Anybody who has ever managed me, and any job where I’ve worked, has no doubt experienced the frustration that comes along with lack of control. They could never control me. No one could then, and no one can now. My parents learned this lesson the very hard way, a number of times. Now they will […]
Reusable Falcon 9 rocket is a triumph for SpaceX’s Elon Musk http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/spacex/2017/03/31/reusable-falcon-rocket-triumph-spacexs-musk/99881926/ When I was younger, I had no interest in History. I found it, incredibly boring. Now, as I’ve gotten older, I find it VERY interesting. In my online travels this week, I stumbled on this article, which I found really interesting. This Is […]
Well that sums it up in a nutshell, and of course the anti-trump people did not hesitate with the memes, and very large L’s all around the internet. Then I saw talk of whether or not Trump should fire Paul Ryan. Should he? Or should he take responsibility for the failure of the act to […]
The jobs report came in strong, and the fed raised interest rates. What’s more is that the Fed has made it clear that rates will be raised again. Bottom line, is that this is the time to refinance any variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. If you are thinking of buying a home, do […]
Good morning. I have a charity event early this morning (forcing me to write most of my commentary the night before) so even mentioning how the market might open would only be a guess … but wait a minute … that would make it like most days come to think of it. So I might […]
Job numbers came in strong, and this is good. This seems to indicate that the Fed will be much more excited about increasing rates. The question is, what will happen when the fed increases interest rates again? And how much will they increase them? 25 basis points? 50? If the fed comes in with a […]
Good morning. One measure of jobs came out this morning and … heavens! … the number of those newly employed … reported by ADP … beat economist estimates by a substantial margin. But wait a minute! If we were already at “full employment” … how do we keep hiring? Well … there has always been […]
Good morning. Almost two decades ago, investors were pretty full of themselves … as many stocks were soaring … and television was ripe with commercials touting how anyone (including an island-owning tow truck driver) could make millions just by doing something as simple as picking stocks. Sports bars had scrolling stock prices on the televisions […]
Good morning. Six straight weeks of market gains, leaving many to wonder just how long it can go without pause (or collapse … depending on which column you are reading). To make it a seventh consecutive week just got a little harder … as the market dropped almost a half percent shortly after the open. […]
If you need to “set boundaries” with clients, you have the wrong mindset! I went to get my haircut recently. When I walked in, the young lady behind the reception desk barely looked at me, and I could barely hear her ask me how she could help. I might not have known she was talking […]
Good morning. Another day, another Dow gain … making it 12 sessions in a row … and when this type of streak occurs (on the positive side) it is fun to find one piece of information that makes for fun water cooler talk. So here goes: According to Bespoke, the last time the Dow rose […]
The Dow is still trading in record territory, but the question is, whether or not this is justified. Is this a bubble? It might be. The indications based on what I read around the web this week, are that the economy IS improving, but not at the rate that the market would have us believe. […]