by Daniel White | Oct 19, 2026 | Economy
Monday, October 19, 2026 The 60-40 portfolio, which for a long time has been a “set it and forget it” way to generate long-term wealth, is kind of dead. Well, the 40 side of it is hurting at least. Traditionally, a “60-40” investment portfolio has 60% of its holdings...
by Daniel White | Oct 12, 2026 | Economy
Monday, October 12, 2026 I don’t know who said it, but I love this quote: “There are decades when nothing happens, and then there are weeks when decades happen.” I love it because it focuses on how quickly meaningful moments unfold. For instance, on Oct.19, 1987, the...
by Daniel White | Oct 5, 2026 | Economy
Monday, October 5, 2026 Here’s some good news – federal tax revenues keep increasing. But there’s bad news too. Spending is increasing faster than the revenue. The U.S. collected a record $5.23 trillion in tax revenue in fiscal 2025, which was an increase of 6.4% from...
by Daniel White | Sep 25, 2026 | Economy
Monday, September 28, 2026 Over the years, stock dividends seem to have taken a back seat to other forms of returning capital to shareholders, like buybacks. Well on top of that, now stock dividends can no longer compete with Treasury bonds. In July 2016, 63.4% of...
by Daniel White | Sep 17, 2026 | Economy
Monday, September 21, 2026 When it comes to consumer spending, which drives the majority of the U.S. economy, many American consumers are tapping the brakes. July retail sales fell 0.6% to $763 billion. That figure was the steepest monthly drop since May of last year....
by Daniel White | Sep 14, 2026 | Economy
Monday, September 14, 2026 The federal government’s share of the economy is the largest it’s been in 75 years. So far in the 2020s, federal spending has averaged 26% of gross domestic product, which is the value of everything the country produces in one year....
