This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released “The Employment Situation – July 2025.” In it, the BLS reported the U.S. economy created 73K net, new payroll jobs, and the unemployment rate ticked up slightly,…
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This past Wednesday was my wedding anniversary, and I had done absolutely nothing to celebrate. To be sure, Beth and I had a little trip to New York in the works to celebrate. However, as for…
Recently, the headlines have been anything but boring. However, you might be surprised by how difficult it has been to come up with interesting topics for this newsletter. After all, while the world may seem like…
Not surprisingly, I have fielded a number of questions about the “big, beautiful bill” (OBBB) and what it might mean for the economy and the Federal budget, moving forward. Unfortunately, I am certain my responses have…
Despite everything happening in the financial markets and geopolitics, the biggest news this past week, in my opinion, was the Democratic mayoral primary in New York (the City). Given the overwhelming majority the Democrats have in…
One of my favorite movies is Groundhog Day. Laughingly, I have seen it over and over again. However, as clever as I perceive the movie to be, actually having to relive the same day countless times…
As everyone in the entire world knows by now, or should, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo last night. Hey, wait a second. That isn’t right. No. Last night, Israel…
Not surprisingly, I have recently fielded a fair number of questions about the President’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). In full disclosure, I have not read the entire bill nor do I intend to do…
This past Saturday night, my wife and I went out with a couple of our friends. They had paid for my birthday dinner a few weeks prior. So, it was our turn to repay the favor…
A couple of weeks ago, my wife gave me an iPhone 14 Plus for my birthday. This was to replace the iPhone 8 I had been using since December 2017. You read that right. The smartphone…