Over the Threshold
The Fed held its last meeting of the year yesterday and announced two important changes in policy. First, as was widely expected the FOMC...
Election Results Hammer Small Business Optimism
The last survey of small business optimism, released just days after the presidential election didn’t really give business owners much time to comprehend what...
The Startling Story of American Labor
Every month for the last few years Americans—especially politicians—have been keeping a close eye on the employment report to see how many jobs were...
Fiscal Cliff Fix: Americans Still in La-la land on Fiscal Crisis
In the video below, CNBC’s Steve Leisman explains the results of a recent CNBC survey on the fiscal cliff. The survey indicates that Americans...
How to Increase Shareholder Return Today
The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday titled Top U.S. Firms Are Cash-Rich Abroad, Cash-Poor at Home. The piece pointed out that American...
Home for the Holidays
The Federal Reserve seems to feel inflation is under control. But those of us living in the real world know it’s far from under...
Your Ever Shrinking Income
On Friday the BEA released the October numbers for American’s income growth. After adjusting for inflation, Americans chalked up their fourth month in a...
Do Your Friends and Family Have a Better 401(k) Plan?
I was talking to a prospective client last week who wants help managing his 401(k). He is one of several doctors in a large...
VIX Index Signals Complacency
In this morning’s Wall Street Journal, Steven Russolillo and Kaitlyn Kiernan offer two perspectives on the low levels of volatility being telegraphed by the...
A Sure Bet Gone Wrong
Fenway Sports Group is the parent company that holds John Henry’s ownership interests in the Boston Red Sox and the Liverpool Football Club. Last...