We enjoy being a part of this community and are thankful that we can contribute to our community through volunteerism, donations and company sponsorships. We have partnered with the following non-profit organizations this year. American Heart Association Brenau University Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Gainesville Ballet Gainesville High School Athletics Gateway Domestic Violence Center Junior… Read More
You may remember, our Net Worth in the third quarter of 2009 was negative. Yep, America was upside down. Not now. We are setting Wealth records every day: How’s net worth of $113 trillion sound? Unimaginable – how many zeros is that? That’s not all. The United Nations in their Human Development Report which, is… Read More
Headline News: U.S. stock futures are pointing to an open at another record new all-time high price for the S&P 500. The factors cited for the recent bullish move include low-interest rates, accommodating Fed policies, trade optimism, a healthy U.S. consumer, and a bullish uptrend in stock markets. Also, Q3 GDP was reported at an… Read More
Headline News: U.S. stock markets are set to open flat a day after setting a new all-time high on the S&P 500. Investor appear to be happy about the potential of a Phase One trade deal the release of crucial economic reports could now be the main focus. U.S. Housing Starts, Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization,… Read More
Must be nice being Wilbur Ross – as Secretary of Commerce he’s cheering the American worker on. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today (Friday Dec 6th) an increase of 266,000 new jobs in November much better than the 187,00 expected new jobs. Unemployment ticked down to 3.5% from 3.6% equaling the lowest jobless rate… Read More
Headline News: U.S. stock futures are higher to start the week as investors react positively to the Phase One trade deal announced on Friday. The preliminary deal suspends the U.S. tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports that were to take effect on 12/15/2109. China also announced better-than-expected industrial production and retail sales growth… Read More
Headline News: U.S. markets are set to open lower after the Federal Reserve left rates unchanged and was upbeat about the U.S. economy. Investors will now focus on the Brexit vote today in the United Kingdom. Also, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is expected to keep interest rates unchanged. The Producers Price Index will… Read More
Headline News: U.S. stock markets are set to open flat as investors wait for the Federal Reserve press conference later today. The impending tariff deadline on December 15th is also a concern for both the U.S. and Chinese stock markets. President Trump is set to meet with his top economic advisors this week before a… Read More
Headline News: U.S. stock futures are lower as investors are concerned about the looming tariff deadline as the December 15th approaches. Various reports say the two sides are making progress; however, there have been no reasons to be optimistic so far this week. Markets: The S&P 500 was lower on Monday closing at 3135.96 on… Read More
It depends on the degree and the career you choose; we kind of already new this didn’t we? What we didn’t have wide access to, however, was the divergence in the actual costs versus the monetary benefits of the type of degree nor the difference the institution has on outcomes. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was… Read More