by Thomas Powell | Apr 27, 2018 | Economics, Uncategorized
As you’ve likely heard, China is making some mega-moves when it comes to investing in infrastructure projects, such as new ports, new cross-country roads, railways and power plants as part of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road project. Many of these projects are...
by Thomas Powell | Feb 25, 2018 | Oil & Gas, Uncategorized
Earlier this month, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced a date had been set for the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. This comes after we learned in January that President Trump would reverse a program that previously kept offshore...
by Thomas Powell | Feb 15, 2018 | Investing, Uncategorized
The Trump Administration’s major tax overhaul already showed slight impact in 2018’s first few rounds of pay stubs, as W2 employees noticed slightly less in their tax-withholding column and slightly more in their take-home pay column. This is one of the changes we can...
by Thomas Powell | Jan 13, 2018 | Oil & Gas, Uncategorized
On Thursday January 4th, the Trump administration announced its proposal for allowing of new offshore drilling for oil and gas. The areas mentioned included the majority of coastal ocean waters surrounding the U.S., including huge areas along the Eastern Seaboard and...
by Thomas Powell | Dec 26, 2017 | Economics, Uncategorized
Texas is a lot of things to a lot of people, but not many would argue that it’s the country’s leader in intellectual capital–most would reserve that title for New York or California. However, because of new provisions in the recently passed tax bill, states like...
by Thomas Powell | Dec 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
The 503-page bill signed into law by President Trump today restructures how (and how much) Americans pay the Taxman. Most of the provisions take effect Jan 1, 2018 … 10 days from now. And, since there’s no provisions for making sure all Americans understand the...
