We usually think of ourselves as being pretty well covered when it comes to health insurance. The reality is that this is still the biggest financial risk we face. We work hard to look to ensure our financial security and our future is protected, and this is well evidenced by how much money we spend […]
Cannabis stocks have had a pretty rough ride over the past few months, at a time where expectations were much higher. Two key earnings announcements are set to tell us more. Legal cannabis and legal cannabis producers are seen by a lot of investors as a pretty hot sector, at least in terms of potential. […]
We wouldn’t normally think that a previous generation would be worse off financially than a preceding one, but at least in some important ways, Gen Xers are worse off. We usually assume that millennials, generally considered to be the generation born between 1980 and the first few years of the new millennia, struggle more than […]
Cisco is not only an industry leader in network hardware, its performance is used as a benchmark for the industry. They announce their earnings on Wednesday. Network hardware company Cisco Systems is seen as a bellwether in the technology sector, although the scope of how this tech company is doing extends even further. There has […]
After a string of successful weeks, this week saw U.S. stock indexes finish right around where they started. The second half of Friday did show us something good though. U.S. stock markets struggled Friday after concerns of a further economic slowdown chilled markets in Asia and Europe earlier in the day. This was fueled by […]
Dollar cost averaging is a very common strategy among individual investors. It doesn’t really involve doing anything, but doing nothing is always better than doing something wrong. Nick Magiulli, an analyst with Ritholtz Wealth Management, is obviously a big fan of the strategy of dollar cost averaging. He goes as far as to claim that […]
Hedge fund manager Shawn Matthews holds a cautious stance right now, fears that won’t be overcome by a successful U.S./China trade deal, this will in fact worsen them for him. There has been much talk of late about how at least an improvement in the trade battle between the United States and China that lingers […]
In his second State of the Union address, President Donald Trump toned down his normally harsh stances and is now looking like he can get along with people better. In terms of speaking his mind and not pulling any punches, U.S. President Donald Trump is no doubt in a class all by himself. Some may […]
Companies use stock buybacks to use profits to increase their stock price. Two U.S. Senators want to only allow this with companies who will do business their way. U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer take a dim view of corporate stock buybacks, which they made clear in a guest editorial that just got published […]
Have we seen the bulk of the move forward in 2019 already, just one month into the year, or are we instead poised to have a better year than this and end up higher? After stock markets experienced a pretty tumultuous ride over the last 4 months, starting with a precipitous drop in late 2018, […]