Aug 27, 2025
After the Federal Reserve raised their discount rate 500% in 2022 and 2023 taking mortgage rates up with them, housing activity has hit a brick wall. Since mid-2023, prospective home buyers have remained on the sidelines happy to remain with their current home or as renters. Listen in this UPdate our analysis of the...
Aug 20, 2025
There is a widening range of sentiments between individuals and business owners. The question is who is right and is perception reality? As we have mentioned in past Updates, consumers have only been this dire about the economy and their financial future in three other periods since 1978. Listen in this UPdate, our...
Aug 6, 2025
My grandson, Anton the 5th, and I flew our Piper Cherokee laterally across the country from southern Texas to the Annual AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin earlier this month. Flying through the mid-west during the summer is always a challenge with pop-up thunderstorms, tornadoes, rain, and low cloud ceilings. The...