Warning: This post will probably upset just about everybody.
The election of 1800 was a bitterly contested one in which Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams. According to History.com,
Though Jefferson and his running mate,
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Lessons from King Lear with a Little Kurt Vonnegut Thrown In
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Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
“I am a man more sinned against than sinning”
― William Shakespeare, King Lear
Last week’s events made me think about how important it is to understand people’s personality profiles if you are going to be relying on them.
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Feliz Covidad - My End of 2020 Rant!
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
“Oh what a tangled web we weave.”
-Sir Walter Scott
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, we would all love to put Covid behind us. Unfortunately, the virus doesn’t work on a calendar.
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Learning from 9/11 to Speculate on the Future of Offices
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
Before action is taken it first must manifest as a thought, however fleeting. And, if actions are part of a more strategic thought process seeking to produce longer-term results, then thoughts are almost always translated into speech and/or writing in order to communicate the thinking and desired outcomes to others who may be necessary or valuable to help bring the desired outcome(s) about.
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Many Pictures Tell a Story - The Fed
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell 
This week will be another one focused on charts and graphs that caught my attention. The emphasis will be on the story of the Fed remaining very dovish in spite of what appears to be some pockets of economic strength (e.g. housing, commodities, semiconductors),
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Platforms and an Income Streaming Sonnet
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
I was privy to a conversation between two females, one of whom is a senior in high school. She was lamenting the fact that her English teacher had given her class an assignment to write a sonnet. This caught my attention as, while I have expressed myself a few times over the years by writing haikus,
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Let's Get Real
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
The jobs report released on Friday was disappointing.
Disappointing Job Growth
Perhaps the report shouldn’t have been such a surprise on the downside based on this chart.
It would appear that job seekers are less confident about their prospects as they have significantly reduced their searches.
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A Grateful Journey (and Sadness for the Covid Generation)
by Gary Carmell
Gary CarmellWith the Thanksgiving holiday last week, I thought it would be appropriate to focus this week’s blog post on something I am deeply grateful for. My source of gratitude was coincidentally triggered when listening to a podcast about the Grateful Dead. Definitely, the right band when thinking about gratitude.
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Covid Housing Fever
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
I subscribe to The Daily Shot which is an economics and finance-oriented site that aggregates a tremendous number of charts to give investors a great visual overview of key aspects of the economy, both domestic and global, as well as financial markets.
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Deep Freeze Skepticism
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
Last Monday’s announcement by Pfizer that its Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing the illness sent an earthquake through financial markets, eliciting the worst day in history for momentum stocks. Momentum stocks have been the best performers and investors invest in them believing that strength creates more strength which will lead to outperformance.
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