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  There’s been a lot of turbulence in the last few weeks in the markets.  Many news headlines are contributing to this turbulence—the U.S. debt ceiling, supply chain shortages, global elections, the Chinese Evergrande crisis and COVID itself.  With all of this, while September turned out to be the worst month for global equities since […]

The Things We Take With Us Throughout human history immense change and innovation follow periods of turmoil and strife.  For example, the Second World War triggered incredible economic expansion, and the bubonic plague itself begot the Renaissance and Age of Enlightenment.  Unquestionably we are living through a period of turmoil ourselves, so my question is […]

COVID-19: One Year Later In many places in the United States, it feels like we can see the light at the end of the proverbial COVID-19 tunnel. Vaccinations are up, transmission rates and hospitalizations are far short of their high-water marks, and people are starting to awaken to the idea that a return to ‘normalcy’ […]

America The Is Still Beautiful When people learn of my travels around the world, the question I’m most often asked is the obvious one: What’s my favorite country?  My answer has never wavered, The United States of America!  I often follow up with, somewhat tongue and cheek, that the garbage gets collected, the power stays […]

Election Day Is a Scheduled Event With a few weeks to go until election day, and voting already underway, it is increasingly difficult to take a breath without hearing something election related.  Many pundits are forecasting a wild ride in the markets through this election season, but it is important not to get caught in […]