This article originally appeared in the September 2026 edition of the Nashville Business Journal. You can read the story online at the Nashville Business Journal (subscription not required) or continue below. During our junior year in…
Thought Leadership
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By the time you read this, I will have attended my 40th high school reunion. Since I was a class officer back in the day, I am/was on the organizing committee. However, in all transparency, my…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:29): Okay. Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris at Trade and Perspectives. As always, we have a good friend, Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement…
On Friday, August 7, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released “The Employment Situation – July 2026.” (1) While it wasn’t completely dreadful, it wasn’t a good report. In fact, the only silver lining I…
Last week, July 30th, I finished The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. This was her magnum opus, and a very good read. At one point, I imagine it made any number of ‘required reading’ lists for…
John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris at Trader Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:36): Hey John. How are you doing? John…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:31): Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris at Trading Perspectives. As always, we have a good friend, Sam Clements. Sam, say hello. Hey Sam Clement (00:36): …
Macro & Market Perspectives
Letter From Our Chief Investment Officer, John Norris – 2nd Quarter of 2026
If you had told me on February 27, 2026, the U.S. would start a war with Iran the next day and the S&P 500 would rally over 15% during the second quarter of 2026, I would…
Unless global tensions dramatically flare up again, crude oil prices could stay lower than they were during the worst of the recent crisis in Iran. This could result in reduced inflation expectations moving forward. If so,…
MARKET RESILIENCE DESPITE HEADLINES Despite turmoil in the Middle East. Despite higher oil prices throughout much of the quarter.(1) Despite persistent inflation. Despite all of this and more, the U.S. stock market, as defined by the…