Introduction

Embattled Compatriots,

This is the first of many new efforts we’re making to hopefully provide some insight that may be relevant to your daily life.  What we’re going for here is short, sweet and to the point. Our message may be market related or it might be general factoids that we hope is relevant to you.  We just want to put out some interesting info and perspectives for those times between meetings and hopefully you’ll find some use in it. The subject of our newsletter will be “Weekend Word” every week so you know what it is. Our goal will be to send these out every Friday afternoon around 4 pm to allow for some reflection time before the weekend

If our newsletter for that week doesn’t apply to you, please feel free to send it to whomever you think might find some interest.

“Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.”

Will Rogers

Hasn’t been a fun 12 months for investors, but there are bright spots out there.

We’ll be in touch,

Wes Nicholson, Mike Allen and Aaron Everdyke

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