All Of The Grants Given By The U.S. CHIPS Act 
                    
All of the Grants Given by the U.S. CHIPS Act
Data and Company Highlights

All Of The Grants Given By The U.S. CHIPS Act All of the Grants Given by the U.S. CHIPS Act Data and Company Highlights

All of the Grants Given by the U.S. CHIPS ActThis visualization shows which companies are receiving grants from the U.S. CHIPS Act, as of April 25, 2024. The CHIPS Act is a federal statute signed into law by President Joe Biden that authorizes $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors.The grant amounts […]
Financial Assets And Inflation 
                    
Inflation-Linked Bonds
Commodities
Gold
Bonds
Equities
Concluding Remarks

Financial Assets And Inflation Inflation-Linked Bonds Commodities Gold Bonds Equities Concluding Remarks

The beauty of the Cantillon Effect is that it gives a simple relationship between inflation and financial asset markets. Allegedly, people who somehow get “new money” first rush out and buy financial assets, driving up their price. This then leaks out into consumer prices. The problem with simple rules related to financial asset prices is: why are […]
Add Economic Moats To Your Stock Analysis 
                    
Protection offered by economic moats

Add Economic Moats To Your Stock Analysis Protection offered by economic moats

Photo by Jack B on Unsplash Adding economic moats to your stock analysis can help you to develop and be confident in your investment thesis, i.e., why a stock is a good pick for your portfolio. A company’s economic moat can also shed light on loser stocks you have and don’t know what to do with.A moat is […]
Microsoft Adds AI-Powered Capabilities To Predict Emissions Impact Of Actions To Sustainability Platform

Microsoft Adds AI-Powered Capabilities To Predict Emissions Impact Of Actions To Sustainability Platform

Photo by ANGELA BENITO on Unsplash Microsoft announced the addition of a series of new capabilities and features to its sustainability solution, Microsoft Sustainability Manager, including tools to enable users to determine the emissions impact of business decisions, analyze and extract data from ESG-related documents, and assess scenarios for water and waste management.Sustainability Manager forms part of Microsoft’s […]
Three New Dividend Growth Companies For A Retirement Nest Egg 
                    
The Value of Dividends
Three Dividend Growth Stocks That Can Help Fund Your Nest Egg

Three New Dividend Growth Companies For A Retirement Nest Egg The Value of Dividends Three Dividend Growth Stocks That Can Help Fund Your Nest Egg

Making just one change to your portfolio could mean the difference between pinching pennies to scrape by… or enjoying a nest egg that’s nearly 17X larger.I’ve been saying it for years: investing in strong companies with growing dividends is the key to a rich retirement.And Wall Street is finally catching on.Research from Hartford Funds shows […]
Metals Report For Friday, April 26

Metals Report For Friday, April 26

Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day’s trading in the gold and other relevant metal markets.Video Length: 00:12:14More By This Author:SPDR ETF Report For Friday, April 26Financial Markets Report For Friday, April 26Metals Report For Thursday, April 25
Alphabet Initiates Dividend

Alphabet Initiates Dividend

Image Source: PixabayAlphabet (GOOG) initiated a quarterly dividend of 20¢ per share.The dividend will be paid on 17 June to shareholders of record on 10 June. The ex-dividend date is 7 June.GOOG’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will be $32.00.I own 40 shares of GOOG at an average cost basis of $46.75 per share. Following this initiation, […]
Copper To Rise 30% In The Next Year, Bank Of America Says

Copper To Rise 30% In The Next Year, Bank Of America Says

Image Source: PixabayBank of America Head of Global Commodities Francisco Blanch says that copper stands alone as the one commodity that will benefit from the global energy transition. “You have a lot of renewables because you want to transition…you need to connect those renewables to the grid and you need to improve the grid and […]
SPDR ETF Report For Friday, April 26

SPDR ETF Report For Friday, April 26

Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day’s trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day that ended, Friday, April 26.Video Length: 00:15:17More By This Author:Financial Markets Report For Friday, April 26Metals Report For Thursday, April 25SPDR ETF Report For Thursday, April 25
Bears Get Whipsawed: What Does It Mean For Stocks?

Bears Get Whipsawed: What Does It Mean For Stocks?

Image Source: PixabayAfter the previous week’s wave of selling, the S&P 500 came roaring back. What should we look for in terms of assessing “is it over” vs. “more downside to come” odds? In this week’s video we’ll review the latest charts and data to help us answer the question “after the bears get whipsawed: what […]