Category: Personal Interest
112 posts categorized as "Personal Interest"
1987 – A History Lesson
December 10, 2013
Content provided by Kostya Etus, CLS Investment Research Analyst I recently read an article from Ned Davis Research Group on the global market outlook. Below is some information I thought our readers might find useful: As the infamous Gordon Gekko once proclaimed, “Greed is good.” Although Gordon is a fictional character in the 1987 classic…
Financial Advice for Any Age
December 5, 2013
Content provided by Steve Donahoe, CLS Senior Portfolio Manager Recently, Omaha had a pesky little snow storm that put down just enough snow to get my car dirty, and that is about it. After driving a couple of days in a filthy car, and being too lazy to wash it myself, I got the brilliant…
Food for Thought
November 27, 2013
Content provided by Matt Santini, CLS Portfolio Manager I can’t believe I am going to belittle such a wonderful American tradition with micro economic jargon, but it is a must before the tryptophan really skews my thought process. Economists are usually trained with a simple supply and demand curve providing a beautiful canvas. They…
Halloween on the Cheap
October 31, 2013
Content provided by Hande Koop, CLS Trading Manager Every year October 31 is a night of fun, candy, and costumes. Although Americans spend billions in preparation for the Halloween season each year, this year it seems that American households will likely be spending less than in previous years. According to National Retail Federation’s Halloween Spending…
ETF Prime Time
October 28, 2013
Content provided by Case Eichenberger, CLS Internal Wholesaler I recently spent a relaxing Sunday watching my favorite football teams battle each other for superiority and fantasy football points. I began to notice a commercial that kept popping up during the breaks. You have seen them on your TV at one time or another, garnering for…
Take a Minute
October 21, 2013
Content provided by J.J. Schenkelberg, CLS Senior Portfolio Manager For some reason, I am most comfortable when I am doing a million things at once and there is some issue to contend with. In high school I felt compelled to join quiz bowl teams, sing in madrigals and jazz choir, and have parts in the…
Adjusting to New Parenting Roles
October 9, 2013
Content provided by Scott Kubie, CLS Chief Strategist Over the years, my identity as a parent has changed. Early on, I was a diaper-changer and story-reader. I’ve been a Sunday school teacher, a basketball coach, and last summer, a hitting partner for tennis. Most of those I saw coming or volunteered for. The latest role…
What’s in a Name?
October 2, 2013
Content provided by Nate Wattier, CLS Client Service Manager “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?” You might be wondering why we’re taking a trip back to high school freshman English Literature class and reading a passage from ”Romeo and Juliet” (Act 2 Scene…
Trading Hangry
September 27, 2013
Content provided by Paula Wieck, CLS Manager of Investment Research The other day I was at my desk, trading portfolios. I knew I was going to have to go get lunch at some point, but I became so engrossed in my analysis that I waited way too long and had become famished – and crabby,…
Trust Matters, Especially When Only Half Say They Have It
August 30, 2013
Content provided by Steve Donahoe, CLS Senior Portfolio Manager Being a CFA Charter holder and having just watched a number of my colleagues deal with the result of the recently released CFA exam, I could not help but reflect back on my efforts around the CFA program and what the mission statement for the CFA Institute…