Monday Morning Outlook – Finally, Election Eve

It’s almost over! Unfortunately, those texts might not stop right away. Unless this election is an unexpected blowout, some key states won’t have full counts of all their ballots for several days. That said, enough results from some hotly contested states like...

This is Your Captain Speaking . . .

Imagine being in an airplane and one of the engines catches fire. The captain announces over the intercom that “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Our left engine has caught fir, but there is no reason for concern; we will still be able to land...

Investor Alert: Relationship Investment Scams

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of Customer Education and Outreach (OCEO), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the North American Securities Administrators Association...

Monday Morning Outlook – The Budget Blowout

With only one week left in the fiscal year, it looks like the budget deficit for the federal government for Fiscal Year 2024 is going to come in at about $1.9 trillion, which is 6.7% of GDP. To put this in historical perspective, we know of no other year in US history...

It’s Money, Not Spending, that Causes Inflation

You don’t have to read or listen for long these days before you hear a politician, pundit, or politically-inclined person say: “Government spending causes inflation.” Don’t get us wrong…anyone who wants to cut the size and scope of government is a friend of ours....