The common currency Euro remained close to a 2-year trough as an impending vote in the Greek parliament could be the trigger point for the latest concerns over Greece’s future. The Greek Parliament has, twice now, failed to elect a president, and if it fails once again a snap election could mean that Syriza party, which has…
Is Being Rich a Status or a Feeling? Feeling rich isn’t always related to how much money you have. As a financial advisor for more than 20 years, I’ve met multimillionaires who are dissatisfied with what they have, and I’ve encountered people living paycheck-to-paycheck who are extremely satisfied with their financial situation. What creates this…
Over the past six months, the Canadian dollar has been the best performing of the major currencies against the U.S. dollar. It has only lost about 8.3% against the greenback. On the other hand, the Russian ruble is the worst performing of currency. Over the past six months it has lost almost 40% against…
Software developer Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT – Analyst Report) executives, both former and current, including former chief executive officer (“CEO”) Steve Ballmer have been sued by The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) over the company’s past tax practices. Internal Revenue Service is the U.S. federal agency responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing tax laws. The IRS is currently carrying out…
See the current Top 10 lowest PEG ratio Dividend Aristocrats Performance of Low PEG Dividend Aristocrats since May 22nd, 2014 Why the PEG ratio needs a slight modification for dividend stocks Download Excel spreadsheet of all 54 Dividend Aristocrats sorted by the modified PEG ratio On May 22nd, 2014, I wrote an article on the 10…
Our January 2015 Economic Forecast continues to show a stable and growing economy – with a modest decline in growth from last month. All portions of the economy outside our economic model – except housing – are showing expansion. There are no warning signs the economy is faltering, but there are some restraining dynamics. The…
The futility of politics in America these days has driven the public into exactly the dream-state of zombie blood-lust depicted in so many popular video fantasies, a nightmare of decay, powerlessness, and degeneracy matching the actual condition of a disintegrating polity that has lost collective consciousness and seeks only to infect the dwindling numbers of…
The failure of Greek Prime Minister Samaras to secure sufficient votes in the third and final parliamentary attempt to select a new president has sparked a sell-off in European stocks and peripheral bonds. Up until now, the contagion from Greece has been remarkably limited. Perhaps it is the thin holiday markets that is exaggerating the knock-on…
Source We noticed a very interesting development late last week when there was a very late after-hours press release announcing what would generally be considered a normal transaction of shares in a thinly traded micro-cap mining company called Atico Mining. This tiny company is producing gold and copper from an underground mine in Colombia at…
