by Michael Vodicka | Apr 2, 2015 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
The first quarter ended on Tuesday. The big take away? International stocks outperformed the S&P 500 for the first time in three years. Here’s a look at the numbers. Asia (AIA): 7.87% The Vanguard all-world ex-us ETF (VEU): 5.68%. Emerging Markets (EEM):...
by Michael Vodicka | Mar 29, 2015 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
This article originally appeared on Street Authority. By: Michael Vodicka With interest rates near 0% and traditional income investments, like savings accounts and certificates of deposits (CDs), earning next to nothing, blue-chip telecom stocks like AT&T (NYSE:...
by Michael Vodicka | Mar 29, 2015 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
This article originally appeared on Street Authority. By: Michael Vodicka There was a period of time over the last couple of months where a form of corporate engineering dominated headlines. Apple was one of the most high-profile examples of companies taking advantage...
by Michael Vodicka | Jul 6, 2014 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
Greetings Friends, Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all time. After more than 60 years as a business and investment manager, Warren Buffett’s net worth has sky rocketed to $62 billion, making him the 2nd richest man in the world. Over the...
by Michael Vodicka | Jun 28, 2014 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
Greetings Friends, In 1970, five years after forming, the Grateful Dead was already considered to be a pretty good band. They were playing shows in front of crowds of 30,000 people. They had a record contract and had released four albums. And lead guitarist-singer...
by Michael Vodicka | Mar 22, 2014 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks
By: Michael Vodicka “This company’s flagship product is the Renaissance Guidance System, which transforms freehand spine surgeries into highly accurate, 3D guided procedures.” As I write this I’m headed to Grand Cayman for a week in the sun. Even...
