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.  [...]

“I’ve always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” President Ronald Reagan, August 12, 1986 It is no secret, as business owners, we are passionate about making sur [...]

Last week, markets fluttered as investors look for a sense of direction. As we have touched on the last several weeks, overall sentiment in the marketplace remains upbeat. The record amount of stimulus flowing through the economy has driv [...]

Last week provided some meaningful data in the world of finance and economics. Market participants had plenty to chew on as a deluge of economic data was released throughout the week including updated inflation and retail sales data. Addi [...]