Many analysts are trying to ponder how such a huge loss in the value of Boeing stock this week makes much sense from a fundamental perspective. It doesn’t have to. Often, a move in a stock or an index can be quite instructive, especially to those who may not really understand why stock prices are […]

Elizabeth Warren wants to try to break three big internet companies, ones she feels have grown too big. They are bigger than she likes, and she wants to try to stop them. What do Amazon, Google, and Facebook have in common? They are all among the world’s biggest companies of course, and they are all […]

Divorce rates may be going down, but they are going up a lot among those 50 or older. This is a time in our lives where we are particularly exposed to the financial risk of divorce. We would think that couples who make it to age 50 and beyond certainly should be less prone to […]

Gene therapy might sound a lot like science fiction, and at one point it was, but the fiction part is beginning to translate into real promise, and on the brink of becoming reality. The science of gene therapy has been around for years, and has always held the promise for some real breakthroughs in the […]

Human behavior does affect the price of stocks in a meaningful way, as evidenced by the work of Richard Thaler, who even has a fund to show this work in real life. There is a view out there that financial markets are perfectly efficient, based upon two major principles that simply do not hold true […]

Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and Pinterest are all scheduled to release their first stock to the public this year. As exciting as this might seem, we still need to exercise enough caution. Stocks that are either in the technology sector or related to technology comprise some of the hottest stocks out there these days. The technology […]

Many are speculating on the potential effects of a successful trade deal between the U.S. and China, and since this is still weighing us down, there is still upside left with this. There hasn’t been any real doubt that the recent trade tensions between the United States and China have weighed pretty heavily on stock […]

As the reports continue to come in during this earnings season, some of them speak louder than others. This is certainly the case with Walmart’s call scheduled for Tuesday. With the Fed laying off on contracting economic growth, and optimism about getting the U.S. and China trade dispute resolved, investors remain focused on the results […]

Retail sales are seen generally as a good measure of economic prosperity at home. When we see a report that is the worst since 2009, that does concern some people. Stock markets have been cruising along rather nicely over the past few days, buoyed by a more optimistic outlook on the prospects of the trade […]

With the deadline approaching, we will find out soon what the outcome of this latest round of trade talks will be, and some wonder what will happen in the markets as well. Many people are excited at the prospects of a trade agreement between China and the United States, which may very well be at […]