Monday, August 2, 2021

Reverse Stock Split

 GE experienced some business issues that caused a significant drop in its stock price. While it has recovered some, the share price is still well below that of its competitors. Even though market cap is the more relevant measure, investors often focus on the share price. To be more comparable, GE undertook a reverse stock split. See article here, yahoo!

Friday, July 23, 2021

Supply and Demand

 Demand is outpacing supply, causing prices to rise and businesses to seek out ways to increase production. Check out this article (yahoo!).

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Protecting Against Inflation

 With the large stimulus and recovering economy, inflation is a concern. Check out this article from the WSJ that provides investors with a number of approaches to offsetting the effects of inflation.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

ESG Incentives

 ESG is short for Environmental, Social and Governance, and it is the hot new area in investing. Recently, some companies have actually issued debt where the interest rate is tied to how well they do on ESG factors. Check out the article here, WSJ.

Berkshire Stock Price

 Warren Buffet has decided not to split the stock price for his company, Berkshire Hathaway. As a result, the stock (Class A, BRKA) is trading over $420,000 per share. Some exchanges simply can't handle that price due to their systems. Check out the article here, WSJ.

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Rotational Trading

Everything that was hot in 2020 is now cold, and vice versa. In a so-called rotational trade, activity has shifted away from stocks related to virtual activity and back to retail and face-to-face. See article here, yahoo!.

Saturday, February 13, 2021

SPAC

 As an alternative to the traditional IPO process, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have surged in popularity. For a primer on this frenzy, check out this article (yahoo!).

Saturday, January 30, 2021

GameStop

 The story of GameStop has drawn wide media attention. The underlying drivers involve short sales, market momentum, and liquidity. For a good summary, check out this article (yahoo! finance).