For the first time in 8 years I spent a week not opening my laptop. We took a cruise to Bermuda and despite my best efforts, the crawl at the bottom of the cruise news channel caught my attention. Interestingly enough, it wasn't the stock market, but the bond
The Bond Market Takes the Wheel
If you only looked at the stock market, it was a relatively quiet quarter. The S&P 500 gained a couple of percent for the quarter and around 12% for the year (as of 9/30). Underneath the surface, it was anything but
I like to think of myself as an emotionally grounded individual. Any time I can, I try to make the least emotional decision possible. Consider the facts, alternatives, potential wins and losses, that sort of thing. That all goes out the window when it comes to sports. The only thing
As summer fades and fall approaches, life tends to speed up. School schedules return, activities fill our calendars, holidays begin to appear on the horizon, and year-end responsibilities start demanding our attention. Before long, many of us find ourselves moving from one task to the next, wondering where the
I turned 30 recently, and while I didn’t feel any differences in turning 30, I noticed that there were things that 20s Cody wouldn’t recognize in me. The greatest change that’s taken place in the past year or so is that I took up a new hobby.




