How different countries look at debt, as outlined by Statista: While short- and long-term credit dealings are as old as human civilization and credit cards as we know them have been around since the 1950s, fintech firms offering a “buy now, pay later” option for almost every imaginable online purchase… Read More »Is Pay Later The Way To Go?
This has to be an indication of all the money floating around. As outlined by Axios: Two months after the federal foreclosure moratorium ended, foreclosure activity in the U.S. is at a record low. What’s happening: CARES Act protections, like forbearance and loss mitigation processes, give borrowers more time and… Read More »Foreclosure Rate At 10 Year Low
The market for Selling and Acquiring Businesses is still strong! Sellers are receiving multiple offers, but the ‘chosen’ Buyers aren’t always the ones writing the biggest checks. Decide what you want! Is a lower price OK if it ensures that the buyer is a better fit for your culture? Or… Read More »Identify Top Priorities
Even with Inflation showings its head consumer spending is strong. According to Axios: Consumer optimism returned this month as cases of COVID-19 dropped. The consumer confidence index rose for the first time since June, the Conference Board reported today. At 113.8, October’s gauge was higher than what economists expected, signaling… Read More »Consumer Confidence Turns Positive in October
Salaries are rising, are they outpacing inflation is another question. As outlined by Axios: America’s business leaders expect to keep shelling out higher wages to employees. Driving the news: According to a new quarterly survey released today by the National Association of Business Economists, a record high 58% of respondents… Read More »Rising Salaries
As published Friday (October 22, 2021) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Arizona was down from 4.2% in July: In August, total separations rates increased in 11 states and decreased in 3 states. The largest increases occurred in Idaho (+1.3 percentage points), and Kentucky and Iowa (+1.2 points each). The… Read More »August Separation Rate
A huge THANK YOU to Ron West for having Scott Bushkie and I on the Business Brokerage Press to provide a quarterly Industry Update using the 2021 Q2 Market Pulse results. In this segment, we discuss Exit Planning. Music: Good Vibe by Ketsa #IBBA #MASOURCE #MarketPulse
A huge THANK YOU to Ron West for having Scott Bushkie and I on the Business Brokerage Press to provide a quarterly Industry Update using the 2021 Q2 Market Pulse results. In this segment, we discuss Seller Sentiment. Music: Good Vibe by Ketsa #IBBA #MASOURCE #MarketPulse
As everyday goods increase we fell the shrinking value of $, now the cause can be attributed to many items. According to Statista: Americans who want to buy a used truck or fry up some bacon and eggs for breakfast have to shell out significantly more for those items than… Read More »More Inflationary news
Supply chain continues to be a problem as the number of imports increase. As outlined by Axios: The busiest port in the Western Hemisphere just experienced the busiest September in its history, Axios’ Hope King reports. New data shows the Port of Los Angeles took in, unloaded and moved back… Read More »Port of Los Angeles cargo volume