Putting Small Business Loans to Work During the Holiday Season and Throughout the Year
The holiday season is often a time of peak sales for many smaller businesses. In some cases, however, this increase in demand for your services can coincide with significant business expenses that may include increased staffing costs, the payout of employee bonuses...
Takeaways from the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway traditionally serves as a key indicator of current and future market conditions for investors and financial planners. The 2019 annual meeting, which was held on May 4, 2019, was no exception to this rule and provided some...
Overview of the Recent Federal Open Market Committee Meeting
The meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on July 30 and 31, 2019, provided some valuable insights into the direction that the Federal Reserve will take in the next few months. One of the most important decisions that came out of this meeting was a 0.25 percent...
How Chinese Tariffs May Impact Commercial Real Estate in the U.S.
Recent trade negotiations between the United States and China have resulted in the raising of tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on many Chinese imports in May of 2019, which prompted fears in the construction industry that certain materials would increase steeply...