Have you ever noticed that people, in general, have a tough time applauding the success of others? All too often we hear excuses or knocks as to why someone achieved something or reached a certain level of success. “She thinks she’s better than everyone else.” “His father is on the [...]
Yesterday I saw a note come through our research headlines about millennial investors finally beginning to move into stock investing. The Legg Mason annual Global Investment Survey was the source of the information. Thanks to Legg Mason, you may access it at https://ww2.leggmason.com/gis/. To save you some time, here is [...]
Memorial Day has become the unofficial start of summer. For many, this past Monday meant the end of the school year, a trip to the lake, grilling with friends and family, or maybe catching Hollywood’s latest blockbuster. While all of these are good things, I’m afraid in all of [...]
Don’t you wish it were as easy to get positive news as negative? With technology from which you can be almost instantly aware of any tragic death anywhere on the globe, we have to decide that we want to balance our information intake. I don’t suggest a head in the [...]
Once again, the health care debate has heated up in this country. Don’t worry, I’m not going to get political. In fact, I think the inflammatory rhetoric from all those in power has caused us to lose sight of some basic economic principles that govern all industries, including health care. [...]
On a recent Sunday morning, my pastor asked the following question, “What does your ideal community look like?” I have to admit my thoughts first drifted to the small, northeastern town of Stars Hollow, where Lorelai and Rory Gilmore call home. I imagined walking through this picturesque town saying hello [...]
Stewardship Capital proudly partnered with the Independence School District to celebrate the ISD Academies at the first Academy Awards banquet. More than forty students, teachers and business partners were awarded and recognized for their dedication to the Academies. The Academies are personalized small learning communities within each ISD high school guiding [...]
Sustainability is a new buzzword in our world. From my life experience, nothing is truly sustainable without change--sometimes massive--required to cope with external causes or even the forward march of human drive for improvements. We are experiencing a bull market for stocks that is approaching 98 months since March 9, [...]
At Stewardship Capital our focus is not only doing everything we can to improve the futures of our clients, but also the futures of those in our community. That’s why we partner with organizations like Drumm Farm, who do amazing work improving the lives of children in Eastern Jackson County. [...]
Thinking of buying a car or truck in the next 2-3 years? Lower prices could be ahead for new and used automobiles with all the ingredients for softer prices. Automakers reported car and light truck sales dropped at a 17.2% annual rate in Q1, the steepest decline since late 2009, [...]
