The stork isn’t carrying the full bag of money any more…any more than the banks are. Private Credit is growing and growing at a pace that both causes concern as we watch these largely unregulated behemoths move through the economy and excites us as they transact with higher risk tolerance and generally more creativity than traditional […]
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Ya Gotta Play the Cards You’re Dealt!
While that maxim has been used hundreds of times, in 1868 the first print version said: “As in a game of cards, so in the game of life, we must play what is dealt to us, and the glory consists, not so much in winning, as in playing a poor hand well.” It’s a motto I […]
April Showers Bring…
…something new every day. Golly, it’s only mid-month with the 10 Year T moving from 4.01% to a 4.48% in two weeks – yup, a movement of nearly 12%. Then $3,263 for an ounce of gold that cost $43.05 in 1971 when President Nixon uncoupled from the gold standard…and if you invested $10,000 in gold in 1971 […]
It’s A New Day
It’s -6°F as I write this on January 20th in Denver with about 2” of new snow on my driveway. Those of us who have lived in Denver all our lives call this “Stock Show Weather” – that frigid time during our National Western Stock Show and yes, it’s cold! And yes, it’s a new year and a […]
The Dog Days of Summer
The internet is full of myth and mystery – fact and fiction so you need to take your own grain of salt to this origin to “The Dog Days of Summer”: Ancient Greeks noticed that Sirus—which they dubbed the “dog star” as it is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major—appears to rise alongside the […]
Calculating Interest Rates: #2 of 4: The Muni OBJ
There are few higher profile topics in todays’ news than interest rates: We’re reminded of the tremendous global impact Paul Volcker had from 1979 thru 1987; we learn even more about the Federal Reserve and their influence on our lives since Federal Reserve Chair Powell is following that same playbook working to rein in inflation; […]
The Price of Inaction
We are all guilty of indulging in the comfort of “the same old thing”. We drive the same route to the office, drink our coffee the same way – a Bialetti and vanilla milk for me, and use the same “tried andtrue” techniques in running our businesses. However, are they really tried and true or […]
Deducting Equipment Costs in 2022: Section 179 & Bonus Depreciation
What are Section 179 & Bonus Depreciation, who do these deductions apply to and why do they matter to your company?
Case Study: HVAC Leasing
Saulsbury Hill Financial has built a long-standing vendor relationship with a multi-billion dollar company, with over eighty (80) operating companies in 170 locations in the HVAC – Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning – business. Our focus is on providing customer financing for their sales. We were introduced to a salesman at one of this vendor’s […]
SHF 2022 & Interest Rates
Welcome to 2022! We hope there’s a great 2022 ahead for you, your family, friends and business. These will be interesting times to navigate and my crystal ball is as clear as anyone else. Every business and opportunity is unique, each community has its’ own circumstances and each technical solution is focused on an individual problem. One area […]