by Michael Vodicka | Jan 29, 2011 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
When I was working on the trading floor a few years ago, oil had just started trading electronically. It was a big deal in the world of trading because oil had always been closely guarded, accessible only through a very tight network of insiders at the exchanges. But...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 22, 2011 | All Updates, Weekly Update
Next time your stomach growls, I want you to think about stocks. That might sound a bit strange at first, but when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Food is one of the very few things that every single person in the world has in common. The rules are pretty...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 15, 2011 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
Records are made to be broken, but this is just ridiculous. The latest moon shot is Groupon, Inc., the Chicago-based deal slinger that Forbes recently tagged as the fastest growing company ever. I guess $500 million in revenue in your second year has that effect on...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 9, 2011 | All Updates, Weekly Update
Once is a fluke. Twice is a Trend. Three times is a charm. That’s what the S&P500 is looking at right now, a chance to make it three in a row with another annual gain in 2011. The first year was probably the easiest, 2009’s big bounce from the bottom that saw...
by Michael Vodicka | Sep 4, 2009 | All Updates, Weekly Update
Sometimes our eyes are bigger than our appetites. That’s what happened to my friend Sandy when she bit off more than she could chew with her 3,500 sq. ft. townhouse in one of Chicago’s swankiest neighborhoods. Big Mortgage, Shiney Appliances When the economy was sky...
by Michael Vodicka | Aug 30, 2009 | All Updates, Weekly Update
The cost of education is completely out of control. This dynamic is forcing people to re-evaluate the traditional view that educational is an infallible investment and a one-way ticket to prosperity. Is an undergrad from any school worth $200,000? Does it make sense...
