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Alaska’s Economy at Midyear: The Anecdotal Edition
I love numbers. Most economists love numbers to some degree and these days it’s easier to get through graduate school in economics with a background in math than with a traditional undergraduate in econ. Our emphasis on numbers is a critical part of the profession but focusing solely on the numbers ignores how most of […]
25th Anniversary Garden Party
Alaska Permanent Capital Management (APCM) is pleased to support growing other green things in addition to money. APCM is the exclusive sponsor for the Alaska Botanical Garden’s 25th Anniversary Solstice Celebration. On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the Alaska Botanical Garden will celebrate 25 years with an evening of live jazz, catered food, fine art, and […]
The State’s Largest Budget Cost Driver
Before You Go Any Further! I need your help. Next month I’m going to be writing my mid-year economic update and I want to hear your thoughts on the condition of Alaska’s economy. Is it up? Down? Flat?? Before you read any further click this link [email protected] and send me a short email. Once you’ve […]
Empowered Kids
One of our mission stated goals is to empower our clients on a path to secure their own financially confident future. For that reason, we regularly host educational events that provide a variety of life and financial tools to help our clients and guests relieve the anxiety around financial planning. The event feedback has been […]
A $500 Billion Tax
Did the title grab your attention? As I write this article the sun is shining, there’s not a cloud in the sky, it’s the ides of April, and the 90th day of Alaska’s statutory legislative session. It’s enough to make a formerly-young-man’s thoughts turn to taxes. However, I’m not thinking about federal taxes (more on […]
A “Regional” Main Dish with a Pair of Economic Sides
The Main Dish… Everybody knows that we are a huge state; if Alaska were a country we’d be the 18th largest country in the world by land mass sitting right between Iran and Mongolia. If you prefer more familiar examples, we’re about the same size as France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the low countries, and […]
Pursuing the Holy Grail of Economic Development
The travel bug bit me in November 1989 when I participated in a cultural exchange with the students from the former Soviet Union. I don’t know exactly when the bug bit me, but it was somewhere between stepping on board the Finnair DC-10 at JFK, that imposing Soviet border guard telling me he liked my […]
Tax Reform Bill Unplugged with Mary Jo Pruszenski, CPA
We are pleased to have Mary Jo Pruszenski, CPA, as our guest author this week. We reached out to Mary Jo for a summary of the Tax Cuts and Job Act, TCJA, that was signed into law at the end of 2017. While there were very few changes in TCJA impacting investments, many of the […]