Category: Personal Interest
112 posts categorized as "Personal Interest"
Globetrotter
June 1, 2015
Content provided by Robyn Murray, Freelance Writer Joe Smith had two days to move across the country and settle in a new city. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business in Pittsburg on May 16 and started a new job at CLS in Omaha on May 18. “I’m going at a…
The Story Behind the Data
April 20, 2015
Content provided by Robyn Murray, Freelance Writer 11-year-old Stryker whips open the door and jumps into his mother’s parked SUV. “Hey mom, did you see me coming this time?” “I did see you coming this time!” It’s 3 p.m., and J.J. Schenkelberg has just driven five miles from her house to pick up her two…
Retirement Crisis
April 15, 2015
Content provided by Sierra Morris-Fuchs, CLS Investment Research Analyst I have a quiz for you. How much does a typical household (ages 25 to 64) in the U.S. have saved in its retirement account? You’ve probably heard about the current retirement crises and know you should keep your guess low. How low? $2,500. That’s right,…
Healthy Finance
April 7, 2015
Content provided by Robyn Murray, Freelance Writer Paula Wieck began her career in nutrition science. She specialized in obesity and diabetes – two of the nation’s most prolific ailments. But for her, the interest was personal. Her parents suffered from the diseases, and as a child, she did too. “I lost probably 40 or 50…
All In: An East Coast Guy in a Midwest Home
March 18, 2015
Content provided by Robyn Murray, Freelance Writer Three nights a week, Marc Pfeffer can be found at a poker table. Sometimes at a house, other times at a clubhouse or local firehouse. He plays with people from his neighborhood that he could call friends. But that’s not quite the word for them. “People aren’t friends…
Where Are You Going in Europe?
March 10, 2015
Content provided by Scott Kubie, CFA, CLS Chief Strategist I’ve never been to Europe, although I hope to go soon. When I hear people talk about traveling in Europe, they always break it down by country because there is too much history and culture to take in during a single trip. When I visit, my…
A Cowboy in Finance
February 23, 2015
Content provided by Robyn Murray, Freelance Writer At age 23, Rusty Vanneman left a well-paid position in Boston to work on a cattle ranch. In the small, Nebraska Sand Hills town of Valentine (population 2,737), Vanneman ditched his suit to don his boots—trekking through the sand and prairie grass to brand cattle and make haystacks….
Bulls, Bonds, and Free Lunches
February 13, 2015
Content provided by Josh Jenkins Q: About a year ago, analysts predicted the bull market in bonds was over. But today, CLS says it is still intact. What changed? Going into 2014, I think the expectations on Wall Street were definitely for an increase in interest rates moving forward. During 2013, when the Fed began…
The Cost of a Five Finger Christmas
December 24, 2014
Content Provided by Michele Prell, CLS New Business Manager In the last couple weeks of Christmas shopping, my husband and I decided we were going to get our son a LeapPad 3 tablet this year. We went to two stores, and both of them were sold out of the green ones, which left only the pink….