Weekly CEO News from Richard Ingram
March 15, 2016

“Davidson” submits: Retail and Food Service Sales were reported today. Retail Sales are a measure of the heart of our economic activity and the financial health of individuals. Retail and Food Service Sales are at the highest levels ever measured

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Earnings announcements for investors are like Santa Claus and birthday parties for kids, a lot of anticipation and full of surprises. Four times a year, publicly traded companies unwrap their quarterly finances for Wall Street to admire or criticize. Each

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Goldman Sachs (GS) sees gold in them hills…retirement hills, that is. The investment bank announced earlier this week that it was acquiring Honest Dollar, a startup that offers 401(k) retirement plans for entrepreneurs and small businesses. There are approximately 45 million

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“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson More resting action today as we continue to wait for the Fed to likely do nothing Wednesday afternoon, after-which stocks should move nicely

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If you get an inheritance, one of the first questions you may ask is how to minimize the resulting taxes. In this financial podcast, find out what you need to know about maximizing the growth of an inheritance and whether

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This is for all of the energy junkies out there – and you know who you are – who follow every dip and swing in the oil market, can name a dozen shale oil producers, and you have a personal

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Exports fell precipitously during the last two recessions, and now it is happening again. So how in the world can anyone make the claim that the U.S. economy is in good shape? I have been repeatedly pointing out the parallels

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The markets were again just futzing around, waiting to hear from the Fed tomorrow, or something else that will give them a catalyst for movement one way or another. They are edgy, like a poker player, clinking their chips around

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Ira Epstein leads us through the day’s precious metal highlights. Video Length: 00:06:37

Duke Energy (DUK) is a favorite high-yield dividend stock for income investors, and it’s no wonder why. The company has paid uninterrupted quarterly dividends for 90 years and is set to increase its dividend for the ninth consecutive year in 2016.

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