By Avi Deutsch July 1, 2020 - Since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve has poured over $2.9 trillion worth of freshly minted dollars (mostly using the 0’s and 1’s of a computer) into the U.S. economy. Inevitably, as soon as the Fed
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Killing the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs – J&J
By David Matias August 29, 2019 - Until recently, Johnson & Johnson had one of the best brands in the world. As the maker of Tylenol, Johnson’s Baby Powder, and Band-Aid, it commanded a feeling of safety in a world fraught with product
Populism and Economics Don’t Mix
By David Matias August 5, 2019 - As we’ve stated in recent months, the economies here and abroad are in a fragile state. Growth has not accelerated in the U.S. despite massive tax cuts, people are leaving the labor force in droves, and our
Everything You Need to Know about the Yield Curve
By Avi Deutsch December 23, 2018 - The yield curve made headlines last week with the inversion of the 2-year and 5-year government bonds followed by murmurs of a coming recession. With U.S. markets flashing red and the major indexes entering bear
Walmart and the Tax Act
By David Matias January 23, 2018 - When I see something in the news that obfuscates the full set of facts to skew an argument, it gets me wound up. The recent news from Walmart around the benefits of the Tax Act was just one of those moments. To
