Joe Shearer, CPFA

Joe Shearrer, CPFA® is Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. Last weekend, I had one of those rounds of golf that didn’t make much sense on paper. Typically, my strength is putting, the part of my game I rely on to save strokes and stay consistent. But this time, it was the opposite. My driver was dialed in, my irons were sharp, and I was giving myself great looks all day. The problem? I couldn’t make a putt. It was a good reminder that performance doesn’t always...

Joe Shearrer, CPFA® is Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. Last weekend, I was coaching my kids’ youth baseball team in a tournament. They didn’t play perfect baseball, far from it. There were a few errors and missed opportunities, but they kept showing up each inning, putting the ball in play, getting walked, stealing bases and finding a way to stay in the game. They were resilient. Not dominant. Not flawless. But steady enough to keep moving forward. That idea...

That brings us to an interesting market story unfolding this week. While most financial news has been focused on oil prices, another market has been quietly moving in a way that could eventually affect the cost of the food we eat.