by Michael Lecours | Jun 24, 2014 | Economy, Uncategorized
Great article in Money about good trends developing for those in retirement. It’s a refreshing article and well worth the read.
by Michael Lecours | Jun 17, 2014 | Economy, Uncategorized
The stock market didn’t crash. The economy didn’t collapse. The government didn’t default. The Euro didn’t fail. The inflation rate didn’t turn into hyperinflation. And yet, every time we turn on the TV, all we see are more dark clouds looming in the distance,...
by Michael Lecours | Jun 15, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Investment Strategies, Uncategorized
At first glance, the trend of stock ownership in the US is quite declining. It appears that for most Americans, the percentage of stock in a portfolio is less and less. That’s scary… but there is more to this story than just another post about investors sitting in...
by Michael Lecours | Jun 13, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
American Funds recently wrote about innovation from a different angle than from my original post: the benefit to the innovative company. Here are a few highlights: “The markets often underestimate the impact innovation can have on a company’s growth prospects and...
by Michael Lecours | May 21, 2014 | Economy
The Federal Reserve responded to the financial crisis by dropping interest rates to zero (ZIRP) and by buying massive quantities of bonds and thus flooding the banks with newly created cash. We were told it would short lived. However, five plus years later it is still...
by Michael Lecours | May 15, 2014 | Economy, Investment Strategies, Uncategorized
With headlines like “Stocks hit all time high”, “Breaking Records: Dow and S&P 500”, or “It Looks Like The Economy is About To Roar”, you might expect to see a remarkable chart showing lots of growth. But not this time. Far from it. After a stellar 2013, the US...
