Portland’s Food & Beverage Index Declines in 2016- New BLS Data

January 19, 2017News
Portland’s Food & Beverage Index Declines in 2016- New BLS Data
Portland's Latest Data on Food & Beverage Prices Show Slight DeclineWhere Did Portland's Food & Beverage Prices Head in 2016? Surprising data from the BLS shows Portland's food and beverage prices trending downward in 2016.The Index Today we're looking at the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food and beverages in Portland-Salem, OR-WA (CMSA). [...]

US ISM Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI): Recent US Numbers

January 18, 2017News
US ISM Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI): Recent US Numbers
The most recent data on US ManufacturingDid United States manufacturing expand in December? We take a look at our most recent data on US manufacturing.The Index The ISM US Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) tracks takes a rather indirect approach to gauging manufacturing productivity. Rather than collate hard data on how much of what was created and [...]

Our Favorite Commodities Index to Watch (Summerhaven SDCI)

December 19, 2016News
Our Favorite Commodities Index to Watch (Summerhaven SDCI)Welcome To Our Favorite Commodities Broad Basket Index Let's take a look at the Summerhaven Dynamic Commodities Index!The Index When it comes to watching economic indicators- something we do often as an asset management firm- we often look for indices that both tell us something about the underlying [...]

Portland Real Estate Prices 2016

December 16, 2016News
Portland Real Estate Prices 2016
The most recent data on Portland Real Estate according to the Case-Shiller IndexSo how did Portland, Oregon Real Estate stack up versus the national average? We take a look at how Portland performed according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index in September, 2016- the most recent data to be compiled.The Index The Case-Shiller Index is the [...]

Quarterly Newsletter, Q4 2016

November 22, 2016Uncategorized

Welcome to the 4th Newsletter of 2016. You can view the Newsletter online, on this page via the slideshow above (use the arrows and pause/play button to skip or stop the slideshow). You can also read and download the newsletter as a PDF by clicking here– that’s the most convenient for printing, viewing in full-screen, etc. … Read More

Quarterly Newsletter, Q4

October 15, 2015Uncategorized

Welcome to our second Quarterly newsletter. Please join us for the Q4, 2015 issue. We cover key market segment returns, an expanded ETF watch list, our Commodity Watch, and our basket of economic indicators. You can view online by clicking on this link: VS LLC Q4 Newsletter ’15. You can also contact us to be emailed a … Read More