BLOGS
FROM THE DESK OF KEVIN BEAMON
Things I Believe (and how they were passed down to me!)
You have likely heard by now that the founder of Camelback Wealth Strategies, my father Bill Beamon, died on September 19, 2020…
TRUSTED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
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....
Monetary Policy is Out of Control
The growth of bureaucracy around the world has led to a proliferation of rules. This creates multitudes of problems, one of which is that the state has made understanding what it is doing impenetrable, boring, nuanced, and technical. With vast resources, numerous...
OUTLOOK
America’s 3.5-Second Miracle
In 1852, Karl Marx said “Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly encountered and transmitted…
Waiting on the Fed
One of our main contentions in recent months is that the Federal Reserve, by switching from a scarce reserve model to an abundant reserve model, has completely taken over the short term interest rates marketplace…
The Worst Malinvestment
Austrian Economics argues that growth comes from innovation and entrepreneurship, with “the market” directing resources to areas of the economy that provide the greatest returns. It also observes that when government uses interest rates, subsidies, taxes, or other...
CLIENT LETTER
Client Letter | Outlook 2023: Finding Balance | December 6, 2022
LPL Research’s Outlook 2023: Finding Balance provides perspective on what’s been happening and what may lay ahead in the market, economy, and more.
Client Letter | Looking Ahead | November 2, 2022
LPL Research discusses why there may be emerging reasons to believe that the next year may be more constructive than the last.
Client Letter | Could the Worst be Behind Us? | October 5, 2022
Stocks and bonds are both down significantly. Elevated food and gas prices continue to stretch budgets, and higher interest rates have increased borrowing costs.
FINRA Resources For Investors
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...