Friday Fun
What’s Up Doc?
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 23rd, 2021Humans and our ancestors have used tools for millions of years. They started with rudimentary instruments made of rocks (hence the stone age moniker). Suddenly, around 12,000 years ago, humans began to harness copper. Since then, we and this utilitarian metal have maintained a longstanding relationship. It was the first metal worked by our ancestors and is still an impor
Lawn Bowling
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 23rd, 2021Lawn bowling is a wonderful pastime. In California, the weather is generally nice enough to play outdoors, but there are parts of the nation (and the globe for that matter) which offer indoor greens. It’s leisurely but provides something for those with a competitive spirit as well. In short, the goal is to roll your asymmetric bowl down the green toward the jack (a white
Talking About Talking
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on June 17th, 2021American pop culture was lucky enough to be graced by the Talking Heads for 16 years before they split up in 1991. Their willingness to experiment with and mix various sounds made them a seminal force in the creation of new wave music, a whole new genre at the time. Their second album titled More Songs About Buildings and Food is a perfect starting point for a future blog a
Snot a Joke
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on June 13th, 2021
Atlas tries hard to avoid controversial topics. We exist to help clients manage risk through a variety of environments using a proprietary method of market analysis. But we’ll tangentially touch on topic today that comes with some contention here in America because the title above was too good not to use: Masks.
Percolating Price Pressures
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on June 4th, 2021We all know how important energy is to the modern world. We’ve recently had a couple of instances demonstrate how messed up things can get when its supply is interrupted. First was that freakish weather pattern which blanketed much of the nation in February as the Polar Vortex dipped lower than normal, pushing the power grid to the brink of failure in many areas. Simulta
Classic Relationships
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on May 28th, 2021Classic relationships can be so romantic. They can even inform our own ideas about the successfulness of our pairings. Take Ethel and Fred Mertz. I know Lucy and Ricky are the main characters, but their neighbors really crack me up. Like Fred, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked for the price tag on some item my wife wants to get rid of because I thin
We’ll Be Back
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on April 30th, 2021Movies are the perfect medium for a comeback story. Most that come to mind are fictional. The writers can concoct a variety of scenarios to facilitate the protagonist getting back up from whatever setback she’s encountered and triumph before the credits roll. On occasion, a movie sets up an actor for a return to the Oscars. Two that come to mind for me is John Trav
Minimum Rage
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on April 9th, 2021Since Atlas started back in 2009, we’ve held 10 Pie Parties each year (we go dark in November and December). They are simple events designed to be an open dialogue with the attendees. As the name suggest, guests are served pie and beverages as we discuss the topics du jour. Covid-19 shut these down last year, but we started them back up at the end of March in a