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TAG Talks: Quarterly Investment Report
In front of your eyes is our inaugural edition of the TAG Talks Quarterly Investment Report. For over a decade we have researched, produced, and discussed sentiments on the markets...
TAG Talks: The Fed Reserve Lowered Rates! Why now, and a quick explanation of the dual mandate
For most of 2025, eyes have been expectantly trained on the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) as Trump’s administration has called ever more forcefully for cuts...
TAG Talks: Staying the Course: Why Long-Term Thinking Still Wins
We cleared the hurdles of transitioning to Cetera in February, but more important news has been in the eyes of many of you. The downward move of the stock market and many of your...
TAG Talks: Breaking Down the Dockworker Strike: What It Means for the Economy
As the days have gotten shorter in 2024, current events have also gotten more relevant for our newsletters. The flavor of the week is a burgeoning dockworker strike that has shut down 14 east coast...
TAG Talks: The Election Is Coming—Should You Change Your Investments?
It has been a while since we last delivered our thoughts to you, hasn’t it? Ultimately, the markets have performed well, the economy has been marching onward, and we lacked a meaningful...
TAG Talks: Falling Interest Rates Could Help You AND Big Businesses
2024 has arrived in style with the potential for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. At their mid-December meeting, Fed Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated...
TAG Talks: Israel/Gaza War Global Economic Impacts
I don’t think I’ve ever attempted to write on a more difficult subject than the Israel/Hamas war. On one side, we feel that it is important to inform you of economic implications, and on the other...
TAG Talks: GOLD... Is it the safe investment you think it is?
As we march towards another presidential election cycle, and exist in perceived uncertain times, the “Gold bug” mindset has risen in popularity again as...
TAG Talks: Is A.I. Coming For Our Jobs or Making Us Better At Them?
Pardon the mild clickbait title of this blog, but within it are two questions often asked about Artificial Intelligence. As a buzz term, “A.I.” means a variety of different things...
TAG Talks: Understanding High Bank CD Rates – The American Consumer
Today I want to touch on a question that we’ve been hearing from some of our clients as well as people in the local community. Boiling it down to one statement, it goes something like...
TAG Talks: A Guide to Debt Ceiling Negotiations
In this month’s market commentary, we’ll be discussing the current debt ceiling standoff. With more of a commentary touch on the political intrigue involved...