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Saudi Arabia, U.S. Frackers, and U.S. Margin Debt
Posted February 22, 2022 The Unsuspecting Drivers of U.S. Inflation and Market Volatility As U.S consumers continue to feel the pinch of rising costs on everything from food, gasoline, apparel,…
Read MoreRisk vs. Inflation
Posted January 14, 2022 Inflation – CPI All Items Hits Highest Annual Rate of Change Since June 1982 On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s…
Read MoreQ4 Quarterly Commentary 2021
Posted December 30, 2021 – As we near the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, it also marks the end of Biden’s first full year in office. The fourth…
Read MoreWA Cares Fund Premium Program Delayed
Posted December 28, 2021 – Gov. Jay Inslee is Pressing Pause on the Washington Cares Fund Premium Program Gov. Jay Inslee, together with Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig and House…
Read MoreFed Pivot is Timely and Welcome
500 Sector Level Profit Margins – Not All Sectors are Created Equal On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the Federal Reserve doubled down on the rate of the asset purchase taper.…
Read MoreThe Surprising Benefits of Inflation Hitting a 39-Year High
Posted Friday December 10, 2021 As strong consumer demand and supply shortages continue to pressure prices on everything from food, energy, and automobiles, the U.S. Labor Department reported inflation for…
Read MoreNormalization of Earnings Growth will Dictate Style Performance in 2022
Posted November 17, 2021 – S&P 500 EPS Growth Comparison for 2021, 2022 & 2023 As a follow-up to last week’s Deflating the Fears of Longer-Term Inflation talking points, we…
Read More2022 Market Strategy: Deflating the Fears of Longer-Term Inflation
Posted October 20, 2021 – Federal Reserve in Focus Again this Week with the November FOMC Meeting The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee has just wrapped up their November meeting…
Read MoreSynergy Asset Management Focus Dividend Portfolio – Member in Focus PepsiCo Reports Q3, 2021 & Lifts its Outlook as Sales Rise
Posted October 21, 2021 –PepsiCo Member in Focus – Focus Dividend Portfolio PepsiCo, Inc. is one of the leading global food and beverage companies. Its complementary brands and businesses include…
Read MoreInflation: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Posted September 30, 2021 Before buying into central bank assurances that inflation is transitory, we must remain vigilant of the fact that the largest risk facing the economy remains a…
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