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By Gavin Magor On January 16, 201808:00 AM Eastern
After years of scraping along at virtually zero, U.S. interest rates are starting to shoot higher!
One factor is the Federal Reserve. It raised rates in mid-December and signaled to expect three...
By Mike Larson On January 12, 201808:00 AM Eastern
I’m a big movie fan, so I can recall many famous scenes at a moment’s notice. But one that’s at the top of my all-time favorite list comes from “Braveheart.”
The 1995 film stars Mel Gibson, and...
By Gavin Magor On January 11, 201808:00 AM Eastern
Over the span of the last few weeks, I shared all the ins-and-outs of variable annuities and the alternatives to them (including fixed annuities). You can read parts one, two, three, and four of...
By Jon D. Markman On January 10, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Something big is happening. The very nature of commerce is changing. And it is happening fast.
This week, The Wall Street Journal ran a story about Samsung’s capital spending. In 2017, the...
By Gavin Magor On January 9, 201808:00 AM Eastern
Investing in bank stocks should be a straightforward decision. If you know the cost of money and you know how a given bank operates, the result is “automatic” profits (in theory). The first data...
By Jon D. Markman On January 8, 201802:00 PM Eastern
It is a crazy time. Everywhere you look, there seems to be a bubble forming. Cryptocurrencies, commodities and global stocks are all soaring.
And it is not just the gains. It is the velocity....
By Mike Larson On January 5, 201811:07 AM Eastern
Is it really 2018 already? Wow!
I have to tell you, when I was a kid watching cartoons like the Jetsons or movies like Star Wars, I thought we’d all be driving flying cars or reading about...
By Jon D. Markman On January 3, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Naysayers. It is the beginning of the year, so they are out in full force. They are the people telling you about all the great technology advances that didn’t happen in 2017.
Last...
By Gavin Magor On January 2, 201809:12 AM Eastern
The ink is barely dry on the big tax cut bill, with President Trump signing the Tax Cut and Jobs Act into law 11 days ago. But as investors comb through the details, they’re finding that one...
By Mike Larson On December 29, 201708:22 AM Eastern
The best-performing, highest-rated ETFs. The best-performing, highest-rated stocks. The best-performing fixed-income investments. I’ve spent a lot of time recently looking back at which trends and...