Personal Financial Advice from a former Certified Financial Planner
Once upon a time, the name Merrill Lynch was the most recognized, and maybe most respected Wall Street name. I even worked for the financial advisors part of Merrill Lynch out of the Denver office for a few years back in my financial planner days. Then, in 2008, when the …
There is precious little accountability in the world of stock market analysis. I’ve written before about how Goldman Sachs’ chief market analyst (at the time) predicted an up year for stocks during every single year from before the internet bubble burst through to when she finally stopped making market predictions after again …
It’s earnings season again, and interest in running high in many companies including technology giants like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and so on. With each earnings report, there is typically commentary noting how the company’s actual reported earnings ended up comparing to the expected earnings. This phrasing comes up so often, …