Andre Ratkai, CFA is the President and Chief Financial Officer of Praxis Advisory Group, Inc.
Donald Trump accomplished what may be the signature achievement of his term with the passage of the recent tax reform act in late 2017. The reforms, long sought by Republicans and corporate America, were passed in record time and now… Read More »Tax Cut Fever
America is going through a wrenching self-examination of male power, sexual harassment, and the bitter costs imposed on both the accused and accusers. It is by now widely known that powerful players in politics, media, and entertainment have used their… Read More »Abandoned Standards
Stock markets have displayed a remarkable lack of volatility so far this year. Trump’s election and the promise of healthcare, tax, and immigration reform played a part in boosting the confidence of investors, but the advent of a more normal,… Read More »Infamous Years
They’ve called it a “beautiful deleveraging” and a “perfect normalization.” What analysts are referring to is the extraordinary monetary policy known as “quantitative easing” (QE) that was imposed in the wake of the credit bubble collapse in 2008. First adopted… Read More »Quietly Ending