Description: We sat down with Voya Financial CEO Rodney Martin to get the advice he gives his customers about investing long term. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: April 14, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2nNgsbE Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points made by Rodney Martin. Which do think is most important to investors today?
Posts Categorized: Governments & Regulators
Just How Much Is a Medical Miracle Worth?
Description: Years of costly treatments could give way to pricier one-shot cures like Spark Therapeutics’ blindness drug. But insurers aren’t ready. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: April 06 , 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-06/just-how-much-is-a-medical-miracle-worth Questions for Discussions: Summarize the various pricing models presented in this report. What are the ethical and social considerations involved? How should the players decide… Read more »
Jeff Bezos Says He Is Selling $1 Billion a Year in Amazon Stock to Finance Race to Space
Description: COLORADO SPRINGS — Standing against the backdrop of his New Shepard rocket booster and a full-scale mock capsule for carrying humans into space, Jeff Bezos revealed on Wednesday that he was selling about $1 billion in Amazon stock a year to finance his Blue Origin rocket company. Source: NYTimes.com Date: April 5, 2017 Link:… Read more »
Who Needs Nuclear? Toshiba Is Developing A New Zero-Carbon Power
Description: It’s tough to blame Toshiba for letting Westinghouse fail. The subsidiary was an intractable mess, facing $6 billion in cost overruns on four half-built nuclear power plants in South Carolina and Georgia. Source: Forbes.com Date: Mar 27, 2017 Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2017/03/30/who-needs-nuclear-toshiba-already-working-on-new-zero-carbon-power-source/#14b8f77319c4 Questions for Discussions: Explain the risks to investors for Toshiba’s decisions. Do you think… Read more »
Eli Lilly loses NAFTA challenge brought against Canada
Description: A NAFTA tribunal has refused to question Canadian judicial interpretations of domestic patent law. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Mar 27, 2017 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/legal-post/eli-lilly-loses-nafta-challenge-brought-against-canada Questions for discussion: Explain the decision? Why is it important to the investors?
Why Lower Oil Could Drive Gold Higher
Description: With crude back on the move again, the stalled gold-to-crude ratio may be poised to resume the upward trend. Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mike McGlone has more on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 20, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-03-20/why-lower-oil-could-drive-gold-higher-video Questions for Discussions: Explain the relationship between oil and gold, according to the… Read more »
Loonie is 10% cheaper versus the U.S. dollar: BMO’s Jack Ablin
Description: Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank, joins BNN’s Catherine Murray for a look at why he believes Canada’s loonie still has plenty of room to run up and his latest views on the market. Source: BNN.ca- video report Date: March 17 , 2017 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/video/loonie-is-10-cheaper-versus-the-u-s-dollar-bmo-s-jack-ablin~1080904 Questions for Discussions: What is Jack… Read more »
Why the stock market shouldn’t be spooked by quadruple witching
Description: The average S&P 500 absolute return for quad witching days is in line with your average Friday Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Mar 17, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/does-quadruple-witching-day-still-spook-the-stock-market-2017-03-17 Questions for Discussions: Explain the issues and concerns presented in the aricle? What do you make of this discussion?
Here’s what Trump could do to lift Apple shares to $175
Description: Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Mar 17, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-trumps-plans-could-drive-apple-shares-to-175-2017-03-17 Questions for Discussions: What does the report suggest is a possible scenario for Apple stock? What do you think of this possibility?
Here’s Your Federal Reserve 101
Description: Plus what you need to know about interest rates. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: March 10 , 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2m7EVCV Questions for Discussions: What does the Federal Reserve do to control inflation? As interest rates rise, how will businesses, consumers, and savers likely respond? What does this mean for investors?
