South Dakota Surpasses Oregon in Moving StudyOregon No Longer Number 1 In Moving Study According to newly released data from United Van Lines, Oregon has slipped behind South Dakota & Vermont in inbound movesThe Study United Van Lines' annual study tracks customers’ state-to-state migration patterns over the past year. Oregon has been high on the [...]
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). [...]
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)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 [...]
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 [...]
Portland, OR, Financial Planner Victor Schramm, CFS® discusses commodity performance tracking as an investment advisor.
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
We round up 3rd Quarter Global Market returns, focusing this time on gold, oil, and bond yields.
We talk commodities as a key to Q2 Economics in review
Our take on Q1 ’16 Global Finance and Investing.
