I really wish I didn’t feel the need to write another article about the drama surrounding the future location of Royals stadium. I looked back through my notes and realized I first wrote about this topic nearly four years ago. But because the issue remains far from resolved, and because [...]
Anybody who reads my column regularly already knows that I love a good bargain. I have written extensively about paying less for everything from vacations and Christmas presents to clothing and food. So, when New York City Mayor and self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani announced last week that he plans [...]
In late June, one of the most influential figures in modern American economics, Alan Greenspan, passed away at the age of 100. For nearly two decades, he chaired the Federal Reserve, serving under four presidents and presiding over an unprecedented period of low inflation, rapid technological innovation, and one of [...]
Last week we received a few calls from clients who wanted to get in on the SpaceX Initial Public Offering (IPO) of stock. I explained that I generally did not favor trying to get ahead of the market by buying shares of almost any company IPO for several reasons. The [...]
Every few years, Wall Street produces a "can't miss" IPO. Investors line up hoping to be part of the next big thing. With excitement continuing to build around the SpaceX initial public offering, many investors are already dreaming of getting in on what some are calling a once-in-a-generation opportunity. For [...]
Over the past several weeks, a fast food chain with its origins right here in the metro made national headlines and went viral online, though not necessarily in the way it intended. Hawaiian Bros, founded in 2018 in Belton, recently launched its “Plates for Plates” promotion, offering a free classic [...]
This summer, my family and I have a trip planned to California. Being budget-conscious, we had intended to fly with Spirit Airlines. However, following Spirit’s surprise announcement this past weekend that it is immediately shuttering operations, we are now searching for an alternative carrier. While it was a shock to [...]
Space, the final frontier, is now accepting your dollars for investment. In June, SpaceX plans to offer an unusually large allotment of its IPO to retail investors so they can participate before it goes public in what is being billed as a once-in-a-lifetime, generational money-making opportunity. Should you be looking [...]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the historical impact major international conflicts can have on the stock market. My argument was that the recent military actions in Iran did not necessarily mean that an imminent market collapse was likely. With that said, the market has certainly been expressing [...]
This past weekend, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iranian political and military targets, resulting in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with several senior Iranian officials. In response, Tehran retaliated with missile strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets across the region. Predictably, these [...]
