by Financial Professionals, Inc | Oct 9, 2018 | Current Commentary
Crypto-currencies began to emerge during the banking crisis of 2008. Over time, Bitcoin has become the most popular crypto-currency. In the early days, Bitcoin owners would contact each other and meet at Starbucks to swap Bitcoin for cash. Since then, there have been...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Apr 12, 2018 | Current Commentary
2018 1st Quarter Commentary ALARMISM SELLS! Yes, alarmism sells when you are trying to sell newspapers or air time on television and radio. However, it is not always helpful to us as investors. Lately, we are being told that we should be alarmed about the...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Jan 15, 2018 | Current Commentary
2017 4th Quarter Commentary “IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID” Bill Clinton, 1992 During Bill Clinton’s first run for President in 1992, his campaign slogan was, “It’s the Economy, Stupid.” It was a good campaign strategy. In general, if the public is experiencing a...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Oct 11, 2017 | Current Commentary
2017 3rd Quarter Commentary THE GOLD RUSH! In 1849, gold was discovered in California. Back east, the media picked up on it and began to publish stories about people getting rich overnight in the California gold fields. As a consequence, thousands of people sold...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Jul 18, 2017 | Current Commentary
2017 2nd Quarter Commentary – WHAT IN THE WORLD IS “WANNACRY” RANSOMWARE? In 1988, the first computer plague was developed – a small program written as an experiment by computer scientist, Robert Morris, Jr. This plague, or worm, effectively shut down the...
