Those of you regularly reading The Weekly Insight might be getting a little tired of the “Interest Rate & Inflation” story. So are we!  But it continues to dominate the headlines and is, without a doubt, the biggest mover of the marke [...]

The big story this week is the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday.  The concern remains the same:  will the Fed raise rates? Many of us here at Insight are parents of young children.  Asking this question – again – feels like when our [...]

If you are a fan of football, you know who Greg Olsen is. He is a legendary tight end who played most of his career in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers. On the field, he was an amazing producer, which is how NFL players – just like thos [...]

As we come out of Memorial Day weekend, we’ve been thinking a lot on the meaning of the holiday.  To many, it is the “Start of Summer!”  A time to grill burgers, enjoy your favorite beverage, and break out the swimsuits.  But to many, it [...]

Real estate and the housing market play an integral role in the lives of nearly every American. The idea of a place of one’s own lies at the core of The American Dream. At its most basic level, a home provides much needed shelter and comf [...]

Simon & Garfunkel’s famous song – The Sound of Silence – started with a very famous verse: “Hello darkness, my old friend.” Our theme for May 2021?  Hello VOLATILITY my old friend. It’s back and it’s never fun. But it can mean opportu [...]

We have a member on our team who gets annoyed when we use the phrase “unprecedented” in these memos. As he says: “That phrase has been entirely overused” since the pandemic started. And he’s right. It is pretty unoriginal at this point.  [...]