David Reavill

For those of us who've enjoyed that little bit of paradise that lies between the mountains and the sea along the Coastline of Southern California, fires are an eternal threat.
It's what comes next that we'll focus on. How will Californians react to the loss and devastation?

In 2024, the overall Economy took a negative turn in three areas critical for investors: Corporate Profits, the country's financial condition, and retail sales. Although each sector remains positive, it has taken on a decidedly negative direction.

In 2024, the overall Economy took a negative turn in three areas critical for investors: Corporate Profits, the country's financial condition, and retail sales. Although each sector remains positive, it has taken on a decidedly negative direction.

In 2024, the overall Economy took a negative turn in three areas critical for investors: Corporate Profits, the country's financial condition, and retail sales. Although each sector remains positive, it has taken on a decidedly negative direction.

In 2024, the overall Economy took a negative turn in three areas critical for investors: Corporate Profits, the country's financial condition, and retail sales. Although each sector remains positive, it has taken on a decidedly negative direction.

I rarely remember when the Street was as enamored as it is now. The object of its affection is a new technology called Artificial Intelligence, or AI for those "in the know."

I rarely remember when the Street was as enamored as it is now. The object of its affection is a new technology called Artificial Intelligence, or AI for those "in the know."

This is also why Chairman Powell was forced to reduce interest rates. Had the Fed chosen to continue raising rates, as Wall Street expected, it is likely that several major Banks and other Depository Institutions would have closed.

Warren Buffett had exquisite timing. I don't mean timing like you hear about it on Wall Street. Most often, one hears about timing services, a frenetic buy-sell program that tries to profit from the market's ups and downs on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. Buffett was adamantly opposed to that type of "investing," which he called the gross kind of speculation, and railed against such "timing" on a regular basis.