
Saving Grace
At the turn of 21st century, the growth cycle (1982 – 2000) came to an abrupt halt with a 50% decline of the major US indices over the subsequent three years and the end of the dot.com era. Everyone was […]
At the turn of 21st century, the growth cycle (1982 – 2000) came to an abrupt halt with a 50% decline of the major US indices over the subsequent three years and the end of the dot.com era. Everyone was […]
In real estate, the three key factors to assure success in owning property are: location, location, location. Regarding the US economy and continued growth, the three keys are: JOBS, JOBS, and more JOBS. Yesterday, the JOLTS report (Job Openings and […]
Last week several essential reports were released which provided an insight into the health of the US economy. Published on February 28 was a report on the Gross Domestic Product changes released every quarter by the Bureau of Economic Analysis […]
On Friday the University of Michigan released their preliminary September estimate of consumer sentiment which appears to be on track to exceed a level not seen since 2004. Econoday stated in their assessment of the report: “Consumer sentiment is moving […]
Former President Obama was regularly cited stating the rallying cry of “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” as the Unemployment Rate approached 10%. Fast forward to today, and the wonder from my CEO clients is “Workers, Workers, Workers.” There just are not enough […]
In the seventh inning stretch of every major league baseball game, patrons celebrating America’s pastime sing “root, root, root for the hooooome team, if they don’t win it’s a shame!” The path of least cognitive resistance is to support what […]
Wow, what a week. While most are clamoring about trivial topics such as whether this is the most extended bull market in history (spoiler, it’s not), what inning the stock market is in, how much cash is on the sidelines, […]