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Summer Farmer Markets
It’s the season for farmer’s markets to pop up around the city. The Boston Public Market is running two outdoor seasonal farmers markets, one in Dewey Square on The Greenway (Tuesdays & Thursdays) and one at Boston Public Market at Seaport (Saturdays).Both markets feature over 20 local producers offering farm fresh produce, poultry and eggs, seafood, bread and baked goods, plants and flowers, and…
The New Cold War With China
The first Cold War was between the United States and the Soviet Union and it lasted from 1947 to 1991. The Next Cold War, also known as the New Cold War, has various starting points. At the earliest, one could say it started with President Nixon’s visit to China in 1972. Or it started the year China was admitted to…
Streaming Outta Fenway
This Friday, legendary Boston band The Dropkick Murphys will be the first band to play directly on the dirt and grass of the infield diamond at Fenway Park. No audience will be in the stands but the event will be live-streamed to you a home. The evening will also feature a double-play with Bruce Springsteen. Streaming Outta Fenway will raise…
Income For The New Age
The testimony of Fed chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Tuesday have put the two primary supporters of the US economy in the spotlight again. Both said versions of positive phrases like, ‘whatever it takes, more stimulus, and back to work’. Markets anticipated the statements and reacted positively all week. Part of that rally can also be…
The Coolidge Virtual Screening Room
Boston’s iconic Coolidge Theater is bringing their curated new release films online so that you can enjoy these films from home. Current films include Driveways, with Brian Dennehy and James Sweeney’s Straight Up. For serious cinephiles, the Coolidge offers online film education. This week’s program will be a virtual seminar on Charlie Chaplin’s first full-length feature film The Kid, taught by Emerson College professor…
The Growth Era Is Here
Investors everywhere today are seeking answers to the same question: In a complex and uncertain world, where can we find reliable investment returns with reasonable protection from risk? With COVID reshuffling the cards, some clear investment patterns are emerging. Prices tell us what we need to know Prices of high quality businesses have increased significantly from the March lows. The…
Alvin Ailey All Access
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater would have been arriving this week at Celebrity Series of Boston, and while you can’t see them on stage this weekend, you can join them in your living room! The Company has extended Ailey All Access through June. Three full length ballets are scheduled: May 14–21: Robert Battle’s Mass May 21–28: Camille A. Brown’s City…
Feed a Healthcare Worker
Off Their Plate is a grassroots movement that partners with local restaurants to provide nutritious meals for frontline health workers during this COVID-19 crisis, while simultaneously restoring shift hours to the restaurant community. The organization’s restaurant partners receive 100% of donated funds to prepare meals and provide economic relief to restaurant employees. For every $100 donated, you send 10 meals…
Risks Are Distributed, Not Eliminated
The Federal Reserve remains in the spotlight for supporting markets and businesses. The depth and speed of the actions by the Fed have effectively put a floor under stock prices in the United States. The consequences may include deflation or significant inflation, and neither is a good outcome. Warren Buffett did say last Saturday he was worried about ‘extreme consequences’;…
