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Mad Max Was Wrong

Posted in Financial Planning on April 15, 2018

This article is original content written by Manchester, CT Financial Advisor Thomas Scanlon, CFP®, CPA Mad Max 2 known as The Road Warrior was a 1981 movie that was the second installment of the Mad Max film series. The star…

Tagged with: commodities, Connecticut Water Service, Economics, Economics 101, Fed, Fracking, Interest Rates, Oil, OPEC

Third Quarter Marked by Mixed Data and Volatility

Posted in Financial Planning on October 5, 2015

Last quarter, many investors watched closely as the Greek debt drama played out on a global stage. Three months later, investors once again are warily watching how international economic conditions impact domestic markets. Headwinds include worries over slower growth in…

Tagged with: Biotech, commodities, Consumer Confidence, DJIA, Federal Reserve, GDP, Greek Debt, Homeowners, MCSI, NASDAQ

Average Joe’s

Posted in Financial Planning on July 27, 2015

The movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story came out in 2004. It’s a story about gym owner Peter Lafleur (Vince Vaughn) trying to save his gym. The gym is very behind on its bank loan and Peter is concerned it…

Tagged with: Animal House, Average Joe's, Average Joe's Gym, Bluto, CHINA, commodities, Dodgeball, Fed, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Board, Fracking, Globo-gym, Great Recession 2008-2009, India, Interest Rates, Lance Armstrong, Task Rabbit, The College Board, U. S. Treasuries, Uber

The Cost of Cheap Gas

Posted in Financial Planning on January 28, 2015

The price of a barrel of oil has dropped from over $100 to under $50 since June 2014. This decline can be measured by looking at the Brent Oil which is the international index or West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) which…

Tagged with: AAA, Apache, BP, Brent, Capital Spending, commodities, Congree, Federal Gas Tax, gas, gasoline, Halliburton, West Texas Intermediate, WTI

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