Morningstar Investment Conference
This was our second year attending the Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago, which brings together some of the major thought leaders in our industry. Listed below are a few of…
Corporate America Should Consider a Debt Reduction Diet
As the rest of America considers diet and exercise to shed those recently acquired pounds from the holidays, corporate America should consider their own diet: a debt reduction diet. As…
Reasons for Continued Stock Market Volatility
The recent bounce in U.S. stocks has been welcomed after the tumultuous January and most of February 2016. Does this mean that we will race back to the S&P 500…
Good Read
The last two weeks can definitely be defined as volatile. The financial press attributed the volatility to China, the price of oil, and investor sentiment. A number of people are…
Recap of 2015
January 2015 started out with such high hopes for a lot of forecasters. Top forecasters projected that the S&P 500 index would end somewhere between 2100 to 2350 by December…
Why Should The Number 98 Scare You?
Why Should The Number 98 Scare You? On Tuesday February 11th the House voted to increase the debt limit. The general consensus is that the Senate will pass the measure…
Free Enterprise System
Let’s bring the term “Free Enterprise System” back in vogue. If you are my age or older, you probably remember the term “ Free Enterprise System” being taught in schools. …
Live Below Your Means
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting. –Benjamin Franklin Franklin had it right. You can accumulate funds when you live below your means. Savings doesn’t…
Unemployed / Underemployed
What is the unemployment rate? Most people would answer somewhere in the seven percent range. However, this number leaves out the discouraged worker, the underemployed (people who are working in…
Welcome to Economically Speaking
A blog dedicated to commentary on the major economic issues of our day. Monetary policy, demographics and overall market conditions are just a few of the items that will be…