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“The Era of Fiscal Austerity is Over”

By Gay Truscott | Published February 26, 2018

Tweet Click here to read a recent New York Times article entitled “The Era of Fiscal Austerity is Over. Here’s What Big Deficits Mean for the Economy.”   It explains the implications of rising government deficits brought on by recent tax cuts and proposed spending hikes. We agree that a near-term economic boost is likely.  However, […]

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Resolutions for 2018

By Timothy Coughlin | Published January 2, 2018

Tweet Jazon Zweig is one of our favorite columnists who is published in the Wall Street Journal every Saturday/Sunday Edition. Here are his comments on 2018 New Year’s resolutions, surprisingly not about investments and most worthwhile reading.  Click on the link below. http://jasonzweig.com/less-phone-more-nature-34-resolutions-for-a-better-2018/

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Best Practices to Help Prevent Cyber Fraud

By Gay Truscott | Published December 18, 2017

Tweet At our November, 2017 Investment Forum, we discussed cyber security and the measures you can use to protect your identity, personal data, and assets from online theft.    We developed a 1-pager that outlines the best practices to help prevent cyber fraud as well as the resources available if you do find yourself the victim […]

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Cybersecurity and Your Credit

By The Edgemoor Investment Advisors Team | Published September 12, 2017

Tweet Cybersecurity is a major concern, and recent data breaches heighten the importance of protecting one’s privacy and data security.  Following is a summary of the latest data breach at Equifax and our recommendations to reduce the risk that someone can obtain and use your personal identity and data. Equifax Incident On Thursday, September 7th, […]

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The Value of Berkshire Hathaway

By Timothy Coughlin | Published May 10, 2017

Tweet I attended my twelfth Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting this past weekend and found it to be as worthwhile as ever.  Chairman/CEO Warren Buffett, age 86, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, age 93, are still at the top of their game.  Their appreciative audience seemed to me larger than ever with approximately 40,000 stockholders in […]

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