Last week was a cringeworthy week for me as talk of something akin to “price controls” surfaced on the campaign trail. Pulling from memory now, …
The Failure of Price Controls
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Something has changed in the markets
Last Friday the market sold off hard with the Dow having dropped close to 1000 points before recovering to close down 610. The rebound late …
Changes to Cal Fair Insurance
Changes have occurred at the California Fair Plan (CFP) and they couldn’t have come at a worse time. The changes at CFP have actually been …
Lessons in Economic Prognostications
With mortgage rates pushing decade highs, and the price of everything from food to insurance of all types skyrocketing, its perplexing how both the business …
Lessons in Economic Prognostications
With mortgage rates pushing decade highs, and the price of everything from food to insurance of all types skyrocketing, it’s perplexing how both the business …
It wont matter economically
The first presidential debate is over and it resembled a schoolyard brawl where I was foolishly hoping someone on yard duty would step in, break …
The Student Housing Market
My daughter is going to be a junior at UC Santa Cruz this fall and had to move out of her college sponsored apartment. The …
Something doesnt add up
Talking to various people around the county in my day to day travels, it seems that few people are swimming in cash and many are …
Economic update for the week
Airline companies saw a record 2.5 million passengers in one day on Friday May 24th. Simply put, the three day holiday weekend beckoned travelers to …
The real cause of inflation
In the U.S., 2021 saw 6.82 trillion printed up, 2022 brought 6.27 trillion of fresh ink, 2023 witnessed 6.37 trillion of printed money, and fiscal …