2022
10/17/2022 The FED’s monetary tightening has left “easy money” far back in our rear-view mirror. Like other sectors of the economy, the real estate industry is feeling the pinch of higher borrowing costs. A year ago, commercial mortgages for a…
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10/10/2022 I recently attended the 2022 Association for African American Financial Advisors (AAAA) vision conference in Atlanta, GA. I must say that becoming a member of AAAA, and being part of the conference, have been highlights of my finance career.…
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10/3/2022 The news flow has been confounding of late. Almost everywhere you look the news is bad. Stocks are down. Bonds are down. Inflation is high and rates are rising. And if that weren’t enough, throw in a devastating hurricane…
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September 26, 2022 “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra On May 24th, one week before the start of the 2022 hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2022 Atlantic Hurricane…
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9/19/2022 In an interview televised yesterday, President Joe Biden told 60 minutes correspondent Scott Pelley that the COVID-19 pandemic was in our rearview. He said, “We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work on it.…
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September 12, 2022 This Weekly reflects on the life of Queen Elizabeth II and pays her tribute. I write this on the evening of Friday, September 8th. We have just departed London for Atlanta, and the flight crew have shared…
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September 6, 2022 If you pay attention to UK news, you might have seen that the Royal family remains under fire from Meghan Markle. There is even bigger news, though. The drawn-out election for the leader of the ruling Tory…
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August 29, 2022 In early January, I wrote a post on our weekly blog about financial resolutions for 2022. It seems that one suggestion was also on the minds of many others – to cut down the number of monthly…
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August 22, 2022 We recently lost power at my house during a summer evening thunderstorm. As a native Atlantan accustomed to living in a city of trees, it was an experience I have endured many times. For my two young…
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8/15/2022 As children head back to school this month, struggling retailers are gearing up for what they hope will be a very robust shopping season. Many parents view back-to-school spending as a necessity rather than discretionary, and retailers are betting…
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