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As Goes the US Consumer…
As goes the US consumer, so goes the American economy. Many economic and investment maxims fail to stand the test of time. This one does.
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Beyond Stocks and Bonds: The Strategic Role of Alternative Investments
Before we discuss alternative investments, it’s worth noting an important shift in the investment landscape: public markets have contracted, and significantly so. Research indicates that


Tallying Trump
This past week, I had a reporter ask me if the economy and markets had behaved differently than I expected under President Trump so far


Hitting Reset
This week, the S&P 500 reclaimed the zero line, emerging unscathed from the tariff tornado. Despite the histrionics year-to-date, the markets stand within range of


Corporate Buybacks: Inspiring Confidence or Engineering Financials?
In recent decades, corporate stock buybacks have become a force in the financial landscape. Once rare, buybacks are now one of the most common ways


Keeping Calm Even When Markets Aren’t
For most investors, watching the market go down can be directly related to how much anxiety goes up. An emotional response to extreme market volatility


The First Saturday in May
In what can feel like an early kickoff to summer, the first Saturday in May draws millions to the heart of Kentucky for the annual