Advice To Ignore, Article, James Harvey

Even Uncle Sam’s Credit Rating Is on the Mend

Even Uncle Sam’s Credit Rating Is on the Mend

This fall marks the fifth anniversary of some of the darkest days of the 2008 financial crisis. That September 15th, the venerable investment banking firm of Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, triggering a 5% one-day […]

What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

When originally searching for a name, Jim wanted something that communicated vision and insight as well as something that was meaningful to him personally. A classical pianist since the age of four, Jim’s favorite piece […]

Can We Please Look Beyond the Headlines

Can We Please Look Beyond the Headlines

Not much action in the markets this past week. Market participants watched as politicians in DC postured and jockeyed for more face time in an attempt to look as if they were actually accomplishing something. Watching […]

Doves 1 — Hawks 0

Doves 1 — Hawks 0

This title has to do with the decision last Wednesday – one almost totally unexpected by the majority of economists, media outlets and traders – by the Fed’s Open Market Committee to do nothing about […]

Looking Through The Wrong End of the Telescope

Looking Through The Wrong End of the Telescope

You know how when you were a kid and you had one of those collapsible telescopes, how cool it was to make things far away seem up close? And then, you’d turn it around and […]