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Digital Payment Apps Are Increasing American Debt December 19, 2018 Technology The economy might be humming along nicely, but workers have struggled to see the same kind of growth in their paychecks. The latest from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that real average hourly earnings climbed 0.8% on a year-over-year basis in November. But that small earnings growth has translated into more people feeling better […]
10 Ways to Beat Phone Scammers December 18, 2018 Privacy Invasion “A pestilence.” “Deserving of a fate worse than death.” “A curse on all their houses.” Those were some of the comments regarding last week’s article, about the scammers responsible for the epidemic of scam phone calls. To recap: By mid-2019, half of all U.S. phone calls will be scams. Ninety percent of those calls will […]
Delta Stock Hits Rough Air, But Could Still Soar December 17, 2018 Investment Opportunities When I started planning out today’s article early last week, it was going to be a tongue-in-cheek jab at Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL). You see, Delta just banned puppies and kittens from all flights. My 9-year-old daughter was devastated. She has neither a puppy nor a kitten but lamented that if Santa brings […]
This Is 2018’s Market Narrative of the Year December 14, 2018 Global Economy The narrative is the main idea that guides how we think about the markets. And how we think about the markets is equal to how we invest.
Traders Ignored the Fed Chairman’s Warning December 13, 2018 U.S. Economy Traders were right that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's recent speech was important. But buying stocks was the wrong reaction.