Too many people think of investing when they think of retirement planning. It distracts them from the issues that should be the focus of most of their time and energy. When people first learn what I do, most of them soon ask me questions about investing and the markets. It doesn’t seem to matter what
PARIS, FRANCE – SEP 28, 2018: Small Amazon parcel cardboard box against yellow background smile logo. Amazon Prime is the online paid subscription service offered by Amazon.com web-commerce site Getty Let’s talk a minute about a service that there’s a fairly decent chance you already use: Amazon Prime. Unless things have taken a drastic change
A interview and Q&A with value investor and author, Joel Greenblatt. In this interview, Joel discusses how he values a business and the value investment strategy. Joel also talks about the decline in money being managed by active managers and how he weights and sizes stocks in his portfolio. ???? Books by Joel Greenblatt and
Jeff Bezos announces Blue Moon, a lunar landing vehicle for the Moon, during a Blue Origin event in Washington, DC, May 9, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is looking to expand its empire and Morgan Stanley believes Jeff Bezos‘ ambitious satellite internet plan may become one of its most lucrative businesses.
Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images The second-quarter earnings season kicks into full gear this week, but a trend is already emerging with the companies that have reported so far. The strong dollar is eating away at company profits. Of the 5% S&P 500 companies that have reported so far, more than half of
The chief investment officer of Guggenheim said on CNBC on Monday that he had been approached by the White House about possibly joining the Federal Reserve. Guggenheim’s Scott Minerd said that discussions took place over the past couple of months before President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate former advisor Judy Shelton and St.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has concerns about Facebook’s cryptocurrency and its potential illicit use. In a press conference Monday, he Facebook’s proposed digital currency, Libra, “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.” The press conference comes days
Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images You’re all packed and ready for your trip. You know what you’re paying for airfare, hotel and other big ticket items. You even have money set aside for spending. Yet, one wrong move in the planning process — or while you are away — can blow your budget.
Richard Cummins | Getty Images Alec Manfre co-founded the tech start-up Bractlet as a student in Atlanta where he went to college, then ran it from an incubator in Santiago, Chile. But it was Texas where he and his two co-founders ultimately put down roots. They got hooked on doing business in the state after
European banks pay almost no interest on fixed-income investments for retail holders. The same is about to come true for Americans. BlackRock says investors need to go further south. Angel Navarrete/BLOOMBERG NEWS If you’re retired or a conservative investor who cannot afford to lose money, your bank certificate of deposits are about to become worthless.