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The Week Ahead – Slowing Down

By | 2/25/19 8:29 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 2/25/19 8:29 AM

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.

For most of 2018 I attempted to make a session of early morning yoga part of my daily routine. I had been doing yoga fairly regularly for years, and I thought it would make sense to ritualize it. Of course it was difficult at first, doing yoga everyday regardless of how sore or tired I felt, but..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. The opening lines of “Seasons of Love”, the iconic song from the musical RENT. It may sound a bit familiar to those who have been stuck hearing “Let it go” from Disney’s Frozen the last few years (sorry!), as both are sung by Broadway star..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Inflation Still MIA

By | 2/11/19 7:43 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 2/11/19 7:43 AM

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.

A couple of years ago, like many hundreds of thousands of other people, I put a deposit down on a yet-to-be-released Tesla Model 3. With no end to the waiting in sight, and my fifteen year-old car starting to act up, I decided to cancel the reservation. Every time I see one in red, I wonder if I..

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