Doug Lagerstrom
Market Outlook | Winter 2020
Listening to our federal reserve chairman at his hearing before the house on February 11, 2020, you would feel great about our economy....
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Doug Lagerstrom
- Jun 30, 2019
- 4 min
Market Outlook | Summer 2019
The overall US economy continues to be strong even as the global economy trudges through economic malaise. US unemployment is lower than...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Mar 31, 2017
- 2 min
Market Outlook | Spring 2017
The U.S. economy has mostly met the central bank’s goals of full employment and stable prices, and may get further support if President...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Mar 31, 2017
- 2 min
Political Picture | Spring 2017
In the wake of a failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act Republicans are faced with the daunting task of income tax...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Market Outlook | Winter 2017
Both the election and the federal funds interest rate increase at the end of last year will likely impact the economy going forward....
Doug Lagerstrom
- Jun 30, 2016
- 2 min
Market Outlook | Summer 2016
What will our economy look like in the wake of Brexit and the Presidential election season? Well, the economy doesn’t look particularly...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Jun 30, 2016
- 2 min
Brexit | Market Uncertainty Ahead
Whoa! That election result certainly came out of the blue. If you ever needed proof that markets hate uncertainty, consider that the S&P...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Jan 31, 2016
- 2 min
Political Picture | Winter 2016
For the purposes of this article we will focus just on the economic policies of the candidates likely to get the nomination and the...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Mar 31, 2015
- 1 min
Political Picture | Fall 2015
From the start it appeared as though the Democratic primary would be boring. Everybody knew Hillary Clinton was going to win. Political...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Mar 31, 2015
- 2 min
Political Picture | Spring 2015
Water is beginning to replace oil as the commodity of greatest concern to California citizens. This year promised to bring some much...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Jan 31, 2015
- 2 min
Political Picture | Winter 2015
President Obama has officially entered, as he calls it, the fourth quarter of his presidency. While Congress and the President have not...
Doug Lagerstrom
- Sep 30, 2014
- 1 min
Political Picture | Fall 2014
You might be wondering why a financial newsletter would have a political picture section. Although we do not offer any judgments of...