long term trends

Everyone’s trying to stretch a dollar like it’s resistance band training — and value retailers are here for it. As economic uncertainty grows, discount and off-price retailers are drawing in more value-conscious shoppers. The sector that stumbled through 2024 is now driving the retail rebound, overtaking the same big-name chains that were outperfor... See more

This trend has a name: Micro PE.

It's the application of traditional private equity strategies to smaller companies:

• $1-15M in annual revenue

• $500K-$3M in annual profits

• 10-100 employees

• Often family-owned or founder-led

The company reported a 183 percent increase in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, in inquiries from U.S. nationals for alternative residence and citizenship, as high-net individuals seek to diversify their portfolio and protect their assets from volatility in the markets.

"In an era of rising geopolitical volatility, we... See more

While Austin was the fastest-growing millionaire hub in the nation in Henley & Partners' 2024 report, this year it does not even feature in the top five. It has been dethroned by Scottsdale , which between 2014 and 2024 has seen its millionaire population grow by 125 percent.

It’s official:

The S&P 500 has closed more than 20% above its April low, technically beginning a new bull market.

We are now up +1,000 points in one month.

Declining demographics, cost-burdened households and an ailing labor market under threat from federal cuts mean that Boston has some tough days ahead.

A report last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found the unemployment rate for recent associate degree (e.g., community college and vocational school) recipients in their 20s was 2.1% compared to 15.3% for four-year college grads and 8.4% for advanced degree recipients. Mull that one over: You have a higher chance of being unemployed these da... See more