by Michael Lecours | Mar 25, 2014 | Economy, Investment Behavior, Uncategorized
A pretty good overview of how winter can hurt the economy: CNBC
by Michael Lecours | Mar 19, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
It’s started already. The internet is working its way into our life more and more. It’s connecting our phones, computers, kitchen appliances and our stores to one another. You can control your thermostat remotely, or stream TV shows from the internet onto you TV, or...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 18, 2014 | Cash, Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
Excerpts from a great post great post by Seth Godin: “Five dollars to buy a snack box on an airplane is worth something very different than five dollars to buy a cup of coffee after a fancy meal, which is worth something different than five dollars in the grocery...
by Michael Lecours | Jan 20, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
In the past, technological advancements ushered in new industries and created new jobs that were better, safer, and offered better pay. A small fraction of the population are farmers today and their producing more food than ever before. Up until recently, technology...
by Michael Lecours | Jan 18, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Investment Strategies, Uncategorized
A recent article outlined investment themes to look for over the next decade and listed some growing trends in financial planning. It’s reassuring to see these trends. We’ve been working hard to innovate within this industry and find ways to help our clients. These...
by Michael Lecours | Dec 30, 2013 | Economy
It seems we have forgotten about bonds with the stock market in full boil. The bond market is almost twice the size of the stock market and it is about to post one of its worst years in a long time. Over the last decade, interest rates have dropped below the long-term...
