Celebrating 25 Years
It’s Our 25th Anniversary!
And I want to sincerely thank all of my loyal friends, family, and clients for trusting me along the way. I appreciate you more than you’ll ever know.
The Year was 1994 and ……
A couple of Top Songs I remember from that year are
Hero by Mariah Carey
(Written by Mariah Carey, Produced by Mariah Carey/Walter Afanasieff)
The Sign by Ace of Base
(Written by Jonas Berggren, Produced by Denniz Pop, Douglas Carr, and Jonas Breggren)
1994 Prices were low and so was the DOW
Car | $18,657 |
Gas | $1.17/gal |
Stamp | $0.29 |
Minimum Wage | $4.25/hr |
DOW Average | 3,834 |
That year in Television
The television show ER, first aired on September 19, 1994. It was a personal favorite of mine. The first season was the best.
Hot New Toy of the year
Sega 32X
I’d played PAC Man, and on November 21, 1994 the Sega 32X came out. Just in time for holiday shoppers.
The Academy Award Winner for Best Picture
Best Picture: Forrest Gump
My favorite one liner from that movie is "Mama always said, Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." Forrest Gump.
What do you think of this play on words: "The Stock Market is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." ~ Dave Weidmayer.
Top Selling Authors in 1994
Danielle Steel - Accident, The Gift
John Grisham - The Chamber
Stephen King - Insomnia
James Redfield - The Celestine Prophecy
Tom Clancy - Debt of Honor
Dow Jones
1994: Below 7000 most of the year | 2019: Above 25,000 most of the year.
30 Year Treasury
1994: About 8%. | 2019: About 2%