Episode 20. Perspectives

Investors are enjoying a robust stock market rally with NASDAQ and possibly the S&P 500 completing three consecutive years of 20%+ annual gains. Meanwhile, Berkshire Hathaway has amassed a record-bre...

22 Okt 202524min

Small business owners have endured a difficult four years. Before the global COVID-19 pandemic, many were benefiting from economic growth between 2017 and 2020. But when the pandemic struck, supply ch...

14 Okt 202515min

My selection of reports to write about is getting narrowed as multiple reporting US Federal agencies have stopped releasing economic data due to the Federal government shutdown. However, just before ...

8 Okt 202517min

Last week we reviewed the changes in prices from manufacturers and producers. Based on the reports from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual increase of the Producer Price Index (PPI) declin...

24 Sep 202515min

To determine the future costs of consumer goods one needs to monitor the costs to producers. If producer costs go up then it is only a matter of time until your costs increase at the retail level. R...

16 Sep 202520min

Many of you read about the tragedy in the small town of Hunt in the Texas Hill Country. Torrential rain poured from July 4th to the 7th and then resumed again July 12 -13. The Guadalupe River that ...

3 Sep 202516min

After the Federal Reserve raised their discount rate 500% in 2022 and 2023 taking mortgage rates up with them, housing activity has hit a brick wall. Since mid-2023, prospective home buyers have rema...

27 Aug 202521min

There is a widening range of sentiments between individuals and business owners. The question is who is right and is perception reality? As we have mentioned in past Updates, consumers have only been...

20 Aug 202518min