Weekly CEO News from Richard Ingram
July 10, 2017

All eight indexes on our world watch list have posted gains for 2017 through July 10. The top performer thus far is India’s BSE SENSEX with a gain of 19.11%, followed by China’s Hang Seng not far behind at 15.91%.

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As a cross-border financial advisor, one question I hear nearly every day is, “Can I afford to withdraw my principal in retirement?” For most of my clients, the short answer is, yes, but it is important to know how much

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While media remains fixated on the White House, the markets during Q2 were more attuned to corporate results and central bank activity. Investors saw solid gains and a smooth ride with the S&P returning 3.1% for the quarter – it

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Most active equity options and strikes for the end of day, July 10, 2017

Most active equity options and strikes for the end of day, July 10, 2017

Ignore the rout in retail, focus on FANG… and hope for some dovish cooing from Yellen… Expectations for higher VIX uncertainty (VVIX – VIX of VIX) are at their highest relative to VIX since Dec 2006… h/t @Schuldensuehner Which just

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We discuss some of the Methodology of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index in this Housing Market video, and then go over 20 cities and compare and contrast how each has fared since the Housing Market Crash. Seattle, Portland, Dallas and

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There has been much said about investing and how to accurately value a particular stock or other asset. Plenty of theories exist as to how to determine the real value of an investment today. There are few models as popular

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In a recent article I advocated for a new way of naming business cycles. The new approach emphasizes the cause rather than the effect. So instead of the “housing bubble” and “financial crisis,” we should refer to the Greenspan-Bernanke Crisis.

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“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.”  Hermann Hesse “Narcissism falls along the axis of what psychologists call personality disorders, one of a group that includes antisocial, dependent, histrionic, avoidant and borderline personalities.  But by

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