Investment Perspectives

Visualizing the Hierarchy of Financial Needs https://advisor.visualcapitalist.com/hierarchy-of-financial-needs/ 5 Big Picture Trends Being Accelerated by the Pandemic https://www.visualcapitalist.com/5-big-picture-trends-being-accelerated-by-the-pandemic/    Where the World's Banks Make the Most Money https://www.visualcapitalist.com/where-worlds-banks-make-money/       29 Psychological Tricks To Make You Buy More https://www.visualcapitalist.com/29-psychological-tricks-to-make-you-buy-more/    President-elect Joe Biden posed in his vintage Corvette. But he promises a big push for electric vehicles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/biden-electric-cars/2020/11/25/5076e316-2e6f-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html?tid=ss_tw Judge blocks Trump plan to cut food stamps for 700,000 adults https://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-stamps-federal-judge-blocks-trump-administration-cuts/     If Facebook wants to be ‘good for the world,’ here’s what it needs to d

Perspective | Does Value investing still work? This investment manager isn’t sure. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/13/value-investing-growth-investing/?tid=ss_tw [This issue has been raised by others so not new, but it is well said and worth considering again.  I am going to ask some experts to see what they think. Please let me know if interested] Ranked: The Top 10 Most Valuable Real Estate Cities in America https://www.visualcapitalist.com/top-10-most-valuable-real-estate-cities-us/ On the Decline: A Look at Earth’s Biodiversity Loss, By Region https://www.visualcapitalist.com/earths-biodiversity-loss-by-region/ Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Supply Contract Excludes Many Taxpayer Protections https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/24/938591815/pfizers-coronavirus-vaccine-supply-contract-excludes-many-taxpayer-protections?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social Why Employers Find It So Hard to Test for COVID ht

  These 6 Powerful Signals Reveal the Future Direction of Financial Markets https://www.visualcapitalist.com/6-powerful-signals-reveal-the-future-direction-of-financial-markets/ Bitcoin is Near All-Time Highs and the Mainstream Doesn't Care…Yet https://www.visualcapitalist.com/bitcoin-is-near-all-time-highs-and-the-mainstream-doesnt-careyet/ Dow closes above 30,000 for the first time https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/24/dow-30000-transition-yellen-trump-biden/?tid=ss_tw G.M. Drops Its Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks and Aligns With Biden https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/climate/general-motors-trump.html?smid=tw-share China and Russia are using coronavirus vaccines to expand their influence. The U.S. is on the sidelines. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/vaccine-russia-china-influence/2020/11/23/b93daaca-25e5-11eb-9c4a-0dc6242c4814_story.html?tid=ss_tw It’s Easier to Get a Tax Deduction for Donations This Year https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/y

The Tax Rules for Home Businesses and Working From Home https://www.nextavenue.org/the-tax-rules-for-home-businesses-and-working-from-home?utm_source=share&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter_article_share BWI Marshall considers offering rapid COVID-19 tests to travelers https://www.wbal.com/article/488771/3/bwi-marshall-considers-offering-rapid-covid-19-tests-to-travelers     Hospitals will need help when it comes to storage with a possible vaccine on its way and dry ice is a major player when it comes to keeping it at the necessary temperature. https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/11/md-company-prepares-to-help-ship-store-coronavirus-vaccine/   Trump officials gave a finance firm $16.3 million to supply food boxes to the poor. House Democrats are raising questions about how those funds were handled. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/23/trump-farmers-families-food-box/?tid=ss_tw Workers call on Walmart, Amazon and other retailers to bring back hazard p

University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon (my undergrad alma mater) and Facebook partner up to track coronavirus spread https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-facebook-umd-coronavirus-20201120-vd2672emk5ffhona365txdgb4a-story.html#ed=rss_www.baltimoresun.com/arcio/rss/category/latest/ Shoppers are panic-buying toilet paper. This time, there should be enough to go around. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/19/grocery-rationing-supply-chain/?tid=ss_tw Review | Jeff Bezos’s thoughts on Big Business, outer space and The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/jeff-bezoss-thoughts-on-big-business-outer-space-and-the-washington-post/2020/11/19/4a07f83c-205d-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html?tid=ss_tw Why it’s easy to hate Facebook but hard to leave https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/19/can-not-quit-facebook/?tid=ss_tw Biden, top Democrats lay groundwork for multibillion-dollar push to boost U.S. broadband https://www.washingtonpost.

These 6 Powerful Signals Reveal the Future Direction of Financial Markets https://www.visualcapitalist.com/6-powerful-signals-reveal-the-future-direction-of-financial-markets/ U.S. greenhouse gas emissions set to drop to lowest level in three decades https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/19/us-emissions-climate-bloombergnef/?tid=ss_tw Under Armour, University of Cincinnati agree to buyout of $50M sponsorship deal https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2020/11/18/under-armour-university-cincinnati-agree-buyout.html?ana=RSS     New DHS rule would devastate higher education https://washex.am/3lVBsqw     Homelessness in Maryland Worsens During COVID-19 Pandemic https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/11/19/homelessness-in-maryland-worsens-during-covid-19-pandemic/ Surprise Federal Drug Rule Directs Insurers to Reveal What They Pay for Prescription Drugs https://khn.org/MTIxNDM2Mg The lowest-paid workers in higher education are suffering the highest jo

These 6 Powerful Signals Reveal the Future Direction of Financial Markets https://www.visualcapitalist.com/6-powerful-signals-reveal-the-future-direction-of-financial-markets/ The 25 Largest Private Equity Firms in One Chart https://www.visualcapitalist.com/25-largest-private-equity-firms-chart/ Trump seeks final stamp on drug prices with sweeping rule https://politi.co/3fgU5mA Trump Administration Rushes To Sell Oil Rights In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge https://www.npr.org/2020/11/16/935527352/trump-administration-rushes-to-sell-oil-rights-in-arctic-national-wildlife-refug?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social New Trump administration rules could allow more logging and roadbuilding in the nation’s forests https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/18/forest-service-wilderness-trump/?tid=ss_tw D.C. launches $100 million grant program for hard-hit businesses https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-business-grants/2020/