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11 09, 2018

Wesbury’s Outlook -Wage Growth Steps Up

By |2018-09-11T15:27:01-04:00September 11th, 2018|Financial, Governments, Policy, Taxes|Comments Off on Wesbury’s Outlook -Wage Growth Steps Up

Friday's jobs report finally included what appears to be evidence of the long-awaited acceleration in wage growth. Average hourly earnings grew 0.4% in August, which meant they were up 2.9% from a year ago, the largest 12-month increase since the economic recovery started in mid-2009. By contrast, these wages were up 2.6% in the 12-months [...]

6 09, 2018

Michael Rogan -The Myth of Risky vs. Safe

By |2018-09-06T12:28:40-04:00September 6th, 2018|Financial, Media, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Michael Rogan -The Myth of Risky vs. Safe

  It is ingrained in our societal message regarding investments that stocks are risky and bonds are safe. We all “know” this because we are told it, explicitly and subtlety, every day. Because of this, individuals in our country, and indeed around the world, have tens of trillions of dollars invested to earn 3% or [...]

5 09, 2018

Wesbury’s Outlook – Pouting Pundits and the Kevlar Economy

By |2018-09-05T15:34:22-04:00September 5th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Wesbury’s Outlook – Pouting Pundits and the Kevlar Economy

In spite of woeful prognostications to the contrary, the US economy seems to be wearing Kevlar. Rate hikes, tariffs, Turkey, you name the fear, the economy remains unscathed. Case in point, through all the supposed turmoil, the U.S. grew at a 4.2% annual rate in the second quarter and looks set for a similar pace [...]

28 08, 2018

US Stops Subsidizing Global Growth

By |2018-08-28T14:29:40-04:00August 28th, 2018|Financial, Governments, International, Policy|Comments Off on US Stops Subsidizing Global Growth

For decades the United States has, directly and indirectly, subsidized global growth. For example, after World War II, the U.S. provided direct economic aid to Western Europe with the Marshall Plan, while also helping to rebuild Japan. And since then, we have provided never-ending direct aid to foreign countries, which has been a constant political [...]

22 08, 2018

Michael Rogan – Follow Up to the Big Picture

By |2018-08-21T01:57:28-04:00August 22nd, 2018|Media, Policy|Comments Off on Michael Rogan – Follow Up to the Big Picture

In my last blog I mentioned I would follow up with example of not only why the financial press is virtually always wrong, but why they have to be wrong. Again, in this vitriolic time I feel compelled to remind you that this is not a political commentary of any kind. Any comments made here [...]

21 08, 2018

Wesbury’s Outlook – Capitalism Works, Don’t Change It

By |2018-08-21T01:48:28-04:00August 21st, 2018|Financial, Governments, Media, Policy|Comments Off on Wesbury’s Outlook – Capitalism Works, Don’t Change It

"Wealth creation" versus "the redistribution of wealth" is an age-old political/economic battle. And once again, Senator Elizabeth Warren - among others - has capitalism in the crosshairs. Adam Smith defended capitalism in 1776. Karl Marx attacked it in the 1800s. William Jennings Bryant attacked it; Grover Cleveland defended it. FDR attacked it; Ronald Reagan defended [...]

15 08, 2018

Michael Rogan on The Big Picture

By |2018-08-17T10:21:18-04:00August 15th, 2018|Media, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Michael Rogan on The Big Picture

One of the hardest things for me to put aside when writing blogs and similar posts is the focus on the big picture. The “Why”. Why do we plan? Who is this money ultimately for and when do they need it? Most of you know we have spent decades warning about the misinformation in the [...]

13 08, 2018

Wesbury’s Outlook- The Kevlar Economy

By |2018-08-13T22:52:25-04:00August 13th, 2018|Bullish, Financial, Governments, Policy, Spending|Comments Off on Wesbury’s Outlook- The Kevlar Economy

Since March of 2009, the predictions of economic, and stock market collapse have been non-stop. Doom-and-gloomers have been unrelenting. And it's doubly frustrating since you can't disprove a negative until it doesn't happen. We have written hundreds of pieces since the recovery - and bull market – began, arguing that the pessimism was unjustified. We've [...]

10 08, 2018

Announcement – Client portal upgrade

By |2018-08-08T16:31:13-04:00August 10th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Announcement – Client portal upgrade

To our clients - We are in the process of updating some of our communication and reporting systems in order to enhance our relationship with you as well as stay up to date with constantly changing technology and security needs. Our client portal - known to you as our “Wealth Management System” - has been [...]

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