October 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Well, folks, this has been an interesting month. My “baby” daughter turned sweet 16, my mom had her knee replaced, the kids all went back to school (tuition numbers continue to stagger me), and it appears that the economy has started to
September 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Deciding if Brett Favre is going to be playing football this year or not is about the same as predicting if our economy is on the road to recovery or not. This economy wants to recover just as much as I want
August 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Before the advent of electric lights, coffee bars in McDonald’s, and wee-hours Will & Grace reruns, “early to bed, early to rise” wasn’t just a quaint prescription for health & wealth — it was a way of life. But now, when a
July 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Happy 4th of July! I’m very reflective this year. I’ve seen outdoor grilling go from my first Hibachi to the Weber to the gas grill, and now I see outdoor cooking centers that include chrome, refrigerators, and even dishwashers! I’m afraid it
June 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Well with summer upon us you noble swingers of golf clubs can stand proud. A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found golfers drink an average of 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That
May 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Well, tax day has come and gone, and I am in hopes that you all have enough left to take you and your friends out for a pizza. In the meantime, we are in the midst of “The Great Recession.” For a
April 2009 March 31st, 2009 7:02 AM April 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Sales taxes rise by 1% today, April 1st, and that is no April Fool’s joke! In looking for humor these days, I did have to laugh at a bumper sticker that read, “Honk if I
March 1, 2009 Re: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: “Wars in old times were made to get slaves. The modern implement of imposing slavery is debt.” ~ Ezra Pound 1885-1972 Ah the power of the pen! What a rush it must be to sign the largest check in the history of
January 26, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter & Gold Report Dear Clients: “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” ~ Mark Twain It is my hope that you are neither uninformed or misinformed after reading this years CDC Commercial Gold
December 1, 2008 Re: Monthly Letter – Holiday Letter Dear Clients: What a year! We’ve gone from a time where anybody could get a loan to a point where it seems nobody can get a loan! We at CDC Commercial are scanning the horizon for new opportunities and solutions to
Back in the day they cooked in the kitchen with a big pot that hung over the fire. Sometimes they would obtain pork, which made
