My children have been particularly keen on poems recently. Especially my older son, Connor. I think they enjoy the tenor and rhythm of the poems, much like their favorite songs. It’s exciting to revisit old books from my childhood like Shel Silverstein’s classic Where the Sidewalk Ends. For those that don’t remember, the book
After a nice, but short break for Thanksgiving, the holiday season is now fully upon us. The typical kickoff to the holiday spending season is usually Black Friday, the frenzied shopping day after Thanksgiving. That’s usually when I start trying to figure out what to get my wife and kids along with my other
Last week was a quiet one prior to Thanksgiving. News headlines continue to focus on the drawn-out election results and Rudy Giuliani’s hair dye. However, what really bolstered markets last week was hope that a COVID vaccine is around the corner. Investors were certainly thankful for Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccine news. UK-based AstraZeneca has
I thought whatever outcome that would come from the post-election results would lead to an increase in volatility for the rest of that week. To my pleasant surprise, the markets didn’t react negatively to a projected President-Elect Joe Biden result. In fact, investors for the most part seemed to welcome the potential change to the
Election fatigue is a real thing. Surely, I’m not the only one who was clicking refresh on their favorite news app every fifteen minutes last week; hoping to catch the latest vote count in the must watch states. States like Pennsylvania (my home state), Arizona (which Fox news seemed to have called a bit
My kids really drive me nuts sometimes. Last week my son, Connor, got caught doing something he shouldn’t have been doing. Caught red handed, embarrassed, and extremely tired, he started lashing out at my wife and me. With the heated emotions, my wife and I got into it; arguing about how to deal with
Just a few months ago, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon were grilled in front of politicians for their industry dominance, and then not even a day later were awarded by Wall Street for that same dominance. That was an incredibly eventful week. And well, just last week we saw the first antitrust bullet fired
Ahead of the upcoming presidential election in a few weeks, a recurring question on the minds of many investors is “should I change my allocation?” It’s a fair question to ask. Especially given the drastically different ideals of the two presidential candidates on nearly every front (political, economic, and social). But if history is
Politics continued to dominate headlines again last week and over the weekend. Be it President Trump’s COVID diagnosis and recovery to the canceled debates and stimulus talks. Despite all this noise, equity markets have regained their momentum and finished another week higher. All the political news is masking some important market news including this
Driving around Southern California has been a pleasure these past few months. One of the few benefits of this COVID shutdown is that the freeways have been remarkably open. Less commuters, less travel. The last time my family took a good road trip was down to San Diego in January. On our way back,
