Talking Points: Stocks, Births,Tax Rates
The Jamaican Stock Exchange was the world’s best performing stock market in 2018
February 8, 2019
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Talking Points: Investing, Flu, Selfies
“When investing money, the amount invested should depend on whether you want to eat well or sleep well.” J. Kennfield Morley Last winter, 80,000 Americans
October 25, 2018
Talking Points: Bezos, Money Matters, Markets
Talking Points: Bezos, Money Matters, Markets Jeff Bezos, with a net worth of $156.7 billion, is donating $2 billion on his new “Day One Fund,”
September 21, 2018
Talking Points: Manufacturing, Amazon, Apple
Manufacturing, Amazon, Apple From July of 2017 to July of this year, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April
September 7, 2018
Talking Points: The World, Savings, Home Sales
Talking Points: World, Savings, Homes The world’s middle class now totals 3.7 billion people, or 48% of the world’s population. The Brookings Institution, July 11,
August 31, 2018
Talking Points: Jobs, Employment, Pets
Jobs, Employment, Pets In the 12-state region that makes up the Midwest, available jobs outnumber out-of-work job seekers. If every unemployed person in the region
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April 22, 2018
Talking Points: Health Care, Housing, Estate Planning
Health Care, Housing, Estate Planning A JAMA study found that 63% of the U.S. increase in health care spending from 1996 to 2013 was attributable
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April 8, 2018
Talking Points: S&P 500, Bitcoin, Bankruptcy
The first-year average gain for first-term presidents since 1928 has been 13%. Trump’s performance, as measured by the S&P 500, was up 23%. Obama’s first
January 21, 2018
Talking Points: Relationships, Money, Marketing
Relationships, Money, Marketing Strong social relationships boost a person’s chances of staying alive by 50%. That’s about the same improvement to mortality as the one
December 2, 2017
Talking Points: Recession, Savings, Housing Market, & Record Sale
Recession, Savings, Housing Market, & Record Sale In the world today, fewer than 10 countries are in a recession, the lowest number ever. MarketWatch, November 13,
November 17, 2017
Talking Points – Happiness, Crime, Money, Vampires and more…
Happiness, Crime, Money, Vampires and More.. Research by Nobel-winning economist Angus Deaton has shown that money stops adding significantly to people’s happiness at an annual
October 30, 2017