by Daniel White | Jan 16, 2017 | Economy
January 16, 2017 With Donald Trump set to be president, it’s clear we need compromise to move forward from the divisive and combative election period. But there’s a problem. We know we need compromise, but too many of us want several incompatible things at once. For...
by Daniel White | Jan 9, 2017 | Economy
January 9, 2017 Amidst all the hoopla from the presidential election, something has been spiraling in the bond market – the amount of investment! The bond market overall has seen its worst sell off in 13 years, marked by a 5 percent drop between Nov. 1-15, 2016 –...
by Daniel White | Dec 26, 2016 | Economy
December 26, 2016 Since Donald Trump was elected, a few noteworthy things have happened. For instance, the correlation between stocks and bonds is near zero. It’s almost always strongly positive or negative. When the correlation is strong, investors lose...
by Daniel White | Dec 19, 2016 | Economy
December 19, 2016 If people were to pick which issue was most important during the presidential campaign cycle, I bet most would say the economy. After all, the economy is the backbone of American life as we know it. So in that sense, it’s interesting to view...
by Daniel White | Dec 12, 2016 | Economy
December 12, 2016 An October survey of government workers revealed that 27 percent of them would consider quitting if Donald Trump became president, with another 9 percent unsure if they’d quit. Trump said he’d make government smaller and he might just...
