Fletch’s Mailbag – a Lease Question

Got an email the other day, and thought I’d share it with you. Fletch, I’ve been reading your thoughts about rates but I’ve been holding off getting new gear because I was too scared to borrow when rates were rising. I clearly should have a year ago but that’s hindsight. But today even though I really need some… Read More »

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Leasing is Faster Than the Boardroom

Ok this blog has a silly title, but you’ll understand it in a minute.  The “leasing vs. financing” question has a lot of layers, and I’ve explored a lot of them in this blog over the years (like “vehicle leasing vs. financing”, and the “differences between a capital lease and an operating lease”.)  But one thing I haven’t… Read More »

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Bonus Depreciation is Being Phased Out

In honor of tax time coming up in a month, did you know that Bonus Depreciation is being phased out starting this year?  We have an in-depth article about this, plus a bunch of other longer-form articles, in our media center, and while it’s my hope that you already read everything there, many people clicking that link will… Read More »

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How Is Your Demand?

My last post talked about rates, and truth be told, rates and inflation have dominated most economic talk the last year-plus. And I’m no exception. But there’s another aspect to the economy that isn’t discussed as much, and although this other aspect is a very good thing, it is also part of the very reason for inflation and… Read More »

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Rate Talk

As most of us know, rates “only” went up 25 basis points in January, causing many to breathe a sigh of relief. After a tumultuous 2022 which saw large increase after large increase (including a record four consecutive 75 basis point increases), there was a feeling in the air of “maybe it’s ending soon”. I appreciate (and somewhat… Read More »

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