Publications | The Perryman Group
What has changed regarding medical debt and credit reports?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on January 21, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the rule change that removes most medical debt from credit reports.

How have holiday sales been so far this year?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on December 04, 2024

Dr. Perryman discusses Cyber Monday and holiday sales so far this year.

What did the revised second quarter GDP numbers show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on September 05, 2024

Dr. Perryman discusses the revised second quarter gross domestic product numbers.

How are consumers feeling about inflation?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on August 28, 2024

Dr. Perryman discusses a recent NY Fed survey on how consumers feel about inflation.

How are consumers feeling about making big purchases?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on May 31, 2024

Dr. Perryman discusses how consumers are feeling about making big purchases.

What do the latest numbers on consumer sentiment show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on May 13, 2024

Dr. Perryman discusses the decrease in consumer sentiment and the implications.

How are consumers feeling about the economy and inflation?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on January 31, 2024

Dr. Perrymand discusses the latest consumer sentiment about the economy.

What do the latest numbers on retail sales show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on August 16, 2023

Dr. Perryman discusses the latest retail sales numbers.

Holiday Hoopla!
Column Published in syndication November 27, 2024

It's that time again - let the holiday shopping begin in earnest! The National Retail Federation (NRF) projects that a record number of people (183.4 million) will be shopping during Thanksgiving weekend. Traditionally among the busiest shopping days of the year, "Black Friday" is often thought to be the day when retail outlets become profitable (or "go into the black") for the year. In reality, the term was first used in the 1860s to describe a gold market collapse engineered by some of the so-called "robber barons" and became associated with Thanksgiving in the 1960s in order to describe the chaos that often occurred in Philadelphia on the day between the holiday and the Army-Navy football game.

Family Fortunes
Column Published in syndication November 08, 2023

Every three years, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System releases results of the Survey of Consumer Finances. The Survey looks at family income, net worth, debt, and other indicators of the financial health of US families. The most recent report covers the interesting time period from 2019 (just before the COVID-19 pandemic) to 2022. Let's explore a few interesting findings.