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Bad to Better
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on December 22nd, 2022Trends never move in straight lines. This is certainly observable in markets. Styles experience the same phenomenon. Perhaps the kernel of a trend is revealed at a fashion show, but it takes the greater population a little time to embrace the new look. A similar pattern is emerging for the globe as it tries trending back to something more normal from the depths of the pandem
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Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 31st, 2022
Family Feud is a gameshow which started in 1976 and aired through 1985. After a few years hiatus, it returned in 1988, only to end again in 1995. Then as the last century came to a close, it managed to make another comeback, one which has lasted through today. It pits two families against each other, competing to determine answers to survey questions previously asked to a grou
Stuck
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 20th, 2022Playing Catch Up
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 14th, 2022Antifeatures
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 6th, 2022
Software runs our world. Whatever apparatus you’re reading this note on has programs and operating systems which allow you to receive and delete (hopefully not too quickly) this note. Some of the code runs in the background doing things I’ll never understand, but other parts of it create feature or functionality designed to be useful to us as users. Occasionally, a
Harboring Bad Feelings
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on September 30th, 2022America is the world’s leading economy. You, as a consumer, are part of our nation’s prowess. Personal consumption comprises roughly 70 percent of the country’s output. When we aren’t consuming services (e.g., dining out, travel, doctor’s visits, financial advice, etc.), our wallet share goes toward goods. Many of those goods are built outsi
Headed for the Frisco Bay
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on September 30th, 2022Jackson Hole 2022
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on September 12th, 2022
Each year the Kansas City branch of the Federal Reserve hosts a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It’s a who’s who of economics, finance, and central banking. The world’s brain trust gathers to enjoy the bears, do some fishing, and see the natural beauty that accompanies any event with the Grand Tetons as a backdrop. In between sessions with the great outdo