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Forefront Friday – Inflation and Interest Rates
Inflation rose to a 7.9% annual rate in February. It’s the highest it’s been in 40 years. Higher prices for energy, groceries and eating out at restaurants helped push up that inflationary reading. Economists also expect further price increases associated… Continue Reading
Forefront Friday – Cryptocurrency
Today’s forefront topic is on cryptocurrency and its growing acceptance in the market and more specifically, in investors’ portfolios. With rising inflation and a most recent high inflation percentage of 7.5 in January, Americans may be concerned and are seeing… Continue Reading
Forefront Friday – Ambassador Bridge
Although the Ambassador Bridge is now open, the recent closure of the bridge has received international attention. And rightfully so. The Ambassador Bridge accounts for approximately 25% of all trade between Canada and the United States, and it is a… Continue Reading
Forefront 2021 – Issue 1
Issue 1 | 2021 As we come out of a past year of COVID-19 it is time now to embrace a new beginning.There are many changes that will impact our economy going forward. I am especially attuned to the potential… Continue Reading
IMF Economic Outlook for the U.S.
Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its preliminary findings regarding its economic outlook for the U.S.1 The IMF notes that the unprecedented fiscal and monetary support, combined with the receding COVID-19 case numbers, should provide a substantial boost to… Continue Reading
Forefront 2020 – Issue 2
COVID-19. The ability to achieve success is the ability to timely act in a changing environment. Many crises create opportunity. While those opportunities are not easily seen by people that focus solely on the crisis, those entrepreneurs who critically think… Continue Reading
Gifting shares of privately-held stock
The U.S. economy officially entered into a recession in February. The unemployment rate is the highest that we have seen since the Great Depression, and the Federal Reserve has warned of an “extraordinarily uncertain path to recovery” with a fragile… Continue Reading
To be forewarned is to be forearmed
Forefront 2020 – Issue 1
“To be, or not to be; that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles.” While Shakespeare’s soliloquy wasn’t thinking of… Continue Reading
20 Years in 2020
O’Keefe is thankful to be celebrating 20 years in 2020. 20 years and counting of complete dedication and providing hope ans strategies to the business community when outcomes are uncertain and problems seem insurmountable. We thank our many clients and… Continue Reading