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17 Mar 2017 Legislation – It’s Back for Better or Worse

Posted at 12:23h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

This is how's it's done folks - legislation is actually happening. It's been so long since we've seen Congress work, no one; including the media, the talking heads, the guy in the street, even many congressmen and women, really know what to think or how to act.

12 Aug 2016 Highlights From the Week

Posted at 11:40h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

In our continuing effort to provide our clients with the best services and technology available, there's always the challenge of providing the information you want and need without overwhelming you with unnecessary complexity. We believe we've struck the perfect balance with our latest enhancements to our secure online client portal. All the information is still there, we just made it faster and easier to see what you want to see.

08 Jan 2016 Time For A Risk Check?

Posted at 13:19h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

It’s been a rocky start for 2016, continuing the choppiness that started in August. US stocks as measured by the CRSP US Total Market Index are down roughly 5% since the beginning of the year and almost 9% since the last market peak on June 22^nd.

24 Aug 2015 Beacon Flash

Posted at 11:23h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

Since its peak on May 21st, the S&P has fallen by nearly 10%. Stocks were pretty well behaved in the weeks that followed Fed Chair Janet Yellen's May speech in which she warned that interest rates would likely begin rising this year. But China's equity slide last Monday became the catalyst for a more significant US equity slide of 5% for the week ended last Friday. As of this writing, stock averages are down another 3%.