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By Jessica Borg On August 15, 202106:00 AM Eastern
There’s one word to sum up the financial markets these days: dynamic. And according to investment analyst Sam Blumenfeld, the role of just one institution is a big reason why. “The market is...
By Mike Larson On August 13, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was a retail stockbroker at Merrill Lynch in the 1980s, and I’ll never forget one of the conversations I had with one of my wealthiest clients.
He said, “There’s nothing I like better than to...
By Kelly Green On August 12, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Over the last 18 months, technology stocks have been on fire. It’s been easy to find tech trends shaping the world.
And I’ve said it before: The pandemic was the great accelerator.
Before...
By Mike Larson On August 11, 202106:00 AM Eastern
If you’re a fan of the “Godfather” franchise, you’re familiar with Michael Corleone’s famous line in the third film: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
Although Corleone was...
By Jon D. Markman On August 10, 202106:00 AM Eastern
“A heuristic or heuristic technique,” according to Wikipedia, “is any approach to problem-solving or self-discovery that employs a practical method that is not guaranteed to be optimal, perfect or...
By Jon D. Markman On August 9, 202103:00 PM Eastern
Few investors see the giant squeeze now on its way.
Here’s one way to fight back. Each time I turn on the news, read a headline or open my internet browser, I grow more worried.
Why?...
By Jessica Borg On August 8, 202106:00 AM Eastern
With the highly contagious Delta variant on the loose, COVID-19 infections are spiking in communities across the country. “I cannot emphasize this enough: I do not expect the economy to close...
By Tony Sagami On August 6, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I’m a big boxing fan. Muhammad Ali is the greatest, but I’ve always enjoyed the lighter-weight fights more. I watched every Sugar Ray Leonard fight, especially the epic battles against Tommy...
By Kelly Green On August 5, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I’ve been working on a project, taking a closer look at the performance of the S&P 500. It’s fascinating that it’s used as a benchmark of the stock market, and I’ve seen it used as a benchmark for...
By Mike Larson On August 4, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was one of the biggest real estate bears on the planet in the mid-2000s. And boy did that sector crater during 2008’s housing bust.
That was then. Circumstances are completely different now....