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Celestial Cycles and Societal Scores
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on March 31st, 2024Do you have a favorite constellation? I do: Orion. I cannot explain why, but it brings me so much pleasure when it begins appearing in the night sky each year. The formation has been on my mind lately because it is starting to say goodbye until reemerging in the fall. On Wednesday it dawned on me that Betelgeuse was back to full brightness after an event now known as the
Wile E. Powell
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on March 31st, 2024There are endless choices of kids’ entertainment these days, so Atlas will opt for a more timeless cartoon to illustrate the point we’re trying to make: Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It’s all about the chase. Unfortunately for Mr. Coyote, it happens to come with many missteps, often leading to a cascading outcome.
Inflationary Fairy
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on March 31st, 2024Inflation hurts most those who can afford it least. Just ask the poor Tooth Fairy. This mythical creature has been keeping up with the cost of living for a long time. Despite the great dental plan her job comes with, she doesn’t seem to earn enough to retire. Instead, she doles out money every night to kids as they sleep after their teeth fall out, no matter the ca
Six! Five! Four!
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on March 31st, 2024Ah, it’s Friday. The final day of the workweek for most working Americans. It is a day wrapped in a sense of accomplishment while tinged with the anticipation of a couple of days of leisure. But turn back the clocks a century or so, and you find time when Friday was just another day in the seemingly endless workweek as the typical American used to have a six-day workweek
Permanent Olympics
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on February 29th, 2024Imagine if managing money was a sport, where businesses, households, and nonprofits are diligently practicing their financial gymnastics, trying to stick the perfect landing on the budget mat. They leap through hoops of income and expenses, striving not to face-plant into the pit of insolvency or scare away the delicate gazelles known as donors. Households pirouette on the thin beam
Economic Waves
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on February 29th, 2024Sound waves are an interesting phenomenon. They start out from a catalyst which vibrates a medium through which they travel. For instance, clapping hands vibrate the air, changing its density and pressure as they travel away from the hands. The volume, pitch, and speed of sound are all dependent variables. For instance, the more energy that goes into a clap, the louder i