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By Jon D. Markman On June 6, 201802:22 PM Eastern
Apple (AAPL) has been a polished addition to just about any portfolio. Its shares are up 203% over the past five years. But as a technology company, Apple is thoroughly depressing. And this...
By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 201802:30 PM Eastern
I have a confession. As an investor, I don’t like surprises.
S&P Global (SPGI) has been around for 150 years. This company is best-known as the keeper of the Standard and Poor’s Indexes. It...
By Tony Sagami On June 1, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Politicians throw the word “trillion” around so much these days that it is easy to forget how truly massive a trillion really is.
A trillion is one thousand billions, or 1,000,000,000,000.
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By Mike Larson On May 30, 201807:55 AM Eastern
My brother is the doctor in our family, so he’s the one to consult on surgical issues rather than me. But you don’t need several years of medical school and residency to know some things. Like how...
By Tony Sagami On May 28, 201811:55 AM Eastern
Memorial Day, originally known as “Decoration Day,” was created in 1868 in order to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers that died during the Civil War.
Today, it honors all the...
By Mike Larson On May 24, 201811:55 AM Eastern
It’s been raining for days here in South Florida. Many, many days. Heck, I half expect to wake up and see an ark floating past our house soon.
So, maybe it’s not surprising I’m thinking of rot....
By Mike Larson On May 23, 201807:55 AM Eastern
It’s been raining for days here in South Florida. Many, many days. Heck, I half expect to wake up and see an ark floating past our house soon. So, maybe it’s not surprising I’m thinking of rot....
The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking regulators are getting ready to water down the Volcker Rule.
Reason: They want to make it easier for megabanks to take big risks with other people’s...
By Jon D. Markman On May 21, 201801:55 PM Eastern
I am very bullish for Amazon.com (AMZN) over the longer term. But all my research suggests this online behemoth will look very different as a business in five years.
That will be a good thing...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On May 21, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Some people think banking crises are purely a thing of the past. Others fear the next crisis will be like the last one — a repeat of 2008. We envision a third, very different scenario, which...