The Power of Making Good Risk Assessments

April 16, 2024 Dear Friends: The Power of Making Good Risk Assessments The popular Netflix series “Stranger Things” is set in a small Indiana town in the 80s and has been widely acclaimed for recreating the social environment and nostalgia…
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A Great Year – Facts over Feelings

A Great Year – Facts over Feelings According to recent statistics, the fastest growing mental health issue is anxiety.  Anxiety is now the most common mental illness in the US, affecting over 40 million people, the majority young adults. The…
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Charlie Brown’s Football and the Fed

October 19, 2023 Dear Friends: Charlie Brown’s Football and the Fed Once upon a time long ago, before PIXAR Studios and AI generated children’s movies, there was Charlie Brown.  Originally starting after World War II as a comic strip, Charlie…
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The Value of a Dollar

  April 12, 2023 Dear Friends: The Value of a Dollar Growing up I (Mitch) would spend summers staying with my grandparents in rural West Tennessee. My grandfather would work from 7-3 at the cotton mill and then arrive in…
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A Good Time For Saver!

January 16, 2023 Dear Friends: A Good Time for Savers!  The high inflation years of the early 80s were a bad time for the economy, but a great time for savers, pop music lovers, and hair bands.  It was during…
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Lessons From A Navy Seal

October 7, 2022 Dear Friends: Lessons from a Navy SEAL David Goggins is called by many “the toughest man alive.”  The Navy SEALs are one of the most elite military units on the planet and Goggins is the only person…
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Hurricanes & Tar Balls

July 17, 2022 Dear Friends: Hurricanes and Tar Balls Approximately 10 years ago, gulf coast real estate in Florida was in the dumps. After having had only 3 hurricanes in the previous 30 years, the Gulf Coast of Florida was…
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Inflation and Inflated Expectations

January 18, 2022 Dear Friends: Inflation and Inflated Expectations Early in my corporate career, I (Mitch) reported to the COO of our company who was also a great mentor for me.  One day we were preparing for a meeting with…
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