The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently took yet another stab at estimating U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the 1st quarter of 2026.(1) Ordinarily, by this point, I would have ignored the report. It is…
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Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris at Trading Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:36): John,…
This past week, I started and finished a book called Mockingbird by Walter Tevis. Truthfully, I had never heard of it until about 15 minutes before I ordered a copy. It just sounded interesting, and strangely…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris of Trading Perspectives. As always, we have a good friend, Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:36): John,…
It has been a long time since I tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep due to all of the worries dancing around in my head. What is the point? Why worry about those things…
Trump Accounts: What you need to know The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) created a new tax-advantaged savings vehicle known as a “Trump Account.” While the name has attracted plenty of attention,…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again everybody. This is John Norris of Trading Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend, Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:35): John,…
It has been my experience people tend to have some of the same basic needs. They must be fed, clothed, housed and shod. Or as my father told my sister and me on much more than…
Everyone has their own way of ‘winding down’ when they get home at the end of a workday. It could be having a drink, cooking, watching television, scrolling through their social media, listening to music or…
I have been around the financial services industry since 1991, and a lot has changed since then. The Internet wasn’t widely available for general consumption. Most people didn’t have an email address. Smartphones didn’t exist. My…