With the new year upon us, every investor is looking for words of wisdom that can motivate them to achieve their lofty goals. Luckily, there’s no shortage of sound investment ...
A significant issue facing investors is determining whether the world is entering into a global recession. Certainly, economic activity in emerging markets has been challenged due ...
Last Thursday’s earnings report for Amazon (AMZN) was a head-scratcher. The company didn’t just miss its estimates on both revenue and earnings, but its earnings per share we...
Mario Draghi presented his reasons for another round of monetary easing when he spoke to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France Monday pointing to poor growth in wages and r...
The decline in oil and equities are lifting European bonds and Treasuries. The US dollar is firmer against most major and emerging market currencies. We never put much stock in...
My dad has been retired for more than 10 years. Recently he asked my daughter what she wants to be when she grows up. My daughter didn’t have an answer yet. My dad replied, “Ye...
As we get older in life, we need to realize that the way we think is often changed by the younger generation, and dictated by advances in technology. The days of getting ready, d...
The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) remained subdued in January. GMI — an unmanaged, market-value weighted mix of the major asset classes — is project...
In its February decision on interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issued a surprisingly upbeat and rosy assessment of economic conditions in Australia. Outside of mi...