Many Reasons for Gratitude in Early 2019

February 18, 2019 |Daniel A. White There’s a lot of negativity out there. No matter what, the mainstream media seems to dump on President Trump, often characterizing the economy as under-performing or proclaiming recession is around the corner. Well,...

The Indicated Could Be Vindicated

February 11, 2019 |Daniel A. White Too many are calling for incredible market growth when the hard numbers say otherwise. As humans, we’re prone to hubris, which can make us lose sight of risk. For investors, that means thinking huge returns are the norm and that risk...

A Small Tribute to an Industry Icon

February 4, 2019 |Daniel A. White The financial world lost a giant when John Bogle passed away last month, succumbing to cancer at age 89. Bogle, who also went by “Jack,” was the father of low-cost passive investing and founded Vanguard in 1974, then helped build...

Optimism Amid Disorder

January 28, 2019 |Daniel A. White There is reason for hope. Even as stocks fell on seemingly good news from the Federal Reserve, and Christmas Eve featured calls to banks asking if they have enough cash, the last few months show that the indicators driving the...

Congress’ Debt Cure – Spend, Spend, Spend

January 21, 2019 |Daniel A. White Discussing our economy must involve our debt, the scale of which is astounding. In October 2018, the monthly U.S. budget deficit was $105 billion. The previous October, it was $63.2 billion. Yes, there are timing issues that...

Signs the Party is Ending

January 14, 2019 |Daniel A. White U.S. economic growth has been up, the bull run in the stock market has been long and profitable, and unemployment has been down. There’s no denying that is a wonderful combination. However, there are a few signs the bears are waking...