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ETFMG Market Segment Expert in Bond Buyer

Will data force Fed to discuss more cuts? Wednesday brought more bad news for the economy, with downside surprises in the ADP employment number and the Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index. If Friday’s employment report also missed forecasts, another rate cut may be discussed when the Federal Reserve meets this month. ADP said private-sector […]

GenTrust's Jim Besaw in Financial Advisor

RIAs Give No-Load Annuities Another Look Tom Meyer can hardly believe what he’s saying. “I’ve been anti-annuities for 36 of the past 37 years, but there are new products that are worth considering,” he says. Meyer is CEO of Meyer Capital Group, a fee-only investment management and financial planning firm in Marlton, N.J. Annuities, he […]

ETFMG Market Segment Expert in Forbes

FDA Warning Letters Highlight CBD Industry’s Wild West Attitude The Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing Cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The FDA also released a revised Consumer Update detailing its new safety concerns about CBD […]

Nitin Sacheti on TD Ameritrade

Nitin Sacheti Short On The RealReal – on The Watch List with Nicole Petallides offers investors a midday look at the most relevant stocks, sectors and commodities. Petallides hosts a panel of experts ranging from industry-leading CEOs, analysts and Wall Street influencers to discuss pressing topics moving the market in real-time. The Watch List provides viewers with a midpoint status update for the end of the trading day and beyond.

CMS Technology in ROI-NJ

Food-borne illness outbreaks: How Bridgewater-based CMS is becoming prevention leader When the news of the latest E. coli outbreak came out earlier this month, John Meccia’s first thought wasn’t to run to the fridge to see if the bag of lettuce he has is from California. Meccia thought about how the lettuce that is impacting […]

Nancy Tengler in USA Today

If you don’t know the lingo, ask your financial adviser for clarity The Boston Consulting Group revealed in a 2009 article entitled “Women Want More” (in Financial Services) that of all the industries that affect their daily lives, women around the world have identified the financial services industry as the one they are most dissatisfied […]

ETFMJ's Jason Wilson

A Blunt Assessment: Marijuana Has Smoked a Lot of Investors Enthusiasm over falling legal bars led to business overexpansion and overoptimistic investing. But prospects long-term are, yes, high. “Legalize it/And don’t criticize it.” The mellow fans of Peter Tosh’s prophetic 1970s reggae song are getting their way, as legal barriers to marijuana crumble in state […]

Tortoise's James Mick in MarketWatch

Chesapeake stock falls to lowest price in 25 years as ‘going concern’ warning weighs Natural-gas producer may be ‘too big to fail,’ according to one analyst Chesapeake Energy Corp. shares took another dive Tuesday, pushing them well below $1 to hit their lowest price in more than 25 years as the natural-gas producer’s going-concern warning […]

Nancy Tengler in the Financial Times

US companies stay cautious on spending under strain of trade war Executives signal further pullback in capital expenditure for fourth quarter The chill in spending on new factories and equipment by big US companies appears to have persisted through the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest round of earnings reports, which featured warnings […]

Medal of Honor Recipient Jacobs on the Benefit of Hiring Veterans

Medal of Honor recipient Jacobs on hiring veterans: ‘We’ve got to convince employers that this isn’t charity. These are the best people you can find anywhere’ Retired Army Col. Jack Jacobs is used to being lauded by strangers wherever he goes. It’s one of the well-deserved perks that comes with being a Medal of Honor […]

GenTrust's Jim Besaw quoted in U.S. News & World Report

8 Facts to Know About No-Commission Trades Popular brokerages are now offering commission-free online trading for U.S. stocks and ETFs. More firms are announcing free trade options. Major brokerages such as Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab and E-Trade, among others, recently announced that they would stop charging commissions to their clients who trade stocks and exchange-traded […]