June 18, 2020
11:23 am
You will often hear, “so goes the consumer, so goes the United States economy.” This is a phenomenon that has grown during my lifetime, as we shifted away from a manufacturing economy to a more service-based economy. Look below at the chart and you will see that consumer spending does make up almost 70% of […]
March 16, 2020
12:28 pm
The first change I noticed was early last week, before any state of emergency had been declared in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, or the US. Suddenly, my commute was far easier than usual. I hit every light and breezed into work. By the end of the week I had shaved 20% off my commute time. I […]
March 10, 2020
10:08 am
Following yesterday’s sell off we wanted to share some thoughts and facts about the economy and the market. Lost in a new cycle filled with bad news, last Friday’s payroll report was the 113th month in a row with positive job growth here in the US. (The next closest record time period is 48 months!) […]
June 29, 2015
12:00 am
Whenever I start a meeting with a client, one of the first topics I bring up is “How is your cash flow month to month?” If a client is finding it difficult to juggle all of their financial commitments, I’ll sit with them and prepare a…
June 1, 2015
12:00 am
Several colleagues and I had the good fortune to attend Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech sponsored by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce on May 22nd. For many people, listening to a dry, formal presentation on the economy would…
May 15, 2015
12:00 am
This past February, I authored an article for the Rhode Island Small Business Journal entitled: Buy or lease? A Business Owner’s Dilemma.
One of my friends is a successful small business woman. She’s struggling with a big decision an…
