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Profit From Wall Street’s Consumer “Disconnect”
December 19, 2018 Investing
After the recent stock market sell-off, the gap between Main Street and Wall Street has never been more exposed than now. The pundits on the cable channels are screaming for interest rate relief from Jay Powell’s Federal Reserve. And regular folks’ reaction to the market carnage? Meh. For instance, the University of Michigan’s November survey […] The Russell 2000 Index May Be a Solid New Year’s Investment
December 19, 2018 Investment Opportunities
The Russell 2000 Index is used as a gauge for overall sentiment on growth stocks. As a result, it tends to be riskier than large-cap indexes such as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This index is made up of 2,016 small-cap companies. The biggest one is valued at only $6.46 billion. […] 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 […] Will The Fed Raise Interest Rates This Wednesday?
December 18, 2018 U.S. Economy
There is a major event set to take place in the stock market this Wednesday. It’s one that analysts and investors have been speculating about for months. Some have attributed this single event to whether or not the U.S. economy heads into a recession in 2019. At 2 p.m. EST, the Federal Reserve will announce […] 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 […]