December 9, 2019
Price movement in stock markets is not driven by economic fundamentals and computer algorithms alone. In large part it is a function of human behavior, which is by nature erratic. Millions of stock traders and investors make their buying and selling …
December 6, 2019
Companies issue debt in the form of bonds to finance their business operations. These are known as corporate bonds. Equity is where a company raises capital by selling a part of its ownership through a stock issuance. In case of corporate bonds, the …
December 5, 2019
The rise of the online goliath Amazon has changed the shopping habits of Americans and in the process, upended the traditional retail sector. Many department stores are trying hard to adopt; others are struggling and may soon join Sears in the …
December 4, 2019
Blackstone strategist Joseph Zidle believes that he has identified the “mother of all bubbles” — the sovereign bond market. Zidle wrote back in August that “negative-yielding bonds total over $16 trillion …
December 3, 2019
Huge fund giant Ray Dalio is back in the news. This time sees Dalio making a prediction few people are going to want to hear. The head of the Bridgewater Associates hedge fund believes that the U.S. government will need to raise taxes in the near …
December 2, 2019
Your spending habits can make or break your financial future. If you keep your spending in check, you can save, invest, and eventually become financially independent. If you are reckless with your spending you could get caught in a debt trap and …
November 29, 2019
Annuities can be an appropriate retirement savings vehicles for those individuals with specific needs and investment objectives. There are a dizzying array of annuities marketed by financial advisors. Regrettably, over the years, unscrupulous …
November 28, 2019
Ever since the Cambridge Analytica scandal publicly exposed the data privacy abuse practices of social media giant Facebook, that company as well as other tech giants have been under increasing scrutiny due to the tremendous power these companies …
November 27, 2019
During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Seth Klarman, one of the most successful investors in the world, raised concerns about a number of factors that could adversely impact the direction of the world economy. He also …
November 26, 2019
Gary Shilling, a highly admired financial analyst and commentator, argues that the millennial generation should be pleased they have been forced into a position where they must rent instead of purchasing a home. In an Op-Ed, he writes, …
