Ready for Launch: Defense Spending and Drones

February 5, 2026  |  John Kulis

The defense budget for the U.S. is projected to be $831.5 billion in 2026. This is nearly triple the size of China's defense budget of $303.0 billion

Semiconductors Continue to Steamroll

February 4, 2026  |  Petr Pinkhasov

Bank of America is calling this a "supercycle similar to the boom of the 1990s." The industry did $772 billion in sales in 2025—up 22.5%—and it is projected to hit $975 billion to $1 trillion in 2026.

A Foundation for the Mag7 and Homebuilders

February 3, 2026  |  Sam Rines

There is never a shortage of headlines around the Mag7. Not only do they dominate the headlines, they dominate the major indices as well

Home is Where the Wealth Is

January 5, 2026  |  John Kulis

Since the start of the 21st century, the net worth of U.S. households has increased by almost 300%. As of Q2 2025, the total net worth of all U.S. households was $167.26 trillion

Buy Now Pay Later – What Could Go Wrong?

December 8, 2025  |  Kylie Leverenz

Utilizing data from LendingTree, we constructed the heatmap below which outlines the average credit card debt in Q1 2025 (most recent data available).