We finance all kinds of equipment at Crest Capital. But one of the more popular types of lending we do is financing heavy equipment for the construction industry. There are several reasons for this, chief amongst them is the construction industry is always on the move. When buildings go up, you need heavy equipment. When buildings come down,… Read More »
Happy New Year! It’s the day you’ve all been waiting for: the 2024 version of Fletch Predicts! I’ve been on a pretty good roll – AI was the buzzword for 2023 just like I thought it would be, and I hit on one sports pick too. And rates pretty much did what I predicted as well. Now onto… Read More »
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 »
Happy New Year! Whew… that was some ride 2022 took us on. Between the Fed going wild on rate hikes to whispers of possible recession to fuel prices to Fletch finally hitting again on a sports prediction, 2022 was quite interesting. 2023 promises to be pretty unique, so let’s get to it with another year of Fletch Predicts,… Read More »
Continuing with what has become a year-end holiday tradition, I’d like to present my wish list for 2022. It’s a little different than the wish list I sent my wife (this one doesn’t include the new Jimi Hendrix live album, although maybe it should!), but this list is definitely what I’d like to see industry and economy-wise. First… Read More »