From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were lower in May in 38 states and…
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The markets have been very passive this week. Mondays move to the upside was encouraging. The spike continued to Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBlack Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declines Slightly for the third consecutive week
Note: Both Black Knight and the MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) are putting out weekly estimates of mortgages in forbearance. From…
Continue ReadingAnimal Spirits: Advisor Solutions with Helios
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Continue ReadingMarket Cap Madness?
Something incredible happened today. The combined market cap of Square, Spotify, Tesla, Zoom, and Shopify just surpassed that of Berkshire…
Continue ReadingWealthWise Women: Focusing Your Investment Lens
In this week’s edition of WealthWise Women, Erin and Mary Ellen pull out their investing camera to create the perfect stock…
Continue ReadingJune 18 COVID-19 Test Results; Most Positive Results Since Early May
Note: I started posting this graph when the US was doing a few thousand tests per day. Clearly the US…
Continue ReadingStochastic Steps
As mentioned in my previous article, the creation of Step Theory was a quantum leap in my thinking in regards…
Continue ReadingLawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in May
From housing economist Tom Lawler: Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today, I project that…
Continue ReadingHotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 43.4% Year-over-year
From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 13 June U.S. hotel performance data ending with 13 June showed…
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