It’s here! Thanksgiving eve. We have done a lot to get ready over the last four weeks. Just take a look. It’s time to start cooking. How do you feel? Excited? I am. I’m really looking forward to some of our favorites. In my family, it’s always been the tradition to make the pies the…
Unlocking large-scale renewables, integrating customer resources, and maintaining system strength all depend on having a reliable and contemporary grid. While significant progress is being made in many parts of the energy sector, transmission and distribution (T&D) networks are facing significant challenges delivering the scale of new network capacity at the required pace without compromising affordability….
Dive Brief: Financial technology platform Ayden named Hwa Tsao, its SVP of group finance, as interim CFO following finance chief Ethan Tandowsky’s coming departure on Aug. 31, according to a Wednesday press release. Adyen also announced Gayathri Rajan, its head of global product, will take the role of chief product officer, effective immediately. The two leadership…
It’s not good for China, US or Europe If everything seems to be made in China these days, it’s probably because it is. China manufacturers roughly the same amount of goods as the US, Japan, and Germany combined. European consumers are currently benefitting from cheap solar panels, electric cars and electronics. But, it comes at…
I’m still here! I took an unplanned (and therefore unannounced) break from writing the blog, which was intended to be for a week, but expanded to a month and then two months… WHOOPS. I confess I needed some time off from ye olde Frugalwoods after consistently posting for 9.5 years. That’s the longest I’ve ever…
Over the July 4th weekend, the Honorable William Reynolds Archer Jr. passed away at the age of 98. Mr. Archer served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1967 to 1971 and the US House of Representatives from 1971 to 2001, including as Chairman of the House Ways and Means CommitteeThe Committee on Ways and Means, more commonly referred…
If you want a greater chance of building more wealth than the average person, live in one of the most expensive cities in the world. These cities are expensive for a reason. They contain the most valuable companies, the richest people, the most capital, and the best universities on the planet. Yes, the competition is…
Summer is all about pressing “pause” on the rush of our daily lives. Can we all take a moment to take a deep breath? Now, let’s bring our attention to the sweet home of ours… On this “Home Bunch Favorites”, I’ve rounded up many of my favorite pieces currently on sale – from furniture…
In this episode of Zephyr’s Adjusted for Risk, host Ryan Nauman speaks with Joe DaGrosa, CEO and founder of Axxes Capital and co-author of The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Private Investments, about the growing access retail investors have to private markets and the unique risks involved. DaGrosa explains how regulations have historically limited non-qualified purchasers,…
Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Guillaume Benoit and Christophe Jakubyszyn on 24 June 2026 2 July 2026 On 11 June, the ECB raised its key interest rates. Do you still think that was the right decision, given that just ten days later Iran and the United States agreed a 60-day…