The Amazon Generation
Ten years ago, thousands of Blockbuster Video stores occupied buildings all over the country, renting DVDs and selling popcorn. Today, all the stores are gone. The company’s shares that once traded for $30 was sold in a bankruptcy auction. That movie is now playing...
Why Use a Financial Planner?
It seems that on our radios, televisions, and across the Internet, we are constantly inundated with ads telling us about various financial services that are available for our use. More and more of these services are automated. You simply put in information, select...
Business Or Politics?
There are two key uncertainties facing investors now: Where are we in the business cycle? U.S. companies in their quarterly results revealed their largest annual profit decline since the recession, suggesting that the economy and stocks are moving toward the...
Apple Stock Prediction: Will the Apple Fall from the Tree in Q4?
August 3, 2016 Samantha Fischler is a Junior Financial Analyst at I Know First. Apple Stock Prediction: Will the Apple Fall from the Tree in Q4? Summary Apple released its 3rd quarter earnings at market’s close on Tuesday July 26 The information disclosed shocked...
No Interest Rate Hike till 2017?
In the July 27th meeting, the Fed decided to leave interest rate unchanged but said that near term risks to US economy have diminished. But the GDP numbers that came out on Friday suggests to us that a rate hike will likely not occur till 2017. The GDP growth of 1.2%...
Dividend Growth Is Slowing Down
Slower dividend growth can be hard, particularly for fixed-income retirees. By Jeff Brown | Contributor July 11, 2016, at 9:13 AM Investors who favor dividend-paying stocks have been getting some bad news recently: dividend growth is slowing down. And that could force...
Take a Pass on the Gold Rush
Deepening political and financial unrest in UK coupled with record low bond yields have driven gold prices to new highs. We have seen flight to gold in the past but most often it was because of a weak stock market. This time around, despite the Dow hitting record...
Investment Outlook for 2H:2016
Investment Outlook for 2H:2016 Recent weeks have brought much uncertainty to the markets, and it is our view that the volatility will likely continue into the second half of the year. In this report, we look at macro economic factors that could influence the...