Book Recommendation: The Psychology of Money
Recently the team at Equus was directed to a new book from Morgan Housel on the The Psychology of Money. We would highly recommend this...
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- Jan 7
- 3 min
Charter School Flexibility Leads to Enrollment Growth During Pandemic
Charter schools in Colorado increased enrollment by 3.9%, or 5,000 students, during one of the most challenging years for education in...
Equus
- Sep 11, 2020
- 4 min
Colorado Ballot 2020
In the shadow of the upcoming U.S. presidential election, hundreds of statewide and local ballot initiatives will be up for...
Equus
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min
Taxable Sales During The Pandemic: A Tale of Two Economies
During the first six months of the year, the COVID pandemic has created clear haves and have nots in terms of where Coloradans spent...
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- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
Is the Colorado Housing Market About to Make a Turn?
Colorado’s housing market has benefited over the past several years from in-migration, job growth and limited housing supply. However,...
Equus
- Jan 7, 2019
- 3 min
Munis Did Their Job in 2018
Munis Provide Added Diversification: In a year when most other asset class returns were negative, bonds did their job. As seen in the...
Equus
- Nov 13, 2018
- 5 min
A Tale of Two Voters
Election Day has come and gone for Colorado voters. Yet the impact on Colorado’s municipal market remains and can be read as a tale of...
Equus
- Oct 23, 2018
- 3 min
A True Credit Improvement Story
Colorado metropolitan (metro) district bonds provide investors unique deleveraging characteristics that are hard to find in other sectors...
Equus
- Sep 21, 2018
- 2 min
$16.5 Billion on Ballot for california voters in November
Californians have a lot on their plate come the November 6th election. At the state level, voters will be asked to approve nearly $14.5...
Equus
- Sep 6, 2018
- 4 min
Potential municipal market ripples in November’s election
With two months until Election Day, Coloradans are faced with important decisions that could ripple throughout the municipal market. Most...
Equus
- Aug 28, 2018
- 1 min
Colorado Municipal Supply Sets Monthly Record in August 2018
As seen in the Bloomberg chart below, the Colorado municipal market has set a monthly record for new issuance in August of 2018. Denver...
Equus
- Aug 24, 2018
- 2 min
Higher Short-Term Rates Offer Investors More Protection
Investors have waited a decade for higher short-term yields. Higher yield levels now offer more protection to investors that are...
Equus
- Mar 14, 2018
- 2 min
Southern California Research Trip
A core value at Equus is our comprehensive research process with an emphasis on personal site visits and meetings with management. The...
Equus
- Jul 31, 2017
- 2 min
Equus Adds New Member to Team
In 2017 Equus invested in a DJI Mavik Pro aerial drone to further aid our research efforts with respect to the metropolitan district...
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