I have written many times about weak productivity growth which is of great concern because overall economic growth is equal to the sum of population and productivity growth. Productivity growth is defined as changes in the amount of output for each hour worked....
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The following chart provides a breakdown of consumer spending by category for 2019. Spending patterns changed significantly during the pandemic due to the lack of accessibility to many types of services, but this depiction is probably fairly representative of our post-pandemic behavior. (This...
The following chart depicts the relative size through time of major economies around the world. The forecasts were generated by the Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and are made available by the Visual Capitalist which generously allows subscribers to use its...
The daily noise of the economy, politics, and markets makes it very difficult to take the long view, but I try very hard (with mixed success) to “look around the corner.” One sweeping trend that does not garner enough discussion is the major...
Before founding Diversified Trust, Larry Bryan served as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Le Bonheur Health Systems, and Bill Spitz served as Treasurer and Vice Chancellor for Investments of Vanderbilt University. Both men frequently received questions from friends and colleagues who wanted...
One of the most interesting phenomena associated with the pandemic has been the incredible demand for, and price of, residential real estate. Many factors influenced this supply demand imbalance including the flight from urban areas, work from home, labor and materials shortages, and...