Brandon M. Rearick

Volatility was extremely high I got a phone call last week from a client that I have been working with.  I have done my best to help educate them on what is happening in the entire financial market.  As we were talking, he continued to ask me what I thought the market was going to do, in regards ...

The May monthly Jobs report comes out on Friday, and the ADP jobs report that came out this morning is a sobering reminder of how fragile our economy is.  EXTREMELY fragile.  With an expected 177,000 private jobs created in May, the number that came in was 38,000 private jobs created.  WAY disapp...

Memorial Dayseems to have so many different meanings for different people.  I do have to admit that my understanding of what Memorial Day means has changed so much the older that I have gotten.  When I was in school, it was just a holiday.  But as I have become wiser (Some might doubt that statem...

Is it just me, or do you get frustrated with drivers that either change lanes without signaling or are just plain oblivious to the rest of the world?   For an example, I was stopped at a stoplight turning right.  Here comes a car toward me in the right lane.  Traffic behind them a bit after a gap...

What are interest rates today? When I get that question, I have to help clients understand that there are 26 components that are taken into consideration to determine what rate the individual qualifies for. But trying to get my borrowers to understand the complex formula is much easier said than ...

Sometimes you just have to play in the rain... As I sat here preparing Easter dinner, being so thankful for what a life I have and the amazing people in it, I was thinking about all that I have been through in the last year.  Life in general!  But the re-activation of my license, test prep, test ...