Thought Leadership Archive
2020 Election Projection Series
2020 Election Projection Part 2: Democrats win the White House, Republicans win the Senate
In part one of our Election Series, we looked at the ramifications of a Democratic sweep in November. If this were not to play out, the “weakest link” in the Democratic sweep argument would be…
The Electoral College In the 2016 election, Hillary won the popular vote, yet Trump won the presidency. Many people felt the turnout was unfair and pushed to do away with the electoral college. On the flip…
Last night, the NFL kicked off its regular season in Kansas City. I didn’t know it was going to do so until yesterday afternoon, and I had forgotten about it by the time I got to…
It is entirely possible the Democratic Party could sweep to victory in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Presidency. As we all know, President Trump has been polarizing during his time in office.…
Fear of The Future Fear sells. In world of pandemics, politics, and discontent, it’s reasonable to believe people may not be as confident as they seem. With all the negative news stories and social media posts,…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the “The Employment Situation – August 2020” report at 8:30 am EDT. Frankly, it was pretty good. The BLS estimated employers added 1.371 million net new jobs…
David McGrath Associate Managing Director, Wealth Management With the month of August now in the books, the stock market continues to defy expectations. The S&P 500 showed a return in August of 7.01%, the best…
Declining Popularity of Professional Sports The NFL will be kicking off in the next couple of weeks, but professional sports ratings have shown to be significantly lower since the pandemic. In the past, sports have…
The Summer of Discontent When it comes to investing, an age-old question has been growth versus value. Over the past decade, growth has pretty consistently outperformed value. That begs the question, is value investing dead or…
How many of us have ever paid ‘cash’ to have someone perform a task, work, or job of some sort? Perhaps it was for a babysitter or the kid down the street to occasionally mow the…