Markets Are Not True
Markets Are Not True "Markets are not true." This was the quote from the chairman of UBS, Axel Weber, in an article by Gillian Tett titled, "Investors are ill equipped…
Accelerate Through the Curve
Accelerate Through the Curve Ever since high school, I wanted an MG. When my daughter started driving, I found a beautiful yellow 1969 MGB GT and, like so many dads,…
The State of Labor
The State of Labor As we celebrated our three day holiday, most of us didn’t think about labor. Of course, Labor Day was created to celebrate the achievements of the…
Perception vs. Reality
Perception vs. Reality If you had been living off the grid since January and just turned on the television, you might be led to believe we are in the middle…
Sounding like a Broken Record
Sounding like a Broken Record Do you remember when your favorite record had that scratch that caused your favorite song to repeat the same phrase over and over again? At…
Reasons for Continued Stock Market Volatility
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…
Good Read
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…
Recap of 2015
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…
How Big is the Fed’s Balance Sheet?
How Big is the Fed’s Balance Sheet? “A billion here, a billion there and pretty soon you’re talking about real money” - Senator Everett Dirksen When the late Senator Dirksen…
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…