Governor Scott: About your blind trust….
We should all be so financially fortunate as Governor Rick Scott—- his net worth grew by over 50 percent last year. That’s remarkable given that the S&P 500 was up only 30 percent. Earlier this...
View ArticleFinancial App Review: CNBC
Free. It’s something I’m a fan of. Consequently, all of the financial apps I’ve reviewed thus far have been free for the user and are iPhone and iPad centered. None of that is likely to change in the...
View ArticleSummer Solstice means millions not played
Twice a year the sun provides us with a solstice—one beckons in summer and the other winter. Each bring with it either the longest or shortest day of the year. While the difference in daylight time...
View ArticleFinancial App Review: OANDA Currency Converter
Once upon a time, and way before ATMs, traveling the globe meant either traveling with traveler’s checks or a wad of cash. Then, exchanging that cash at each and every country visited. All that...
View ArticleDJIA components with double-digit performances
When the stock market crashed five-plus years ago, I was fond of tracking stocks in the DJIA that were selling under 10 bucks a share. As the market improved, I liked those under $20. Now that that...
View ArticleFor those who didn’t sell in May, now what?
If you’re an index-oriented investor and live by the wisdom of investment adages, had you sold in May, well, you’d be poorer today. With all three of the major indices tumbling big time on the last...
View ArticleThe low end of the top 1 percent aren’t all that rich
With all the talk about the top 1 percent you would think they all were mega-richies. And you’d be wrong. The bottom of that top has annual incomes that might surprise you: Depending upon the source,...
View ArticleEvents move markets but the big questions are when and which ones
The stock market’s seemingly non-stop bullish trend is a little unsettling. In this day of spooky high- frequency trading where computer programs control more prices than many would care to admit, it’s...
View ArticleHow about that hashtag
The other day, a funny thing happened to me after shopping at Target. Like so many Target shoppers, I know the value of that company’s gift card. Primarily, it doesn’t come with strings or fees...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Warren Buffet and cheers to his money making prowess
America’s favorite and oh-so affable master of money-making, Warren Buffett, turns 84 on Saturday, August 30. I don’t know what you’d give this seemingly happy-go-lucky billionaire other than” Happy...
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