by Thomas Powell | Apr 2, 2019 | Commercial Real Estate, Investing, Opportunity Zones
Much has been said and written about Opportunity Zones (OZs), the new federal tax program carved out by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Amidst the buzz is a lively debate about whether these investments create good policy. But whatever the policy pundits say, OZs...
by Thomas Powell | Dec 28, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate, Energy, Investing, Oil & Gas
As we approach year end and cap off the dramatic investing environment that followed all throughout 2018, let us review a bit. In the last sixty to ninety days, we saw decreasing oil prices due to a variety of factors, many geopolitical, such as several fed rate hikes...
by Thomas Powell | Nov 26, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate, Economics, Uncategorized
I am going to switch gears a bit because it has been a while since I’ve written about commercial real estate. In our minds this time of year, CRE is inextricably linked to the current state of retail. Let us talk a bit about the business of the entertainment retail...
by Thomas Powell | Oct 10, 2018 | Investing
There are many signs pointing to disruption in the market. First, and earliest today, the IMF warned that correction may be coming to the U.S. stock market. A strong message was delivered in a report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and pointed out by...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 27, 2018 | Economics, Energy, Investing, Oil & Gas
General Electric’s CEO called 2018 its “reset year,” but I doubt CEO John Flannery meant the whiplash turn that GE is speeding towards at the moment. Once a member of the founding elite of the Dow Jones, GE is in the middle of one of its roughest years in a decade....
