The Economy’s Return to Normal

Key Takeaways: Economic data indicates a return to pre-pandemic levels of activity A tight labor market has contributed to some wage inflation Inflation, wages/jobs, supply chain issues will continue to be areas of interest   As kids return to school, summer trips come to an end, and everyone starts to eye the holidays, investors and […]

Robinhood and a New Generation of Investors

Warren Buffett is one of the most famously successful investors of all time and his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, trades today near its all-time high, closing Friday at $433,124/share.  Mr. Buffett has stated that he does not intend to split these original A shares as they attract like-minded, long-term investors.  However, Berkshire did issue B shares […]

Positive Signs of a Growing Economy

Key Takeaways: Publicly traded companies will be releasing earnings reports over the next several weeks. Economists believe growth so far coupled with forecasted growth for the remainder of the year will result in great GDP growth. Consumers are still holding abnormally large amounts of cash savings, setting the stage for a large return of consumer […]

Takeaways from the Pandemic Relief Bill

Stimulus checks have been delivered based on 2019 tax returns, $600/person Business owners should review their ability to claim an Employee Retention Credit Unemployment adds $300/week extra to Mar 14; eviction moratorium now to Jan 31 The most overused word of 2020 was unprecedented.  Congress was anything but when it went down to the wire […]