It’s graduation season, probably many of you are have celebrated with friends and family, or are about to. This past Thursday I got to celebrate a friend graduating from the Independence LEAD program. The LEAD program stands for Leadership Education And Development. It is a nine-month program that the Independence [...]
Before coming into work this morning I stopped to get gas. The price of super premium gas was a staggering $4.89 a gallon, I thought to myself I wonder if anyone is choosing to put premium gas in their car during this time of massive inflation. As I drove, I [...]
The last week has been a very interesting one for some well-known corporations. Particularly, companies with a left of center political perspective. After Disney came out in opposition to the “don’t say gay” bill a little over a month ago, this past Thursday amid growing calls by conservatives for action [...]
This past week is always a busy one for investment advisors. Despite the fact that Tax Day comes at the same time every year, many wait until this last week to make year-end contributions to their IRA accounts in an attempt to reduce their overall income tax liabilities. Unfortunately, for [...]
There is no such thing as a free lunch! Someone pays for everything. Beginning with that truth, today I will discuss the modern world of community growth and development. It applies to all of us whether we live in a major city, its suburbs, or in a rural county in [...]
This past weekend my family and I went to a local chain restaurant for dinner. As we entered, I was surprised to find the dining room virtually empty given it was dinner time on a Friday night. I was even more surprised to find a lobby full of people and [...]
Bitcoin has made an absolutely remarkable run over the last decade. It may have gone up higher and faster than any other asset class, ever. It was trading under $5000 at the onset of the 2020 covid lockdowns, before running over $60,000 less than a year later. Today, I’d like [...]
A few years ago, I wrote in this space about whether it made sense to buy US manufactured tools and products even at higher prices than imports. Time has marched on. I now wonder about our future as a viable independent nation. By way of example, let’s examine computers, especially [...]
This past weekend I got the pleasure of meeting a man with a very interesting story. While making small talk with him he mentioned he owned a concrete recycling company. Having never heard of such a service, I was intrigued and asked him to tell me more about what they [...]
Regardless of how many times I see it, I am always astounded to find bread and milk shelves laid bare prior to a forecasted snowstorm. In the 40 something years I have lived in the metro, I cannot remember a single occasion when two days after inclement weather I was [...]
