that can't be trusted. |
| August 1999 | Twas Pilot Error and Other Observations | What the Major Media did not report while you were glued to the tragedy of JFK, Jr. |
| July 1999 | The Problem with Presidential Elections in America | What's wrong!. |
| June 1999 | The public school system has failed! | Don't fool yourself . . . today's public schools are not improving! |
| May 1999 | Typical Knee Jerk Reaction | Reaction to the Littleton shootings! |
| April 1999 | Clinton's Kosovo War! | The Spin Machine at work again. |
| March 1999 | The Budget Surplus is an Illusion! | It is only Semantics and Lies! |
| February 1999 | When politics are conducted by polls, the mobs rule! | The impeachment case is not about sex but perjury and obstruction of justice! |
| January 1999 | What's so difficult about Programming? | Why does it take a 10 MEG program to print W-2 forms? |
| November 1998 | Can the Republican Party be Saved from Itself? | Snatching defeat from victory. |
| September 1998 | The Rewards of Military Neglect! | Are we now a third-rate country? |
| July 1998 | The Stock Market and Value | Straws in the Wind! |
| May 1998 | Press 1 for Marketing, Press 2 for Technical Support | Technology has forgotten the customer! |
| April 1998 | Health care progress - is it time to measure the cost/benefit ratio? | Is the cost worth it? |
| March 1998 | The Great Storm of 1998 | El Nino strikes again? |
| March 1997 | Venture Capital - Is it for you? | A perspective on the changes in Venture Capital. |
| February 1997 | The Real State of the Union | February 1997 - A commentary on today's economy and the ship of state. |
| August 1996 | How Laws are really made! | August 1996 - Texas HR 713 |
| March 1995 | Confidence - such a fragile thing! | March 1995 - The greenback is in trouble and so is the US. |
| November 1994 | What's Wrong with Engineering Education Today? | November 1994 - and suggestions to improve it. |
| September 1994 | The hour-glass of time clouds our vision about the ravages of inflation! | September 1994 - Looking forward from 1900 at inflation! |
| July 1994 | Do we really want or need Health Care Reform? | July 1994 - An examination of Clinton's proposals. |
| June 1994 | D-DAY REVISITED | June 1994 - A look at the new War and D-Day |
| March 1994 | Athletics vs. Academics | March 1994 - What is the real purpose of a university? |
| February 1994 | Mandatory Jail Sentences - - a bad idea? | February 1994 - Does the crime really justify the sentence? |
| December 1993 | Reflections - 25 years after Camelot! | December 1993 - A look back at JFK's watch! |
| August 1993 | Civil Rights | August 1993 - A good idea gone bad! |
| July 1993 | Drug Myopia! | July 1993 - A case study in how not to increase Exports! |
| June 1993 | Mandatory Auto Insurance | June 1993 - What's wrong with the implementation of the concept! |
| April 1993 | Gridlock continues! | April 1993 - The Clinton Morass -- Maybe Perot was correct! Experience gained in being Governor of Arkansas is not important for a future President. |
| February 1992 | Speed Limits | February 1992 - Do they promote safety or are they just sources of revenue? |
| October 1991 | Crime Pays Everyone but the Victims! | October 1991 - A controversial proposal to revamp the criminal justice system in the US. |
| June 1982 | Webster's is Obscene! | June 1982 - Texas Board of Education bans Webster's New Collegiate dictionary as obscene. |
| May 1982 | Dirty Results From "Clean Air!" | May 1982 - A look at the Clean Air Act and its unintended consequences. |
| March 1982 | The Lowly Coffee Bean | March 1982 - A small treatise on distribution systems in Japan and the US. |
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Last updated - September 1, 2010