2018 and older

January 2018 It is our custom each January to reflect on the year that has ended and look forward to what we aim to accomplish in the coming year. We are particularly reflective this year as we look back not…

January 22, 2018 Valuations in real property have done incredibly well since the great recession.  Overall U.S. property prices have surged almost 86% since 2011, according to data from Real Capital Analytics.  More recently the U.S. National All-Property Index rose…

January 21, 2018 Changes to the tax regime have become a popular subject of conversation with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in late 2017.  Investors have been eager to learn how changes might benefit various asset…

January 16. 2018 “Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth…” Do you know the song? It was released in 2013 by Pharrell Williams. It came to my attention as a result of an article that focused on…

I recently ordered an item from Amazon Prime only for the package to be delivered after the promised delivery date.  It turned out that the error was mine: I had not checked that the entry code for my building was…

January 2, 2018 Before looking forward to the New Year, let’s look back at the last twelve months. As you know, 2017 was a terrific year for equities, with substantial price increases in almost every market. Including reinvested dividends, the…

December 26, 2017 At this time of year any mention of holiday theft conjures up images of doorstep package stealers copying the habits of the Grinch. As holiday shopping transforms from busy mall visits to ecommerce, many more vulnerable parcels…

December 18, 2017 Start bundling up – meteorologists are predicting an extra cold winter in the United States. Temperatures could drop to negative 30 degrees in some areas (luckily not Atlanta). Let’s take a look at what industries could benefit…

December 12, 2017 Having just celebrated the season of thanks we are now well into what America has made into the season of giving. A little published fact about the US is that we are by some distance the most…

December 4, 2017 Amazon plans to shake up two retail industries in a big way within the next decade: groceries and pharmaceuticals. Amazon is attacking the grocery business from all angles. Since the $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon…