At the time of writing, Congressional Democrats and Republicans are still far apart on a funding deal that has kept the government in a partial shutdown for nearly 24 days. We’ll let you decide what side is to blame for the current shutdown, but amid the partial shutdown, we’ve seen numerous stories about the hundreds … Continue reading “80% of Workers Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck: How to Dig Out of This”

With the stock market shaking about wildly as 2018 came to a close, many Americans have been led to believe that the explosion of economic growth in the Trump era may soon come crashing to a cataclysmic end. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell disagrees, and made that clear during his conversation with Economic Club president … Continue reading “Federal Reserve Chairman Dismisses Recession Concerns for 2019”

With hiring freezes spreading, a recession on the horizon, and the stock market veering wildly, many individuals are now focusing on their personal career growth. A lot of industries have experienced change and disruption in recent years, with many moving away from employers and towards gig economies, and many employers moving away from employees and … Continue reading “These are the Best Looking Jobs for 2019”

Technology once limited only to the military is now available in every hobby store. Drone technology has grown in leaps and bounds over the last decade, providing longer flight times, easier control, and advanced features such as automatic stabilization. Unfortunately, this is also presenting problems for both lawmakers and hobbyists, as both struggle to figure … Continue reading “Airspace Regulations Present More Problems for Drone Technology”

Electronic Arts (EA) is still a powerhouse in the video game industry even if some of its most successful gaming franchises are a bit antiquated. The past year has been challenging for video game publishers and console makers aside from Nintendo. The company’s Switch console has emerged as the trendy hardware of the year. Unfortunately, … Continue reading “Video Game Giant Electronic Arts Stages Unexpected Comeback”

Invitae (NVTA) is on fire following a rough December. The company’s latest operating results have sent the stock soaring from $10 to just under $14. Invitae, a leading genetics testing company, has reached triple digit growth in terms of sales as well as revenue. The company’s latest financial results come on the heels of three … Continue reading “Invitae Recovers from its December Market Beating”

From Christmas to New Year, the Dow couldn’t stop making headlines. Crashing and rising at record levels, the stock market’s losses and gains are likely to be setting the scene for a tumultuous new year. Yet much of the rising and falling likely had to do with investor reactivity; it remains to be seen how … Continue reading “The Dow’s Tumultuous New Year Leaves Analysts Guessing”

As we’re still lingering around the holiday season, forgive us for this post on a most not-joyous subject. However, we need to talk about divorce and some key changes coming down the pike come January 1, 2019. These changes affect people who are in the middle of a divorce and not those who have already … Continue reading “Divorce Laws Saw Important Changes for 2019”

With stock market volatility becoming the norm, many investors are now looking towards investing in IPOs. Getting in on the ground floor of a successful IPO can have a lot of advantages, as many successful companies end up undervalued during their first round. Here are a few of the IPOs that investors are talking about … Continue reading “These are the IPOs to Watch Out for in 2019”

It seems like every so often, there’s discussion about why change is still used as currency. Change – as in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. With very few items costing less than a dollar these days (not to mention more and more people turning to credit cards and digital payments), change has become somewhat obsolete … Continue reading “Is a Cash-Less Society Imminent? No So Fast…”

Stock buybacks have reached $1.1 trillion this year — and investors would do well to consider the implications. $800 billion in stocks have been purchased so far, and another $300 billion remain as companies celebrate the new tax laws and prepare for the coming year. Though many analysts believe that corporate spending will be pulled … Continue reading “Companies Celebrate New Tax Laws With Record Buybacks”

Monster Beverage’s (MNST) stock declined about 6% this past week, and market analysts are raising more red flags for its future forecast. The UBS Group currently rates Monster’s stock as a “sell”. UBS analysts insist the stock will lose more than 15% of its value across the next year. These analysts have pinpointed a target … Continue reading “Investors Wary as Monster Beverage’s Stock Takes Sharp Dip”

Goldman Sachs is currently facing serious charges of fraud related to the 1MDB investment fund. Though Goldman Sachs itself has attempted to distance itself from the scandal — claiming that some of its employees went “rogue” — it has, at least initially, appeared as though the issues may run much deeper. Goldman Sachs’ shares are … Continue reading “Goldman Sachs Hit With Multi-Billion Dollar Scandal with 1MDB”

New Age Beverages (NBEV) has soared from $1.59 in September to the current 52-week high of just over $6. Part of the stock’s increase can be attributed to the recent spike in interest in the company’s unique beverages, which include products that are cannabidiol-based. New Age also attracted considerable investor interest following a recent acquisition … Continue reading “New Age Beverages Stock Surges to 52-Week High”

Big news was made earlier this month when U.S. President Donald Trump sat down for dinner with China President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Argentina. But the news wasn’t just that the two met amid an escalating trade war between the two nations. No, following the dinner it was announced that the two … Continue reading “Revisiting Trump’s Trade War — is a Deal with China Imminent?”

A few weeks ago, we wrote about how the end of the year is a great time to reassess some of your expenditures and explore ways that you might be able to save some money and add to your disposable income in the new year. In this post, we’ll spotlight a less enjoyable – but … Continue reading “Expect to Budget More for These Items in 2019”

Ceridian HCM’s IPO debuted at a mere $22 per share. The stock is currently priced at $37, and changed about eight months after hitting the market. Though Ceridian is new to the public investing marketplace, its history goes all the way back to the 50s when the company operated under the name of Control Data … Continue reading “Investors Turn Attention to Ceridian HCM as Stock Grows”