by Michael Vodicka | Apr 21, 2013 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
By: Michael Vodicka “But maybe most importantly, the company has $120 billion in cash. With a market cap of $380 billion, Apple could buy 33% of its outstanding shares tomorrow.” It was a red week for stocks, with the S&P 500 falling 2% for its biggest...
by Michael Vodicka | Apr 14, 2013 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
By: Michael Vodicka “Gold is being crushed. Oil had one of its worst weeks in months. Bond yields just hit a new all-time low. The economic data is awful. And through it all, stocks keep rising.” It was another great week for stocks, with the S&P 500...
by Michael Vodicka | Apr 6, 2013 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
By: Michael Vodicka President-Licensed Investment Advisor Here’s a quick look at the Top 10 Stories of the Week, Enjoy! Payrolls Plunge to 88K: Biggest Miss Since 2009, Participation Rate at New 30-Year Low “So much for “open-ended QE driven...
by Michael Vodicka | Apr 6, 2013 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
By: Michael Vodicka President-Licensed Investment Advisor There is one question that is completely dominating the conversations I am having with my clients. No social demographics apply. It doesn’t matter if the investors are young, old, wealthy, middle class,...
by Michael Vodicka | Mar 23, 2013 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
By: Michael Vodicka “The so-called trust funds out of which the Social Security pays benefits to retirees are expected to run out of money in 2033. Is this a problem that the stock market can solve?”—-Marketwatch Should Social Security Own...
by Michael Vodicka | Mar 15, 2013 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
“What is an RIA? Registered investment advisors are the reason brokers are going the way of the dinosaur.” Much like other industries being effected by technology, there is big time evolution happening in financial services that is changing the way people...
