by jonathandeyoe | May 24, 2016 | Asset Allocation, Developed, International, Investing, Monetary Policy, Personal Finance, Politics & Law, Risk Management, U.K., Uncategorized, Weekly Commentary
Ever Play Trivia Games? A mobile trivia game maker recently assessed the playing habits of Americans and identified the most popular topics by state. As it turns out, Alabamians like college football questions, Alaskans like queries about U.S. states, Rhode Island...
by jonathandeyoe | May 19, 2016 | Asset Allocation, China, Emerging, Financial Planning, Infrastructure, International, Investing, Uncategorized
WHICH COUNTRY IS GROWING FASTEST – HAS THE WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY? We all know China’s growth is slowing. Last week, China’s Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli indicated the country is on pace to match its growth target of 6.5 percent to 7.0 percent for...
by jonathandeyoe | May 17, 2016 | Asset Allocation, Financial Planning, Investing, Media, Personal Finance, Risk Management, Uncategorized, Weekly Commentary
When is a door not a door? The answer, of course, is: When it’s ajar. Investors and analysts were trying to find the answer to a different riddle last week: When are strong retail sales not strong retail sales? The answer is: When the retailers are department stores....
by jonathandeyoe | May 12, 2016 | Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy, International, Investing, Personal Finance, Politics & Law, Risk Management, Taxes, Uncategorized
IN TERMS OF CRONY CAPITALISM… FIFA, while not a country, tops the charts. And among cronified countries, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that Russia is top dog. In many countries around the world, crony capitalism has thrived during the past two...
by jonathandeyoe | May 10, 2016 | Economic Data, Financial Planning, Investing, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Uncategorized, Weekly Commentary
Markets Up To Mother’s Day Reading economic portents can be tricky. For example, do signs that economic growth is slowing – like last week’s employment report, which was anemic relative to consensus forecasts, and first quarter’s gross domestic product (GDP)...
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