By Jason Williams, Financial Analyst, Mark H. Smith, Inc. New jobs and a falling unemployment rate have been a theme for the first quarter of 2015. Nationally, the U.S. economy created 212,000 new jobs in February and the revisions to estimates in the three months...
By Mark H. Smith, Founder, Mark H. Smith, Inc. A personal note from Mark Smith: I am pleased to announce the advancement of Cynthia R. Walker to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Mark H. Smith, Inc. Cynthia has been an integral part of the ongoing growth and...
By Mike Collett, Director of Marketing, Mark H. Smith, Inc. In the fourth quarter of 2014 Mark H. Smith, Inc. conducted a survey of credit unions (both clients and non-clients) to assess their recent experiences with federal and state regulators. We received 89...
For Some Weather Forecasts and Economic Forecasts: About the Same Accuracy It may be a good place to start our economic update in 2015 by mentioning a study conducted by Deutsche Bank Securities going back to 2003. It measured the accuracy of the survey of...
By Cynthia Walker, CEO, Mark H. Smith, Inc. Throughout life, there are many items at work and at home that need periodic maintenance and upkeep. Many years ago my husband and I had a home improvement task in our bathroom that we put off for many months. During this...
