As I checked under the car over the weekend to make sure the gasoline I was pumping into the car was not leaking out, I thought a few facts from the EIA (US Energy Information Administration) might be of interest to everyone. The…
As you probably know if you are reading this, we are avid fans of technology. We do not consider ourselves cutting edge as that sometimes has its own perils, however, we embrace the modernization of old habits, and certainly enjoy…
Through 2-21-11 the S & p 500 was up 6.8% for the year 2011! If we annualized (continue to compound at that rate) that return it would have been more than a 40% return for 2011, which is highly unlikely. As…
“They’re Back” For those of you who remember the 1982 Movie Poltergeist! Over the past several years money flow from investors has been tilted strongly towards Bonds and Money Markets. In most studies we reviewed there were net sales of…
Last Wednesday (2-9-11) at a group CFA related dinner event, Marko Papic, a Senior Eurasia Analyst, discussed events surrounding the Euro and the ECB’s (European Central Bank) influence on the Euro countries. This topic is very interesting as I have long had…
Tax forms are now available electronically through our client portal “Account View” at http://www.jkfinancialinc.com or by clicking in the clients only section of this site. The snails will bring our paper versions, both from our office (the realized gains and…
As we enter the home stretch of public company confession/earnings season, aka “The 90 day treadmill”, the record speaks for itself, according to Thomson Reuters: 75% of the S&P 500 companies have reported through 2-11-11 75% of those reported, met or…
From a cold and AGAIN icy Dallas Texas as all schools are closed for a fifth time in less than two weeks: During the late 90’s and earlier this decade there were various fund companies that were charged by investment authorities…
During the conference in San Diego, CA, last week, I had the opportunity to listen to many great speakers and terrific viewpoints. Here are a few items from the top three speakers, in my view: Colin Powell who spoke for approximately two hours, not only…
In our earlier Earnings (90 day treadmill) update and Economic post we mentioned we would update the earnings picture and also add a few “Non Wall Street” examples for simplification. According to Thompson Reuters, 44% of the S&P 500 Companies…
