Below is a list of scheduled events that could impact US markets and markets abroad for the week of June 12, 2017. Tuesday, June 14th Attorney General Jeff Sessions to testify before the Senate Wednesday,Continue reading
Investing Basics: What Are Dividends?
A dividend is cash money paid to you just for holding shares of a stock or mutual fund. This money is usually paid on a monthly or quarterly basis. If you hold an individual stockContinue reading
Tech Gets Spanked
The Nasdaq took a beating today, down almost 114 points or 1.8%. Ouch. All the favorites like Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tesla, Snap (not a favorite of mine) are all down. I’m not tooContinue reading
Stock Market Shrinkage
No one believes the shrinking US middle class is a good thing for the country’s future. Highlighting the increasing inequality has been all the rage over the past few years and rightfully so. The top 1%Continue reading
Financial Advisers Lose US Investors $17 Billion Annually
Personally I don’t trust that anyone will care as much as I do about my financial well-being, not even a paid financial adviser. I’ve only met with a financial adviser once in my life moreContinue reading
Bonds Don’t Have Enough Juice for My 401k
Generic financial advice would advise someone of my age (39) to have between 20-30% of my 401k in boring bonds, fortunately I don’t follow generic advice from cookie cutter financial advisers. Approximately two weeks agoContinue reading
Shook Ones: Schwab Enters the War on Fees
No doubt if you’ve been inside of any of the major investment firms like Fidelity, Vanguard, Black Rock, etc. you’ll hear Mobb Deep’s 1995 Survival of Fittest on constant repeat if you listen closely enough.Continue reading
Economic Calendar: Week of May 5, 2017
Below is a list of scheduled events that could impact US markets and markets abroad for the week of June 5, 2017. Wednesday, June 7 Gallup Job Creation Index released European Central Bank Meeting Thursday,Continue reading
May 2017 Jobs Report
The May 2017 Jobs Report brings news of an additional of 138,000 jobs to the US economy. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3%, the lowest since May 2001. Continued employment growth is good news forContinue reading
I’ll Take a Pass on Brand Name Retail Stocks
Check out Lululemon Athletica’s (LULU) stock performance this week, it’s up over 12% on Q1 performance, both earnings and sales beat estimates. That’s a huge gain for just one week, but I’ll pass. I’ll pass onContinue reading