The American Dream In this week’s episode of Trading Perspectives, John and Sam talk about an article written by Bloomberg columnist Noah Smith titled “It’s Gotten Too Hard to Strike it Rich In America”. The article…
Thought Leadership
What an awful week, I mean really. It is too hot to much of anything outside other than sweat. However, if you stay inside, you are probably going to watch the markets flummox about and the…
Inc. magazine today revealed that Birmingham-based Oakworth Capital Bank is No. 3921 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the…
The Effect of Major Events on the Economy In this episode John and Sam talk about the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio and the effect the tragic events will have on an already unsettled market. …
Most people reading this will know the stock market fell apart this past Monday (8/5/19). At one point, it looked as though the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) would close down in excess of 1,000 points.…
FOMC Rate Cuts For the first time in over a decade the Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policy making arm of the Federal Reserve, cut the overnight lending target by 0.25% to an effective range…
Negative Interest Rates Last week, the European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates below zero and president Mario Draghi hinted at cutting the rate even more. This week, John and Sam explain negative interest rates.…
About 20 years ago, I was a groomsman in the wedding of one of my miscreant friends. A few years prior, he could have said the same about me. For the guys’ weekend, as I hesitate…
The 2nd Quarter of 2019 wasn’t quite as strong as the 1st, but the markets still managed to post solid absolute returns. After a horrible month in May, investors climbed back on the rally bandwagon in…
Over the last decade, payments fraud has become a concern for nearly every organization. As technology and eCommerce evolve, the threat of fraud evolves with it. Our number one priority is the security of our clients,…