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2nd Quarter Key Takeaways 2025

ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION  During the 2nd quarter, economic globalism either seemed to have died or veered wildly off course. If actions speak  louder than words, domestic investors didn’t really seem  to mind too terribly much.  TARIFF THREAT…

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State of the Economy

Predicting the future of U.S. economic growth used to be pretty easy. All you did was take what happened during the previous quarter, then either add or subtract based on your analysis of a host of…

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Asset Allocation

I wish I could say, “What a great quarter to unplug from the markets.” But the 2nd quarter of 2025 seemed to be one of the  more exhausting in recent memories — at least dating back…

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Third Quarter Predictions

With illegal border crossings decreasing and self-deportation on the rise, the U.S. economy could eventually see an overall decrease in consumer demand — either from fewer people consuming goods or lower-than-expected population growth. Obviously, this could…