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The Looming Giant: U.S. Debt Interest Costs

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In the intricate tapestry of the United States’ economy, few threads are as significant and yet as often overlooked as its debt interest payments. With interest on US debt nearing a staggering $1 trillion annually, it’s a financial .
  April 26, 2024 0

In Bear Country Without Enough Toilet Paper

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The pandemic is here, and we’ve found ourselves in bear country without enough toilet paper. When markets fall as rapidly as they have over the last few weeks and the country is going into lockdown, it’s reasonable to be worried about a .
  March 17, 2020 0

Will slower global growth mean a slowdown for the U.S.?

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Let’s break down some facts from this year… Despite better production for many countries during the first part of the year, consensus is that global growth is still seen to drop this year due to softer dynamics among developed economies. For the .
  May 29, 2019 0

Market Update Q2, 2019

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2019 is off to a good start. Believe it or not, in the first quarter the S&P 500 index increased in value 13.1%, which was the largest quarterly increase since Q3 2009 (+15.0%). However, you can look at it as recapturing the overblown .
  April 24, 2019 0

Investing in Self-Driving Taxis

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For decades people have obsessed over the self-driving car, which was once reserved as only science fiction on the big screen, has now come to be reality. There are already several autonomous vehicles driving on the roads today by the firms .
  April 22, 2019 0

Rising Rates Study and the Effect on Equities

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by guest author:  Andrew L. Berkin Berkin begins his analysis of the historical evidence with a review of the theory of the relationship between bond yields and stock returns. He asks: Why might stocks go down when yields rise? Basic investment .
  October 10, 2018 1

The Final Stretch of 2018!

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As we head into the final quarter of the year, I feel this would be a good time to reflect back on 2018 and answer the question which is on everyone’s mind. When will the Bull Run be over? A few bright spots after a bright start. This year has .
  October 10, 2018 0

Mid-Year Review of the Financial Markets (Video)

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Mid-Year Review of Financial Markets We are pleased to provide this 15 minute video on a Mid-Year Review of the Financial Markets from our colleague and friend, Charley Wright.  It includes a brief review of the investment performance of the ten .
  August 27, 2018 3

Sell in May and Go Away?

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What is this adage based on and is it good advice? Since trading in markets began, traders have been trying to figure out how markets work, what patterns to watch and how to predict the market ups and downs. After all, if you could figure out .
  May 15, 2018 0

A Change in Sentiment

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As CNBC and other news stations reported calamity in the stock markets around the world last week, I felt this would be a good opportunity to discuss how we currently view the markets and the economy. And though stocks rebounded some today, .
  March 20, 2018 0
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