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Trump's 2025 Tariffs: GDP Impact, Tax Burden, Spending Cuts, and the Import Focus
President Trump's sweeping tariff policy, launched on April 2, 2025, has sent shockwaves through global markets. But what's the real...
Ryan Guttridge, CFA
Apr 7
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With Holidays Ahead, Will Consumers Keep Carrying the Economy?
Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), so it plays an outsized role in driving economic...
Thomas Schorn
Nov 3, 2023
105


U.S. Banking Crisis: Should You Be Worried?
Unable to meet withdrawal requests triggered by depositor panic, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was placed into receivership by the Federal...
Thomas Schorn
Mar 28, 2023
458


The Debt Ceiling and Deficit Spending
On January 19, 2023, the outstanding debt of the U.S. government reached its statutory limit, commonly called the debt ceiling....
Thomas Schorn
Mar 3, 2023
454


The Biden-Harris Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan Explained
I ran across this link that explains the student debt relief plan well. Please click on the link below to read....
Valerie Flores
Oct 3, 2022
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Should You Care About Inflation?
As we saw another fed fund hike of 0.75 percent last week, I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about the basics of inflation. It is...
Thomas Schorn
Aug 1, 2022
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Rising Rates Join Long List of Housing Dilemmas
Homebuyers braving the hot U.S. housing market have run headlong into a striking transition. The average interest rate for a 30-year...
Thomas Schorn
Jun 2, 2022
139

The Market Has Witnessed Record Volatility Lately
It’s no secret that markets have been gyrating over the last few weeks as investors have focused on inflation. In our opinion, volatility...
Thomas Schorn
May 21, 2022
119


The Affordability Problem in Housing
Strong demand for housing may give some flashbacks to 2007/2008, but this is not necessarily a bubble. We believe the work-from-home has...
Thomas Schorn
May 16, 2022
12


Russia + Inflation + Interest = ?
It's no secret that the underlying market dynamics have changed over the past month due to geopolitical forces potentially causing a...
Thomas Schorn
Mar 15, 2022
128


Colliding Forces: Russia, Oil, Inflation, and Market Volatility
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has drawn condemnation and punitive sanctions from the United States, Europe, and their allies. The...
Thomas Schorn
Mar 3, 2022
56


Help Wanted: Why Can't Businesses Find Enough Workers?
The headline U.S. unemployment rate fell from 6.7% at the end of December 2020 to 3.9% in December 2021, marking the most considerable...
Thomas Schorn
Feb 10, 2022
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