Trading Perspectives Podcast

The Effect of Covid-19 on Local Municipalities This week’s episode features Stewart Welch, the Mayor of Mountain Brook, Alabama and Founder of the Welch Group.  Although most people think they know how local governments work, Mayor…

Extra Debt & Interest Rates  Now on the 3rd stimulus package, people are starting to complain about the trillions of dollars the US Treasury is throwing on the economy.  How are we going to pay for…

Reopening Local Economies People have conflicting opinions on the reopening of economies. The reality is, local politicians are in a lose-lose situation. You open it up to soon, infections increase but if you don’t, economic structural…

COVID-19 and regime change? It could happen, as the coronavirus spreads throughout densely populated emerging economies. Do they have the capacity to test and treat the infected? Are those governments telling the truth? Will the local…

Sports & Social Distancing Whether or not the amount of money spent on sports in reasonable or not, America puts a lot of money into sports and there are many tentacles to consider.  From local restaurants…

Social Distancing and Local Restaurants We all keep hearing the phrase “eat local” from various delivery services such as Grub Hub, Door Dash, etc. and it shouldn’t come as a shock to hear that many restaurants…

The Effects of the Stimulus Package All said, the stimulus package will be a good thing and we have seen a recent rally in the stock market.  However, what people need to realize is that as…

The Effect of COVID-19 on Businesses As the COVID-19 pandemic sets in the United States, many businesses are being forced to close their doors.  How is the pandemic effecting the local pizzeria versus the Airlines?  Outside…

Coronavirus Chaos The markets didn’t respond well to the Federal rate cut on Sunday, schools are closing, major sporting events have been called off and toilet paper has become a hot commodity.  Small shifts in behaviors…

Interest Rates & Crude Oil Prices Some market experts have long maintained you can predict future economic growth by looking at interest rates and crude oil prices. Are today’s low rates and crude oil prices building…