Blog Archives

April 19, 2023

Doubling Down on Diversification

We have been saying for a while now that the Federal Reserve’s accelerated and aggressive interest rate increases risk breaking something. The ...

Monday Morning Mix

April 17, 2023

The Monday Mix: April 10 – 16, 2023

Top-of-mind economic news as we start the week: -- S&P 500 earnings for 1st quarter 2023 are expected to be down 6.7%, on average, based on l...

Financial and Business Planning

April 12, 2023

2023 Federal Tax Update: Biden Budget Proposals

Despite a campaign promise to raise taxes on higher income households, the Biden Administration has so far not been successful in doing so. The late...

Monday Morning Mix

April 10, 2023

The Monday Mix: April 3 – 9, 2023

Top-of-mind economic news as we start the week: -- The US economy added 236,000 jobs in March, the lowest level since Dec. 2020, a sign of still-st...

Investment Management

April 04, 2023

Economic Flash: Signs of Fragility

It is way too early, we think, to take the market rebound as a sign that all is well. We are likely in the midst of a market regime change for a var...

Monday Morning Mix

April 03, 2023

The Monday Mix: March 27 – April 2, 2023

Top-of-mind economic news as we start the week: -- Oil prices rose 5% to around $86/barrel (Brent Crude) after OPEC said it will cut output by 1.16...

Financial and Business Planning

March 28, 2023

Last-Minute Pointers: WA State Capital Gains Tax

Updated April 11, 2023. A while back, we wrote that the 7% WA capital gains tax would be due April 18, 2023 and it was best to prepare for that so...

Monday Morning Mix

March 27, 2023

The Monday Mix: March 20 – 26, 2023

Top-of-mind economic headlines as we start the week: -- The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate another 0.25 points to fight inflation, de...

Impact Investing

March 23, 2023

Carbon Taxes: Imperfect But Can Be Effective

The United Nations recently issued yet another dire reminder of the need to ramp up efforts to combat climate change, warning that we are on track t...

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