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You might think that hourly wages and worker compensation closely tracks the inflation rate, but as you can see from the graphic, the two are in a constant tug-of-war; wages … Read More

The U.S. inflation rate of roughly 3.5% a year has been sounding alarms, in part because it is somewhere around twice the target rate that the U.S. Fed economists want … Read More

  What should you do if a plan you made isn’t working out? Let’s look at how Exit Planning can position business owners to successfully adjust to changing conditions. What … Read More

 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has upended one of the most common aspects of executive employment, banning non-compete agreements as, in the words of the announcement, ‘an unfair method of … Read More

The escalation of tensions in the Middle East, and the Israeli army’s campaign in Gaza, has flared into open conflict between Israel and Iran. Iranian missiles have been raining down … Read More

Artificial intelligence first proved its mettle by beating game experts. Deep Blue famously beat chess champion Gary Kasparov as early as 1997, and more recently the AlphaGo AI algorithm beat … Read More

You might have read about what the press is calling a seismic shift in real estate commissions, and how people are going to be paying their realtors a lot less … Read More

It isn’t being widely reported, but aggregate U.S. corporate profits reached record levels in the 4th quarter of last year, increasing 4.1% after going up 3.4% the previous quarter. The … Read More

Every year around this time, the current presidential administration releases a set of tax-related proposals, essentially a wish list for tax legislation for the coming year. These so-called ‘green books’ … Read More

We should probably get this out of the way at the beginning: nobody should expect that 10% quarterly gains in the stock market will continue forever, or even for the … Read More