Over the past several weeks we have listened diligently to numerous company conference calls in order to better understand what is going on with companies and the economy in general. A window is still open for many. This recession has been dramatic…
As we near the end of the 90 day treadmill called corporate earnings, one theme stands out this quarter from a broad group of companies, both in size, geography, and area of practice. Almost every company conference call we listened…
Ok, I will admit it, I am not one to frequent the malls, especially on the weekend. But yesterday afternoon I found myself, along with my four year old daughter in a local mall, Northpark, here in Dallas, searching for…
Undoubtedly you have received a spam email or two lately if you have been near your computer. Yesterday I was copied on this email and mention it because it was one of the best I have seen in a while. The title window…
According to the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, since 1928; What has the average long term (10 year bond) interest rate been closest? Thanks for your participation. Watch for results in Third Quarter 2009 Newsletter ! JK
The Consumer Price Index: According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics which has an excellent webste at http://www.bls.gov What is the CPI? The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid…
With much talk of inflation, and to be fair, much coming from our mouths as well, we decided to post a series of thoughts concerning inflation. What is Inflation? Investorwords.com has the following definition “The overall general upward price movement…
We applaud many new investment products, still under review by our firm see post But many times there are new products and investment changes we discourage. As you know we have written many times about the repeal of the…
As many of you know we had very heavy rain here in Dallas yesterday from around 10 am until about 1 pm. Our office electricity grid, for several square blocks, were knocked out for about two hours. Just as a…
If you are a client of J.K. Financial, Inc it is likely you will be receiving a class action mailer involving a spam issue several years ago. There is no action necessary on your part. Several years ago there was…
