Yesterday’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting concluded with no change.  Or did it?  While the committee voted 11 to 1...

You don’t need extensive data analysis to know that the Iran War has become the force behind every tick in...

What impact will the Iran war have on short-term markets? The headlines have been all about oil prices. They are...

You might think that the recent news on the economy would lead to big market moves. Tariffs—on, off or ....

Banks don’t like local government investment pools. Except for those  banks that provide investment management, payment services, custody, or brokerage...

A proposal to increase federal bank deposit insurance to $10 million on non-interest-bearing transaction accounts in community and regional banks...

Short/intermediate term fixed income portfolios have had strong returns recently. For the past 18 months or so as the Federal...

That’s a headline that is bound to grab eyeballs, but is there truth to it? And if so, what does...

Last November we released results of our annual survey of local government investment pools, which covered 161 pools with nearly...

I try to limit Beyond the News to single issues but this week we’re covering two that I think are...

Hindsight is (usually) 20:20. With that in mind here’s a recap of how public funds investment strategies performed in 2025....