Can you believe it is the fifth month of the year already? The Fed FOMC meeting is today and tomorrow. Bets are on for a quarter percent interest rate hike. After that chances are good that we get into a holding period where interest rates will remain stable. Inflation is down again by 1% from …
RETURNS OF THE STOCK MARKET PLUS DOWNSIDE PROTECTION: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? 2022 and the start of 2023 have been challenging as investors have been scrambling to find ways to protect their investments and make money. One silver lining on the horizon has been Market Linked Notes (MLN). MLNs are one of the best-kept secrets of …
The R-word: The end of the year is a great time to take stock of Retirement accounts. Retirement savings counts as the largest portion of invested assets for most professionals. And no surprise, retirement today is largely self-funded (82% of workers) while banking on company pensions is rapidly going out of style (26%). With people …
Over the next decade, it is estimated that the overall number of jobs will grow by 7.7% in the US. However, the lion’s share of the growth will be in just two industries: Health care, and Technology, with 30% to 70% increases depending upon the field. As the baby boomer generation continues to consume health …
Increasing Inflation, and what it means for Investing: At 5.0% as of May 2021, inflation is running at the highest level since 2008. So what does this mean to you as an individual investor? In 2020 the buzz was about Interest rates – whether they would be increased or decreased or held stable. In 2021, …
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Technology still rules! A look at the 100 largest companies in the world shows a decided technology-loaded playing field led by Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet in the Trillion dollar club in the US. The technology sector has carved a 33% share of the top 100 companies by market cap. But this might not even be …
Hot or Not?: A common question that we get asked is: “The markets are running very high. Should I wait to invest?”. The answer, surprisingly, is “No, the best time to invest is Now!”. History reveals that investing in the markets at highs has actually produced greater returns than getting in at a different time. …
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Did you get a big payout on the Vaccine trade over the past year? If you had invested in one of the smaller companies with a successful vaccine product, you would have seen triple-digit growth, as with the stocks of Novavax, Moderna, and Biontech. However, these gains can be pretty volatile and depend critically upon …
A flying taxi to the airport? Looks like living the Jetsons life might happen sooner rather than later. Just this year, a record amount of investment $3.8B has gone into Air Taxi start-ups! The investments have been through SPAC special purpose acquisition vehicles or blank check companies, as well as via private investment in public …
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