Uber is one of the biggest phenomena in the business world today. They launched well and grew faster than words can do justice. With so much current value, many traders are chomping at the bits for the company to go public. On top of that, they have announced a major change with their recent shift … Continue reading “Uber Is Now Self Driving. Should You Invest?”

Back to school season is in full swing. If you’re in school, have kids who are or just want to stay current with all of your investments, this is a prime time for some particular strategies. Back to school sales are major enough in the country that they can cause significant change in certain stock … Continue reading “Can You Cash in on Back to School Sales?”

Carl Icahn has more money than 99 percent of the people on planet Earth. When he speaks, his fellow power players listen right alongside laymen. Icahn recently announced that he is “more hedged than ever”. He also raised eyebrows in the investment community with his prediction that “…a day of reckoning is coming.” Trusting Icahn’s … Continue reading “Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Scary Investment Strategy”

On the world stage, a more repressive regime than Saudi Arabia can scarcely be found. It is qualitatively and quantitatively a worse violator of human rights than even the infamously oppressive North Korea. North Korea does not force women to wear black, full body, burkas in the desert heat, it does not practice female genital … Continue reading “Hillary Clinton: Compromised and Out of Control”

Have you heard about the student debt bubble? It is a serious potential threat, but it isn’t the scariest bubble in the country right now. Auto sales have been booming over the past two years, and if that sounds like good news for the economy, it’s because you may not have been scrutinizing the loans … Continue reading “Are Car Sales Heading Towards a Bubble?”

Another month has passed and another jobs report is here for evaluation. Most reports are wildly optimistic, citing a big increase in employment as a win for the economy. On the surface, it’s safe to feel encouraged by the report, but as always, closer scrutiny can be much more telling. Here is a complete breakdown … Continue reading “A Jumping Job Market: Are Wage Increases Coming?”

So far, 2016 has been a mixed bag of economic reports. One day you hear doom and gloom, and the next is all reports of new jobs and record stock trading. Really, this is just the up and down nature of economics, and the slow recovery from the second worst recession in history only complicates … Continue reading “The Future of Retail”

If you have been paying attention to the financial media over the past six months, you have likely heard several economists predict that the Dow Jones Industrial Average will soon surpass the 20,000 mark. It would be a monumental event for the Dow as well as the stock market as a whole. Though the fairly … Continue reading “Is Dow 20,000 on the Horizon?”

It’s been a crazy year so far, and there is plenty left to come. Despite all of it, the U.S. economy has grown steadily, and now is the best time in roughly a decade to consider expanding your investment portfolio. One of the best ways to turn over a good profit is to look for … Continue reading “5 Niche Markets You Should Consider for Investment”

A drawn-out management battle continues at entertainment giant Viacom as embattled CEO Philippe Dauman duels with the family of Sumner Redstone, the billionaire owner and former chairman of the company. Redstone, whose father Michael founded National Amusements, the controlling company of Viacom, is currently 93 years old and is a legend in the entertainment industry, … Continue reading “The Media Giant You’ve Never Heard Of”

The sport of golf has been a topic of conversation lately, and not because Tiger Woods just won another title. No, the recent buzz is unfortunately negative — it seems that the game’s appeal to youth is dwindling at a rapid clip, and the sport’s future is looking less secure for many of the businesses … Continue reading “The Death of Golf in America”

Just the other day, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled his economic advisory team, the group of people who will be helping him finalize policies that will revive America’s economy and restore the country’s credit, credibility and stature through smarter trade, higher employment and jobs for American workers fixing the country’s ailing infrastructure. Trump’s team … Continue reading “Trump Unveils Economic Team”

Hedge funds have been in the press repeatedly over the past two years. Some of the news has been good, but the large majority of it has been bad. Warren Buffet has stated that hedge funds get huge fees for bad results. And both political candidates for president have talked about closing financial loopholes in … Continue reading “The Future of the Hedge Fund Industry”

Trying to keep a smart eye on the technology sector? Everyone wants to buy into the next Google or Apple early and reap the rich rewards, so here is some help. First, snatching a stock before a company becomes huge isn’t the only way to win this game. Investing in large companies before a new … Continue reading “Tech Companies Poised to Explode”

Oil costs have perked up a little this year, but they’re still very low, and data suggests there won’t be any dramatic changes in the next few years. This affects every market and the total global economy, but the industry most closely tied to oil is transportation. Take a look at the four major legs … Continue reading “Is Cheap Oil Good for Transportation?”

Using the NAFTA disaster as fuel for his policies regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trump wants to strip the TPP down to the deck and renegotiate. How might his plan make our foreign financial policy great again? Donald Trump has not minced words over his opinion of the Obama administration’s championing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Trump … Continue reading “Trump And the TPP”

We know Hillary Clinton likes money, with the Clinton Foundation proving to be a global money guzzling scheme, the millions she’s taken in from speaking fees, selling influence, as well as the untold millions in Saudi donations she’s gleefully received- she seems intent on proving to the world just how greedy she really is. With … Continue reading “Just Call Her Hillary ‘High Tax’ Clinton”