Consumer Buying Patterns We all know that Oscar Mayer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A, but what about healthier products? Investors were thrown for a loop on Thursday as Kraft Heinz announced that they would be impairing…
Thought Leadership
Yesterday afternoon, the Kraft Heinz company (KHC) issued its earnings for the most recent quarter, as well as announcing the impairment of a massive amount of goodwill, some $15 billion, on its balance sheet. Obviously, this had…
Pot Stocks As legalization becomes more and more accepted in some states, many people are becoming interested in pot stocks. In this week’s episode, John and Sam discuss the likelihood of our nation’s overall acceptance of…
The Green New Deal Can we save the planet and the economy at the same time? On February 7, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others in the democratic party introduced the Green New Deal. Aimed to increase economic…
This week, freshman Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez sponsored, I guess you could call it that, a resolution she called: “Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.” The Green in this instance…
Crisis in Venezuela: Maduro vs Guaidó In the oil-rich country of Venezuela, the battle for presidency continues. Once the wealthiest country in Latin America, the severe humanitarian crisis, caused by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela,…
In response to last week’s Common Cents about recent proposals to tax ‘the rich,’ a buddy of mine wrote what was basically a ‘yeah but’ email, positing higher taxes can be offset in the economy by…
Oakworth Capital Inc. (“Oakworth”) reported record financial results in 2018 with net income of $7.0 million, a 29% increase over its 2017 net income of $5.4 million. Financial highlights include the following: Assets of $613 million…
Reducing Inequalities The Story of Harrison Bergeron In episode 23 of Trading Perspectives, John and Sam focus on a short story called Harrison Bergeron, published in 1961 by Kurt Vonnegut. In this story everyone is equal…
There seem to be a lot of headlines about this or that way to raise additional tax revenue for the Federal government. Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a tax on personal assets in excess of $50…