My2Cents
Perspective Trumps Uncertainty
Posted on March 12, 2026 • My2Cents
News surrounding the conflict involving Iran has understandably created uncertainty in financial markets. When geopolitical events escalate, headlines move quickly and emotions can run high. I wanted to reach out personally to provide [...]
Summer 2025: Hot...Hot...Hot
Posted on July 29, 2025 • My2Cents
Across America, daytime temperatures are routinely climbing into the 90's and even 100's, challenging our comfort and infrastructure. The “dog days of summer” are firmly in place. The weather isn't the only hot thing...the financial...
The Middle East Conflict: Necessity or End of the World?
Posted on June 18, 2025 • My2Cents
The Israel/Iran conflict in the Middle East has caused considerable anxiety across the region and world. The anxiety has grown in the United States with people both for and against making claims that at times seem exaggerated to back...
Agonizing April... Maybe May???
Posted on April 16, 2025 • My2Cents
April showers bring May flowers...you have heard it over and over in your lifetime. You probably didn't know that this is from a short poem written in 1157 by Thomas Tusser. It seems tailored for the southern U.S. as the weather in […]
Right Plan, Wrong Execution - Updated April 16th
Posted on April 16, 2025 • My2Cents
UPDATE April 16th, 11:00 AM Every day the tariff plan from the Trump Administration comes into better focus. As I thought, each day seems to confirm the tariffs were for negotiating purposes as some 150 nations have reached out to […]
Right Plan, Wrong Execution - Updated April 8th
Posted on April 8, 2025 • My2Cents
UPDATE April 8, 1:00 PM Since this article was posted, the financial markets have continued to be volatile. Tariffs are to blame, as no one seems certain of what President Trump will do and if the current announced tariffs will rise […]
Right Plan, Wrong Execution
Posted on April 4, 2025 • My2Cents
Yesterday the financial markets violently reacted to the tariff announcement from President Trump, and it has carried over today. Panic led comments and headlines are popping up from so-called experts, with the truth being we simply do […]
Trump 2.0: Investments
Posted on March 4, 2025 • My2Cents
One question I get asked on a frequent basis and was front and center at our Outlook breakfast, regards the economy and financial market performance with a new President. Since the investment markets have been in the news lately, let […]
Trump 2.0: Will Tariffs Cause Inflation to spike again?
Posted on February 26, 2025 • My2Cents
It is the question that seems everyone in the news and financial media is consumed with: will tariffs cause inflation to return, or worse yet will it cause an economic recession? Below I will show you some of my research from the first […]
Mid-Year 2024 A Summer to Remember
Posted on July 30, 2024 • My2Cents
We have reached mid-year and the dog days of summer are upon us. Most summers are laid back and uneventful, but not this year. In an earlier update titled Finding Calm in the Chaos, I discussed uncertainty in the nation and economy […]
Stocks Hit A New All Time High... Then Why Am I Concerned?
Posted on December 14, 2023 • My2Cents
Yesterday, after a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the Fed was considering a pivot on interest rate strategy and would possibly begin lowering interest rates soon.[…]
493 to 7: Sometimes the Score is Deceiving
Posted on November 7, 2023 • My2Cents
The financial markets are a mixed bag this year. Overall, stocks are up and bonds are mixed as interest rates have been up. A closer look reveals some interesting, and some would say disturbing, or worrisome trends. As the old saying goes, “let’s look under the hood” at what is going on.[…]
Silicon Valley Bank: Important to Know
Posted on March 13, 2023 • My2Cents
Last Friday, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced they needed to raise capital for liquidity purposes. In today’s social media world, some analysts and investment managers questioned their exposure to smaller upstart tech type companies. When others suggested companies doing business with them begin pulling deposits from the bank this was the equivalent of someone screaming […]
Find The Good
Posted on December 14, 2022 • My2Cents
Recently I attended my first Commonwealth National Conference in nearly 5 years, with the conference theme being “Find the Good”. And after 40 years studying economics, investments, and financial planning trends I came back excited with pages of notes to incorporate into our work. Recently investors have been ‘finding the good’ with various economic reports […]
A Stubborn Economy
Posted on October 26, 2022 • My2Cents
As we move through October, the financial markets continue to be bumpy on a day-to-day basis. Conflicting data abounds, one day a stronger than expected employment report and the next an inflation number that is considered too hot. The Federal Reserve keeps raising interest rates to try and slow things, but the economy is stubborn […]
There’s So Much More to Life
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