Defying GravityWritten by Stephen Schwartz (2003)Defying Gravity Movie sequels often carry lofty...
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November Market Commentary
Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp (1999) Higher The end of October is an interesting time for many. Those who love the fall season are drawn to the changing colors and crispness of the autumn air. For others, it is a time of transition towards winter and an awareness that...
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October Market Commentary
‘Cause, everything’s right / So just hold tightThis crazy world / It turns, it turnsEverything’s RightPhish Back in June, the song for the Q2 commentary was the Beach Boys “Good Vibrations”, appropriate given the strong finish to the quarter after the brief Tariff...
September Market Commentary
We just tryna catch a good time /Even if it takes all night Good TimeNiko Moon With Labor Day falling on September 1st this year, it seems like Summer 2025 was shorter than it should be. Yes it was the same number of days as always, but it just seems shorter. Maybe it...
August Market Commentary
Like the changing of the seasons /Good things, they come and then they go Going, Going, GoneLuke Combs The end of July brought Lollapalooza weekend to Chicago. A four-day music festival that welcomes bands with names such as Barry Can’t Swim, Zinadelphia, and Still...
Mid-Year Market Commentary
Good Vibrations Brian Wilson and Mike Love (1966) When Brian Wilson, the genius behind the music of the Beach Boys, passed away in June there were numerous retrospectives about his many talents, including his ability to create musical orchestrations that produced so...
June Market Commentary
Is “Everything gonna be alright”?Everything’s Gonna be Alright- David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney (2018) It would be naïve to think that one month of rallying US stocks would mean that markets are back on track and there is nothing to worry about. Remember that to...
May Market Commentary
“Oh my mama told me there'll be days like this...”- Days Like This by Van Morrison (1995) There is an old saying, “in like a lion, out like a lamb.” It is usually associated with the variability of spring time weather but in the case of April’s investment markets, it...
April Market Commentary
“This world keeps spinning / And with each new day / I can feel a change in everything”“Well, it all keeps spinning, spinning ‘round and ‘round and upside down”- Upside Down by Jack Johnson (2006) In thinking about the investment markets over the last month and for...
March Market Commentary: Tariffs, Inflation, and Taxes… Where’s the Balance?
Tariffs, Inflation, and Taxes: Where's the Balance? February Recap and March Outlook The new administration’s priority of “reindustrializing the U.S.” is coming into focus as tariff announcements - even if softened or rescinded - indicated that this is a policy, not...
February Market Commentary: A New Administration Gets Down to Business
A New Administration Gets Down to Business January Recap and February Outlook January seemed to go on forever, as the country faced extreme weather and devastating wildfires [1]. The new administration got underway with a lot of sound and fury, particularly around...
The Social Security Fairness Act, HR 82
Signed into law January 5, 2025 This law repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) for everyone who has retired under Social Security (SS) beginning effective January 2024. These reductions in SS applied to those receiving...