In case you didn’t pick up the November 7th copy of Pravda, you might have missed the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. This was ultimate act in a year of great turmoil within Russia which…
Thought Leadership
Last week, I made a presentation about the current health of the economy and markets to a group of folks in Birmingham. Not surprisingly, I got a “what if” question about North Korea. You know — what if Kim…
Although I don’t consider myself a codger, I have recently found myself saying things like: “when I was a kid” or “I am old enough to remember when.” You know, the sort of stuff that makes…
One of my wife’s co-workers recently turned us onto a PBS Masterpiece series entitled ‘Poldark.’ As an aside, in case you didn’t already know, Masterpiece is a code word for: 1) originally produced by and aired…
A few years ago, my daughter asked me some detailed questions regarding the Vietnam War. Let’s just say I wasn’t as knowledgeable or detailed as she would have liked. So much so, I had to defend…
I started in this industry working on a buy-side bond trading desk, as well as managing money market and municipal bond funds. My employer in Baltimore had some pretty strict credit standards, and, as a result,…
Oakworth Capital, Inc. (holding company for Oakworth Capital Bank) is pleased to announce the addition of Samford T. Myers, (Sandy) as a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Myers is the owner of ASF, Inc.,…
Last week, famed investor Warren Buffett boldly predicted the Dow Industrials will be over 1 million in 100 years. On its face, that would seem to be a pretty robust outlook. Dow 1 Million? Wow. If…
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the monetary policy making body of the Federal Reserve, met this week, and very people were concerned about what it would decide to do with the overnight lending target rate…
My daughter will periodically declare herself a vegetarian for a number of different reasons, none of them dietary in nature. This will last for a few days or until the next time we have spaghetti for…