by Brian Hague, CFA | Sep 6, 2022 | Economics, Lending, Uncategorized
Those words, uttered by President George H. W. Bush in 1992, may be a harbinger of things to come, if the most recent home price data is any indication. After more than a year of widespread bubble-like increases in home prices across the U.S., the June data revealed...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Apr 19, 2022 | Economics, Risk Management, Strategy, Uncategorized
One of the most consistent themes we hear from clients is that their greatest strategic challenge is retaining and attracting talent. We’ve all heard about “the Great Resignation,” “ghosting,” shifting worker preferences post-COVID-19, even the recent study that found...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Feb 16, 2022 | Economics, Risk Management, Strategy
Consumer inflation is at the highest level in 40 years: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-over-year is up 7.5% as of January 2022, the highest rate since February 1982. To put that in perspective, the last time consumer inflation was this high I was an undergraduate...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
‘Twas the night before New Year’s, two thousand nineteen, And my, what a wild ride the past year had been! The markets, they soared; the markets, they tumbled, Investors, they cheered, and then later, they grumbled. Inside the Beltway, things were chaotic – Pols on...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Nov 21, 2018 | Risk Management
Brian Hague, CFA Commander Dana De Coster is a member of the elite Navy SEALs. He has completed multiple combat tours in Iraq and the Pacific Command, has provided support to the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, and served as the Operations Officer for the first-ever...
