Less than two years ago, Apple’s market capitalization edged past $700 billion – a level hitherto achieved by any U.S. company. And now, the iPhone maker’s market value has crossed $800 billion, again a first for a U.S. firm. With Apple’s latest efforts to juice up shareholder incomes, coupled with its seeming dominance in the […]
With its rapid penetration worldwide, the internet is poised to outpace all other media in drawing advertisement revenues. And that’s catapulting Silicon Valley’s leading digital players to rule the mass media market – globally. According to a report by media agency Zenith, Alphabet and Facebook have emerged as the two biggest media owners in the […]
There is no such thing as investing in the equities markets without assuming risk. Sometimes the risks are high, sometimes they are marginal. But, one characteristic is consistent: there is always risk. Here are the four biggest ones we see in the global equities markets today, looking ahead for the balance of 2017: Valuations + […]
Global economic growth appears to be in a broad-based, modest uptrend. The key words here, that have arguably been missing for a few years, are “broad-based.” Global growth in aggregate has been positive since 2009, but it’s largely been uneven. The U.S. has posted growth lower than our long-term average, China has been pushing forward […]
Libby from Green Bay, WI asks: News about President Trump’s tax proposals is all over the place, but I still haven’t been able to make any sense of it. I’m a small business owner. Can you provide a summary of what the proposal says? Mitch’s Reply: Sure thing, Libby, thanks for writing. Please understand that […]
If you are not yet familiar with the phrase, “the internet of things,” get ready – because you will be very soon. This technology/IT subsector is perhaps the fastest growing segment of them all, and it is sure to create plenty of winners and losers as corporations posture for prominence in product development for hardware, […]
How can the headlines affect your investments? Learn more in this week’s Steady Investor’s Week… Is Europe Ready for a Taper? – the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to keep interest rates at zero this week, and they also made no changes to their quantitative easing (bond buying) program designed to stimulate the economy. In […]
Emerging Markets have been on a hot streak so far in 2017. The question is, can it continue? In the first quarter alone, Emerging Markets (as measured by the MSCI EME) were up a formidable +13.9%, which put it far ahead of the performance of most U.S. Equities with the exception of the Technology sector, […]
Roger S. from Chicago, IL asks: “There seems to be a lot of concern surrounding the upcoming French election for presidency. I have an international fund in my portfolio. Should I be cautious about the outcome of the election and potentially take action depending on who wins?” Mitch’s Reply: It’s good to see that you […]
The Federal Reserve is notorious for making vague and general statements about the state of the markets and the economy. Analysts often parse the Fed minutes and statements looking for signs of changing monetary policy conditions, only to come out empty. That’s why it was surprising that the Fed was a bit more direct in […]
