Bill’s Blog
Everything’s Up! Rates, Jobs, the Markets, and the National Debt
SurpriseRecently, the continued strength and resilience of the labor market was a revelation. The Federal Reserve has raised rates 10 times over the last 14...
Earnings Season
The Markets - It's Better Than ExpectedIt’s earnings season – the time when publicly traded companies report on how profitable they were during the first...
Easter, The Masters, Spring, and Blooming Flowers!
The MarketsCurrent economic conditions can be interpreted in different ways. Recent data and a possible credit crunch, resulting from the upheaval in the...
Golf vs. Investing
The MarketsSpring has arrived and Jon Rahm just became the fourth golfer from Spain to win the green jacket at The Masters! So let’s talk golf for a moment....
Sibling Discord: Stocks and Bonds
The MarketsStocks and bonds are two of the better-known asset classes in the family of potential investments. Recently, they were in opposition. Bond interest...
Brace for a Bumpy Ride
The MarketsThere was some unwelcome information in recent economic data that caused markets to reassess expectations: Inflation didn’t fall as fast as...
Rolling Recessions and the Value of the Employee
The MarketsWe finally have an up month – a happy start to a new year! January 2023 was the first positive month for the market after being very volatile...
The Cycle of Inflation
The MarketsThe vicious cycle of inflation continues. We recently learned that pay increases at central banks in many parts of the world won’t keep pace with...
The Year’s End
WHAT WILL THE YEAR-END BRING? Throughout 2022, the United States Federal Reserve has been trying to slow inflation by putting the brakes on the U.S. economy....
Riding Out The Storm
It continues to be a challenging time with the downturn of the market and with inflation of the economy, causing interest rate hikes. History proves that...