With the election season in full swing, dominating the airwaves, Internet and print media, you may have missed some of the other news from the past week. Here are a…
Housing Showing Signs of Recovery
We’re in a business where it’s good to worry; if we didn’t worry, we might take on too much risk, to the detriment of our clients. But we recognize that…
U.S. vs. China
As China has emerged as a world power, it has increasingly been a case of Us (as in U.S.) vs. Them. Not in military combat, fortunately, but in day-to-day trade…
The End of the Road
The problem with kicking the can down the road is that sooner or later, the road ends. Evidence of this can be found in recent stock market performance. Quantitative easing…
Unemployment Drops … Just In Time for the Election!
The unemployment rate has finally dropped below 8% to 7.8%! Or has it? Really? The latest numbers are a head scratcher. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (that’s BLS, not BS)…