When the hands on the economic clock seem stuck at 10 AM, we might believe it will be 10 AM forever. We know from experience that the stock market and the economy experience inflection points, which tend to occur at different times.

A recording of our Quarterly Market Update webinar; we discuss markets, inflation, and more. The full-length and shortened recap video recordings are available here.

October is the national "Organize Your Medical Information Month," and what better way to celebrate than to discuss living wills and advance directives.

Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto developed the 80/20 rule, which asserts that 80% of results come from just 20% of an event's inputs. In markets, we believe that time is the 20% resource that will yield the maximum impact.

The job market is still tight and unemployment low, the Fed continues on its path of trying to cool inflation by increasing interest rates. Existing home sales continue to decline as borrowing costs rise.

What we are experiencing is quite possibly a return to a longer-term norm. As a result, uncertainty in these times can be high, and so too can market volatility.

The U.S. dollar has trended up and to the right over the past ten years. U.S. treasuries and oil priced in dollars are part of the story. We talk international investments, inflation, and currency.