
From Micro to Macro: A Busy Week of Market-Moving Data
There was no shortage of headlines on both the micro and macro levels last week. Earnings season ramped up as nearly half of the S&P
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There was no shortage of headlines on both the micro and macro levels last week. Earnings season ramped up as nearly half of the S&P

With no end in sight, the government shutdown is nearing the longest in U.S. history. A meeting between President Trump and President Xi led to

Doug English, CFP® discusses the markets and what we did in our client’s portfolios in October 2025.

In this C.U. On The Show episode, host Doug English sits down with payments futurist Becky Reed of BankSocial and Cooper Thompson, VP of Innovation for Embedded Finance & Digital Assets at Fiserv. They explain—in plain English—what stablecoins are, how wallet-based payments work, and how blockchain transparency could enhance fraud-prevention efforts in financial services.
Celebrating Leadership: Devon Lyon Named CEO of the Year by the Cooperative Credit Union Association At ACT Advisors, we believe great leadership inspires progress—not just

In this episode of C.U. on the Show, host Doug English sits down with Peter Myers to unpack a practical framework for CEO oversight that ties compensation, evaluation, and strategy into one coherent system. If you’re a CEO, board chair, or emerging executive, you’ll walk away with steps to reduce friction, improve accountability (in the positive, rewarding sense), and keep your credit union’s strategy front and center.
There was no shortage of headlines on both the micro and macro levels last week.
Doug English, CFP® discusses the markets and what we did in our client’s portfolios in
Doug English, CFP® discusses the markets and what we did in our client’s portfolios in