The information age hasn’t just brought us a lot more information, it has also allowed us to share information with others better. This is now allowing the rental market to expand. While it is clearly to the advantage of people to own their own homes instead of renting, the fact remains that many people either […]
Sharing passwords is usually not a good idea, but sometimes you do need a backup plan in case something happens to you, like you die and take your passwords with you. We’re often told not to share our passwords with anyone. People do often share their passwords with their spouse, as after all, spouses share […]
Whether the current bull market is over is on the minds of everyone these days. Some believe that the fun is over, and that this current upward move is a false one, a bull trap. Many investors spent much of 2018 wondering whether the current bull market will soon come to an end, and toward […]
Many people resent the ultra-wealthy, especially those with a billion dollars or more of it. If we want to force these people to live in other lands, we can, but do we want to? In the wake of the splash that rookie Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently made in the media with her proposal of a […]
This current earnings season is shaping up to be a fine one, with most companies surpassing expectations. The outlook for the current quarter is not so encouraging. With a little less than half of the companies in the S&P 500 having reported their quarterly earnings, we’re starting to get a very good picture of how […]
The number for the non-farm payroll report is in for January, and even after adjustments from last month, it was up nicely and exceeded expectations. This is good news. A much better January new jobs report than anyone expected helped drive stock markets forward again on Friday. The gains were made more modest by a […]
Alphabet, parent company of Google, is already one of the world’s profitable companies. If they tap into the huge revenue that app licensing could add, they are set to really take off. Large companies usually don’t get to where they are by holding back, and generally will attack the marketplace very aggressively when the opportunity […]
The last quarter of 2018 has not been a kind one to retirement accounts, due to the market correction we went through. Things are starting to look up since then though. It’s earnings season, and the quarterly reports from companies whose stocks are listed on exchanges are coming in fast and furious now. A lot […]
The numbers for the last quarter for online retail giant Amazon is in, and the numbers are very impressive indeed. In spite of the company breaking all-time earnings records, the stock has dropped almost 5% in after-market trading since this seemingly very good news was released. Some may pass this off to the sheer fickleness […]