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Thank God It’s Friday                                                                May 18, 2012 Welcome to Facebook Friday.  The biggest and most hyped IPO finally came to market today. The buzz was high, and the BIG question was where the shares would actually begin trading.  The final IPO pricing was $38 Thursday … Continue reading →

Thank God It’s Friday           May 11, 2012 With Mother’s Day approaching, there is one special gift I’ll be asking for this year.  I’d like some FACEBOOK shares when the company goes public next week. About … Continue reading →

  Thank God It’s Friday!                        May 4, 2012 The most enigmatic Wall Street adage is in play this week: “Sell in May and Go Away”. It was born of the … Continue reading →

IBM Boosts Dividend 13% CHEVRON raises dividend 11% for 3rd time in 13 months APPLE initiates its first dividend ever EXXON hikes dividend 21% Johnson & Johnson lifts dividend 7% COKE splits stock 2-for-1         etc, etc, etc……………… By now, you … Continue reading →

Thank God It’s Friday!                        April 20, 2012 “I don’t want to work; I just want to bang on the drum all day!”  This lyric is the battle cry of Baby Boomers as they near the end of their working days … Continue reading →

152 years ago the communications industry got a major kick start, literally.  Paper messages left a small town inMissouri,Californiabound.  They traveled 2,000 miles at the speed of a horse.  It was a 10-day trip.  Much cooler than texting or tweeting, this … Continue reading →

Good Friday is a traditional market holiday, so we are writing a day early. We wish you and yours a holy Easter Tridium and Happy Passover. When we return to work on Monday, two market-moving events will follow: corporate earnings … Continue reading →