Rethinking the S&P 500: The Hidden Risks Behind America’s Favorite Benchmark

Stock Market Insights Joe Shearrer, CPFAVice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management.For decades, the S&P 500 has been the yardstick by which portfolios, mutual funds, and even entire investment strategies are judged.

Good Guy, Good Governor, Oklahoma Legend!

For the Children OICA CEOI first became acquainted with Governor Nigh not directly because of politics, but through a college program called the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature (OIL).

Adventures with Allie

For the past five years, I’ve had the joy of sharing my biggest adventures with you, our faithful readers, and you’ve been gracious enough to read along, laugh at my missteps, and cheer for the wins. But now I get to share a different kind of story. The biggest one yet.

From Tariffs to Tech: What’s Fueling This Earnings Season

Stock Market Insights Dr. Richard Baker, AIFCEO and executive wealth advisor at Fervent Wealth Management.One of my favorite county fair rides was the Zero Gravity, which uses centrifugal force to pin you to the wall you were leaning on while it spins crazily.

Farewell, Old Friend: A Eulogy for the American Penny

nkWe gather here today to grieve the slow, jingling demise of a copper-clad coin that was never worth much, yet somehow meant everything.

Closing the door on corruption

When I took the oath as Attorney General, I made a commitment to the people of our state that I would fight for transparency, accountability and ethical governance.

The Missing Ink

nkA rural survivor tale They say the grass is always greener on the other side, at my place, it’s just taller. So tall, in fact, that my visiting grandkids were playing hide and seek in it — at night they dared each other to run into my lawn like it was Children of the Corn or something.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I went to the Drumright Public Library to donate a 1971 school annual yearbook. My sister, Ms. Kim Kates, had taught at Drumright Elementary School and has since passed away. I donated the annual in memory of her. By chance I asked the librarian to see the oldest school annual they had.

Stocks at record highs: What should investors do now?

Since bottoming out in April, the U.S. stock market has staged a powerful rally—pushing the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones Industrial Average to new all-time highs.

Local Government Isn’t a Spectator Sport

I have said it once and I will say it a thousand times more before my time on Earth is complete — your voice matters and one of the most important places for your voice is in local government.