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October 19, 2025 THE SHUTDOWN PART THREE: It is week three, and little sign of a deal. Both sides are blaming the other trying to score political points, but markets do not seem to be affected so far. VOLATILE AND POSITIVE WEEK: Volatility is the word for the week. Yes, stocks ended the week strongly positive, but volatility was the price to get there. There are lots of worries on investors' minds, which generate negative trades on some days. And then there are other da

October 12, 2025 THE SHUTDOWN PART DEUX : It is week two, and there is no end to the shutdown in sight. No one has blinked yet. ...

When markets become volatile, fear often follows. And with fear comes the temptation to act, sometimes prematurely, sometimes unwisely. At Stonecrop, we believe that one of the greatest advantages a Christian investor may have is perspective.

Minimalism has become trendy in recent years, but the concept of living simply is deeply biblical. For Christian investors and families with significant means, we believe it may be worth exploring what voluntary simplicity looks like as a spiritual discipline.

For years, inflation has dominated economic headlines, but some experts are beginning to focus on the opposite concern: deflation. At a recent Morgan Stanley event, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, predicted that artificial intelligence may have a deflationary impact on the global economy.

October 5, 2025 THE SHUTDOWN: The current budget process was created in 1976. It has produced 11 shutdowns. A shutdown occurs when...

September 28, 2025 MARKETS BOUNCE BACK ON FRIDAY, BUT END THE WEEK NEGATIVE: Stock markets have been on an extended rally, and as...

September 21, 2025 THE FED LOWERS ITS KEY INTEREST RATE: Last week, as expected by just about everyone, the Federal Reserve lowered the...

THE LABOR MARKET HAS BEEN WORSE THAN WE WERE LED TO BELEIVE: Every August or September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a set of revisions to its payroll growth numbers. The revisions are more comprehensive and accurate because they are based on state unemployment insurance tax records, not surveys. Last week, the BLS issued a revision to its numbers for the year that ended March 2025. It adjusted the number of new jobs downward during that period by 911,000.