Thought Leadership Archive
Predicting future economic activity involves little more than digesting a massive amount of economic data, playing the odds and coming to a conclusion. Ordinarily, this is a pretty easy to do. As I have told countless…
The first quarter of 2023’s epic finale in the world of financial markets and institutions included bank failures and plenty of volatility. This, however, was quickly lulled back to sleep in the second quarter, as a…
This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced inflation was dead. As in kaput. Or at least that is what some of the headlines would have had you believe. Better put, the BLS announced the…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released “The Employment Situation – June 2023.” It reported the U.S. economy created 209K net, new payroll jobs last month. 60K were in the public sector and 149K…
Today’s societal discord suggests Americans aren’t on the same page about who, or what, we are as a country. While differences of opinion are to be expected in society, a dismissal or misunderstanding of what unites…
After last week’s news cycle with the inflation gauges and FOMC meeting, this week felt like something of a breather. To that end, the biggest headline had nothing to do with the economy or the markets.…
This week, the Federal Reserve didn’t raise the target overnight lending rate. The industry has called this a pause in the tightening cycle, as it expects one more rate hike before the Fed calls it quits.…
As a business owner, you’ve probably asked yourself this many times. But have you ever stopped to really consider and understand the true value of what is likely your greatest asset? Knowing the value of your…
This morning, the Wall Street Journal had an excellent article about the relatively sharp slowdown in venture investing and its impact on startup companies. Let’s just say it isn’t good. Deal flow is down. Cash is…
Although I have never understood the mania over the Star Wars franchise, I like a good science fiction yarn. To that end, I really enjoyed The Matrix, at least the first movie of that particular series.…