Not long after COVID landed in the U.S. our government has doled out an unprecedented amount of pandemic relief directly to consumers. One-time stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, mortgage forbearance, student loan suspensions and other programs have enabled consumers to come out of this global recession with extremely strong balance sheets. This led us to…

This Sunday Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, was on CBS News 60 Minutes re-affirming his position on consumer inflation. Last summer the Fed announced a plan which will allow the economy to run hotter than normal. They stated they will let inflation run moderately above, for some time, the Fed’s 2% target before hiking interest…

It is impossible to ignore the exuberance taking place in autonomous vehicle companies. Share prices going parabolic alongside an influx of confusion around self-driving technology. It is time we take a look at where we currently stand in regards to the driverless vehicle Tech experts have classified self-driving technology into five levels. Level 0 –…

With Halloween right around the corner there is no better topic to discuss than the Zombification of the U.S. Financial Markets. So far 2020 has proved to empower even the most decrepit, decaying and hungry (for debt) Zombies. Let’s first nail down what a Zombie is. In it’s simplest form – a Zombie is a…

Roughly 18 months ago Facebook announced they would be introducing a new digital currency called Libra, in 2020, to revolutionize money transfer and position them as a leader in blockchain-based digital payments. It consisted of three parts: The Libra Token – A digital token similar to other cryptocurrencies like bitcoin but with the biggest difference…

Yesterday CNBC reporter, Steve Liesman, interviewed the Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan to discuss monetary policy amid our current economic recovery. There were two big take aways: He stated the Federal Reserve (Fed) needs to keep interest rates at zero for the next 2.5 to 3 years. He is worried that near zero interest…

First off – what the heck is multiexperience? Is it just another fad? A new buzzword in tech land or is it a future trend? Let’s take a look. Multiexperience is a concept that addresses a fundamental shift in how companies should design their digital strategies to engage with customers. In simple terms, it is…

On March 27th President Trump signed The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. This $2.2 trillion stimulus package was allocated in three general ways. To provide funding to vulnerable individuals and businesses. To provide funding to government agencies tasked with administering relief and emergency management.  To give gave tax cuts and…

On March 27th President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) meant to address the economic fallout of the current pandemic in the United States.  Included in the $2.2 trillion dollar stimulus package are provisions changing the rules for retirement accounts. As many of you own retirement accounts…

As the S&P500 took a 3.35% dive today I figured I would publish some of the data we have been kicking around trying to decipher true impact of the current Coronavirus epidemic. Let’s start by comparing economic data of a 2003 China vs a 2019 China. It is important to note SARS occurred back in…