Economy by Ryan Hinricher | March 15, 2010 
The Federal Reserve’s purchase of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) is scheduled to end on March 31st. A few weeks ago I wrote that there was some talk of extending this program. It seems as though most signs are pointing to the market stepping in and taking the place of the Fed in these purchases. The [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Jeff Brown | March 9, 2010I was born in the summer of 1951, one of those Boomers who’ve lived the transformation from simpler, more innocent times, to the hi-tech, instant everything, get outa da fast lane if ya can’t go 80, in-your-face 21st century. 1951? Maybe the best debut year in post WW II Major League Baseball, as both Mickey [...]
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by Jeff Brown | June 29, 2010When Grandma spoke we listened. She was tempered steel wrapped in GrandmaSpeak. Tough? Around our family, nobody, at least out loud, claims real toughness, as the standard set by Grandma is something for which we only strive. One day I was whinin’ about an upcoming American History test. She asked if I was prepared to [...]