by Daniel White | Nov 6, 2017 | Economy
November 6, 2017 It’s been a record-breaking year for the stock market so far. We’ve experienced record high after record high – 62 in all as of this writing. That makes 2017 the third-best year in market history in terms of record highs, trailing only 1965 and...
by Daniel White | Oct 23, 2017 | Economy
October 23, 2017 We’ve heard a lot about President Trump’s upcoming tax reform plans, including slashing business taxes. And while broad reform may be difficult, if not impossible, there are some attainable wins. For instance, high corporate taxes hurt...
by Daniel White | Oct 9, 2017 | Economy
October 9, 2017 The technical indicators of the stock market are reaching crazy levels. In nearly three years, six tech stocks – Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft – have seen their weighted average price-to-earnings ratios increase 50...
by Daniel White | Oct 2, 2017 | Economy
October 2, 2017 The effect of all the recent natural disasters has been huge, and I’m not talking solely about the hundreds of thousands of Americans who lost everything. The effect I’m talking about is economic. Many cities will need to rebuild. And while...
by Daniel White | Sep 25, 2017 | Economy
September 25, 2017 The Federal Reserve is in a pickle. On one hand, it wants to raise rates at least once more in 2017. On the other, it wants to reduce its $4.5 trillion balance sheet. Such behavior often leads to a recession. Is this too much shock to our...