S&P 500, Girl Scout Cookies Engage your clients with interesting information. On a total-return basis, the S&P 500 fell 2.6% in February. That drop represents
Retail, Banks, Bitcoin The National Retail Federation said holiday sales in 2017 reached nearly $692 billion. About $90 billion, or 13%, is expected to be
Talking Points for Engaging Conversations “If a president is skilled he can still only get about three important things done in a term, less than
Talking Points for Engaging Conversations Despite the enormous wealth creating-power of the stock market, looking at it too closely can be terrifying. A daily look
Talking Points for Engaging Conversations The average bull market “correction” is 13% over four months and takes just four months to recover. Investopedia, January30, 2018 The
Just in time for the Super Bowl In my presentation, “Secrets of the Temple” I speak about data mining. If you love this stuff as
Talking Points… for Engaging Conversations! For the first time in history, health care has surpassed manufacturing and retail to become the largest source of jobs
America is growing older with consistent regularity The map below shows where we were, where we are, and where we’re going. I was recently in
The first-year average gain for first-term presidents since 1928 has been 13%. Trump’s performance, as measured by the S&P 500, was up 23%. Obama’s first
Photo Credit: htmvalerio https://www.flickr.com/photos/htmvalerio/ The DOW’s record close in 2017 ended with six full weeks of gains- the last time that happened was in 1954.
Blockchain: The Next Disruptor? I often suggest our goal in the financial business is to see it before it is obvious- when it is too
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