The Economic Eye Test: What Vacationers, Cabanas, & Costco Slushies Reveal About the Market
They call it the old “eyeball test” or “eye test” for short. It’s the sophisticated metric talking heads on ESPN have created to prove how Southeastern Conference (SEC) college football teams are more qualified for the playoff over teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12 and Big 10 (B1G), even if…
Fireworks, Fun, & Fine Print: What the One Big Beautiful Bill Really Means for You
From everyone at WTA, we hope you had an excellent 4th of July holiday – it should be filled with fireworks and fun and not with family tax debates! While all of us were enjoying the grill and a cold beverage or two, Congress decided to celebrate by passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. Nothing says freedom like a 600-page omnibus bill, right?…
The R4 Revelation: Beating Inflation in a World of Printed Money
Amongst all the talk about “the big, beautiful bill” in Congress and whether Trump might show up in Jerome Powell’s kitchen to demand a lowering of interest rates, there’s a key stat that has been swept under the rug. It’s the growth of M2…
Bombs, Bacon, & the Stock Market: Why Calm Investors Win in Chaotic Times
If you’ve spent any length of time this week doomscrolling on X, formerly Twitter, you would have learned that a decent-sized portion of the country does not support US involvement in the Israel-Iran war. For “Neither Side Eats Bacon.” It was trending on X, and for those who shared the post (which MUST have had […]
