While many of us in America look to Silicon Valley for innovation, perhaps we need to look even further west as China's e-commerce giant JD.com is leading the way in drone delivery. The company has already delivered packages via drone and last month announced plans to build 150 drone launch facilities for unmanned aerial vehicle delivery (UAV) parcel delivery. They have already secured government approval (which Amazon has had trouble with in the US) in select provinces in China to make deliveries.
Whenever markets reach new highs, it is inevitable that people begin to ponder if this is a top or even worse, a bubble. This led the WSJ to ask famed investor Jeremy Grantham point blank, "Is the US market in a bubble or is it different this time?" His response is certainly worth a few minutes of your time.
This week, I attended an evening event in Manhattan called FinCon Masters, billed as "The Premier Event for Top Financial Influencers." The attendees were 100 bloggers, podcasters, authors, and creatives and featured emcee John Garrett, and presentations by James Altucher, Farnoosh Torabi, Lynnette Khalfani Cox, Chris Winfield, Andrew Fiebert, and Michael Schreiber. As an author of this blog, I decided to go to see what I can learn and how to improve the work that we are doing.
Every newborn baby should enter this world healthy. The March of Dimes is dedicated to doing their best to make sure that happens. That's why Runnymede Capital Management proudly served as a corporate sponsor of March of Dimes' March for Babies.
Runnymede's Director of Research Chris Wang was honored to serve as the Chair for the Morris County walk held at Fairleigh Dickenson in Madison, NJ on April 30th and he looks forward to serving again in 2018. The Runnymede team walked with hundreds of other families in the community event which aimed to raise over $190,000.
On the Runnymede blog, I have discussed buying fear in 2014 and 2015. The thesis is simple and taken from the great Warren Buffett. His famous rule is "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. While this seems like a simple rule, even Buffett admits that it is easier said than done. Buffett said, "There is no comparison between fear and greed. Fear is instant, pervasive and intense. Greed is slower. Fear hits."
I used to pray for more confidence. Perhaps not surprising for a shy kid, I'd pray for the boost of confidence I needed to introduce myself to a stranger, give a presentation, or play guitar on stage.
Your username and passwords are under seige. And the bad guys are getting really good. Don't believe me? Ask the Democratic National Committee about its email accounts, large companies, or government agencies. They've learned the hard way. Massive security breaches are wide spread and taking place daily. When these major entities are at risk, don't think that the username and the same password that you use for multiple sites are safe! The US Securities and Exchange Commission says that cybersecurity is the biggest risk facing the financial system. Security experts estimate that hundreds of millions of hacked usernames and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded by the criminal underworld. This means that you may be exposed to cybercrimes either now or in the future.
After listening to the hosts of the popular podcast Reply All (episode #91 The Russian Passenger)1 investigate how their boss's Uber account was compromised, I'd like to provide you with quick actionable tips that you can implement immediately to protect yourself.
There's been a lot of chatter recently. The "fat, ugly, bubble." Is the "bull running out of steam?" Goldman strategists "are becoming more cautious about stock markets."
At Runnymede, we are neither perma-bulls nor perma-bears. Rather our perspectives on the financial markets are based upon research, and our market outlook is reflected in the positioning of our clients' portfolios. In fact, we have been bullish on the market since July 2016. So where do we stand right now with the bull market having recently celebrated its eighth birthday? After much thought and careful reflection, here are five reasons why the bull market is likely to go higher.
Runnymede has increasingly been serving as a fiduciary advisor to companies' 401(k) plans so I will be writing a series of articles on how to tune up your retirement plan. The intended audience is the company and its trustees that sponsor the plan but participants are also advocating for better plans. It is our hope to help employers optimize and better manage their retirement plan. In doing so, we seek to help employees achieve their goal of successfully preparing themselves for retirement.
The bull market in stocks celebrates its eighth birthday today. As it turns out, it's also my birthday. This got me thinking about what was happening in the world when I turned 8. In 1980, the Pac-Man arcade game was released. Camcorders and fax machines were cutting edge technology. A whole lot of people were watching TV to find out Who Shot JR? on the popular soap Dallas. The yearly inflation rate in the U.S. was 13.6%. The average cost of a new house was $68,700. The average cost of a new car was $13,650. I'll also mention that a (government subsidized) hot school lunch cost $0.65 and milk was $0.05. Okay, enough about me.