Hi, my name is Rich. By day I’m a financial advisor at Pacific Capital Associates; by (occasional) night, I maintain Piggington’s Econo-Almanac. I started this site in 2004 to chronicle San Diego’s epic housing bubble, and I’ve been keeping tabs on the local market ever since.
Here’s a rough guide to the site:
- If you’re new, it might make sense to start with the latest housing valuation update before browsing the recent articles.
- There is a user forum if you’d like to chat with other readers.
- If you’re interested in investing more broadly, I write financial market articles at my professional website.
- If you’re wondering about the website’s name: all is answered here.
Enjoy!