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Financial Tech - The Average Guy Podcast Network
by Jim Collison
Coving all the latest technology advancements in the world of finance, for the Average Guy. Hosts Jim Collison and Andrew Hunt cover the news, events and interviews with people who care about your financial well being
Episodes
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Fears of a China Bubble and Federal Reserve Tapering – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT053
Was it a stutter step or have markets lost their balance? Anybody who knows football can tell you a lot goes into every play. Strategy, practice, game review, and preparation all affect outcomes, as do decisions and execution during games. Many, many factors influence gains and losses on the…
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Strong Domestic Demand in China Drives Imports to Record Highs – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT052
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) appears to have taken the words of American industrialist Henry Ford to heart. Ford said, “There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.” Last week…
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Is Topping 3% a Bad Thing? – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT051
Like the mother of a bride reviewing flower arrangements and fretting that a brilliantly sunny day could be marred by dark clouds hidden just beyond the horizon, pundits have been parsing the exceptional year-to-date performance of U.S. stock markets and fussing over the future. It’s true. U.S....
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Things You Wish You Never Would Have Said – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT050
You really need to take predictions with a grain of salt. Consider these esteemed opinions. “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, Chairman, IBM, 1943. “Who wants to hear actors talk?” H. M. Warner, Founder, Warner Brothers, 1927. “Everything that can be…
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Taking a Stroll Down Memory Lane – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT049
Send your questions or comments to [email protected] If every piece of positive news was a petal, then you might say the American economy was in bloom last week. Moving into the holiday season, consumer confidence was at a five-month high. Early in the week, manufacturing showed...
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Black Friday Retail Shopping Bravado and Adventure – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT048
Send your questions or comments to [email protected] In 2006, Time Magazine’s Person of the Year was ‘You.’ The magazine declared that 2006 was about: “…Community and collaboration on a scale never seen before… It’s about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another...
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The Double Sided Coin of Employment Numbers – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT047
After last week’s surprisingly strong employment report, it’s almost possible to picture Ben Bernanke slapping trail dust from his leg, ducking his head, and saying, “Just doin’ my job.” After all, running the economy is as laden with complications and unexpected events as a cattle drive. Richard...
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Contrarian Investing and the Direction of Interest Rates – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT046
Contrarians probably are waiting for the other shoe – or, in this case, U.S. stock markets – to drop. If you’re not familiar with contrarian investing, the theory goes something like this: Consensus opinion is often wrong. When the majority of investors have a bullish outlook and believe stocks…
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Resilient Markets in the Face of Chilling Danger – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT045
Curse of Chucky, Scream 2, Final Destination 5, Freddy vs. Jason… You know Halloween is nearly upon us when you can’t surf channels without exposing yourself to or relishing in a multitude of horror flick sequels. Propagating alarming situations seems to be all the rage in Washington, too. Last...
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US Government Shutdown a Halloween Trick or Treat – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT044
Do world stock markets believe Congress is just offering up some Halloween excitement? Last week, they responded to the government shutdown in the United States and the possibility the U.S. might default on its debt for the first time ever with the bravado of teenagers standing in line for a...
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Déjà vu with a US Government Shutdown – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT043
“It’s déjà vu all over again,” Yogi Berra reportedly said as he watched Yankee teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris smack back-to-back home runs for the umpteenth time. Americans are experiencing déjà vu all over again, too. Sure, the prospect of another fiscal showdown doesn’t electrify a…
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The Fed: lather-rinse-repeat – Commentary on Quantitative Easing – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT042
We’re going to do it…We’re going to do it…We’re not going to do it…Yet. Last week, the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee gave stock markets a gift that, on a scale of thrills, might have been on par with Marilyn Monroe singing happy birthday to JFK. On Wednesday, the FOMC announced (without a...
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The Change in American Employment and Pay in State Government – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT041
Confluences are the building blocks of the world’s waterways. When two or more rivers meet, changes in velocity and turbulence tend to result in geologic scouring; erosive activity that may alter the shape of the river and its bed. The action may produce a ‘scour hole’ downstream from the...
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Post Labor Day Employment Data and the NFL – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT040
Last week was crunch time in the National Football League (NFL). With the 2013 regular season approaching rapidly, NFL teams cut about 700 players from their rosters over the Labor Day weekend. That was a big cut—about a 40 percent drop in player employment—as rosters were pared from 90 to 53...
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The Next Big Thing in Disruptive Technology – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT039
“So much depends / upon / a red wheel / barrow / glazed with rain / water / beside the white / chickens.” Well, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is a lot more complex than the simple tools mentioned in the oft-memorized William Carlos Williams’ poem, The Red Wheelbarrow, but an awful…
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How Uncertainty Affects the Market and the European Economy – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT038
Robert Burns, father of fourteen and writer of Auld Lang Syne, once said, “There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.” Was he ever right! Here are a few sure things: · The Federal Reserve intends to reduce economic stimulus by tapering quantitative easing (QE). · Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...
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European Unemployment and Moderate vs Modest – The Guide Rock Capital Weekly Market Commentary Aug 5 – FT037
You say to-may-to. I say to-mah-to. You have to be a careful reader to keep up with the Federal Reserve these days. Last week, the Fed re-characterized the pace of economic growth in the United States from ‘moderate’ to ‘modest.’ According to Wall Street Journal blog, Real Time Economics…
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How to Handle Quarterly Earning Reports and Measuring Innovation – The Guide Rock Capital Weekly Market Commentary Jul 22 – FT036
Singing the earnings song… Each year, in January, April, July, and October, most publicly-traded companies announce their corporate earnings results. These announcements can have a dramatic effect on companies’ share prices – and markets – especially when companies don’t meet analysts’...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fiddles while the US Markets Rocket Forward – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Jul 15 – FT035
One of these things is not like the other… If you find yourself humming that old Sesame Street standard when you think about financial markets and world economies, you’re probably not alone. To the consternation of many, the Dow Jones Industrials Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index…
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Second Quarter Recap and Women in the Workforce – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Jul 8 – FT034
The second quarter offered a level of drama often found in homes with teenagers. When investors realized their good friend, quantitative easing, might have an earlier-than-expected curfew, they threw a hissy fit that resounded through global markets. The outburst interrupted the trajectory of...
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Federal Open Market Committee Policy Meeting and Is There a Housing Bubble? – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Jun 24 – FT033
It was like watching a game of telephone where one child speaks into another child’s ear and that child speaks into another child’s ear and, by the time the last child repeats the original statement, it has transformed into something completely different. Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up to the...
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The Markets Hate the Slowing of Quantitative Easing and The Value of Renewable Energy in the US: Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Jun 17 – FT032
Like a host at a dinner party, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) put the performance of the U.S. economy on the table last week to be gnawed over by world markets. When the IMF presented its annual review of the world’s largest economy, it stated that: “Despite some improvements in economic...
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Markets Wobble on Quantitative Easing, Are the Markets like Sports? Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Jun 10 – FT031
Like a funhouse mirror, investors’ concerns about whether and when the Federal Reserve will begin to end its quantitative easing program contorted market responses to economic news last week. Unexceptional economic reports were treated as good news and pushed stock markets higher; strong economic...
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Quantitative Easing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is it Good or Bad and What is the Best Index to Follow? Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Jun 3 – FT030
The Fed will taper… the Fed will not… the Fed will taper… the Fed will not… Last week, investors and traders obsessed about the Federal Reserve and the possibility it might begin to end its quantitative easing program. The Fed began its first round of quantitative easing during the financial…
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University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Survey and Phenomenon Called Heuristics – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary May-20 FT029
Much like elementary school children trying to capture the attention of someone they have a crush on, the American economy sent lots of mixed signals last week. Conflicting reports emerged about consumer sentiment during the week. The Conference Board, a non-profit research organization, reported...
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Sell in May and Go Away and Where Will You Live When You Retire? Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary May-13 FT028
‘Sell in May and Go Away’ is a trading maxim which, according to Investopedia, encourages an investor to “sells his or her stock holdings in May and get back into the equity market in November…” Traders who adhere to that adage may be pondering averages and exceptions right now. During the first...
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Markets Testing Limits and Does Money Buy Happiness? Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary May-6 FT027
Like athletes testing their limits, the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials Indices both hit new highs last week. The S&P closed the week above the 1,600 level for the first time, while the Dow climbed above the 15,000 mark on Friday before closing lower. Strong corporate…
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AP Twitter Hacked and Markets Move, Who Owns all the Gold? – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Apr-29 FT026
If anyone doubted the power of Twitter, their skepticism was laid to rest this week. Early Tuesday afternoon, a tweet from the Associated Press reported President Obama had been injured by explosions in the White House. Stock, bond, and commodity markets fell sharply on the news and then…
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Are You Responsible for Your Loved One’s Unpaid Debt? – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Apr-22 FT025
It was a wild, wild week. Last Monday, bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon. Not long after, media outlets let the public know letters to President Obama and a senator from Mississippi contained the poison ricin. On Wednesday, the town of West, Texas was flattened by an explosion...
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The Fed Makes a Mistake and Reversion to the Mean – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Apr-15 FT024
Last week, the term ‘Easy Money’ conjured both comedian Rodney Dangerfield and the U.S. Federal Reserve, and no one was certain how much respect either one should get. The Fed accidentally e-mailed its market-moving Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes to congressional staffers…
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There’s a New Bric in Town and Japanese Stagflation – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Apr-08 FT023
U.S. investors puzzled over disparate pieces of economic and world news last week. By the end of the week, major U.S. markets had tumbled indicating investors didn’t like what they’d seen. Under new leadership, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced an aggressive stimulus program that will inject $1.4...
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Positive Results for US Markets for Q1 2013 – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Apr-01 FT022
U.S. stock markets finished the week – and the quarter – on a positive note. The Federal Reserve’s accommodative monetary policy and strong profit growth helped provide the lift needed to propel the S&P 500 Index to a record high. The Dow Jones Industrials Index also finished the week above its...
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Slowing Markets and the Growing Middle Class – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Mar-18 FT021
Like winded runners, stock markets slowed at the end of last week. Since the start of the year, the Dow Jones Industrials Index has risen by almost 11 percent, hurdling past new highs several times. The S&P 500 Index gained 9.4 percent over the same period. The index moved higher in 10 of the…
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Mar-11 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT020
During periods of strong market performance, like the one we’ve experienced since the end of last year, it’s important to remember that markets ebb and flow over time. Since December 31, 2012, the Dow Jones Industrial Index has gained 9.9 percent and the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 8.8 percent....
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Feb-25 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT018
The Markets Like Canadian geese migrating in anticipation of winter, stock markets moved south last week in anticipation of monetary tightening. Minutes from the January Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting were released mid-week. After reviewing them, many analysts decided that...
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Feb-18 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT017
Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – February 18, 2013 Stocks delivered mixed performance last week. The Dow Jones Industrials and NASDAQ Indices moved lower while the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Russell 2000 Indices moved higher for the week. Stocks were helped by positive economic...
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Feb-11 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT016
The Markets Like a climber determined to reach a peak, stock markets continued to move higher last week. Signs of strength in U.S. and international trade data improved the outlook for economic growth at home and abroad. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in December, a sign that the economy did...
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Jan-29 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT015
The Markets They say that optimism is catching. The performance of markets across the globe last week certainly supported the idea. During the second week of January, there was reason for optimism about the housing market as data showed that housing starts exceeded economists’ expectations and…
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Jan-22 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT014
The Markets Investors appeared to be as optimistic as a newly-engaged couple last week. Strong housing data, a positive labor report, temporary easing of debt ceiling pressures, and some stronger-than-expected earnings results helped the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials indices...
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Jan-15 Weekly Market Commentary from Guide Rock Capital – FT013
The Markets Last week investors were turning to stocks. Was it the generally strong performance of stock market indices during 2012 or something else? Theories were abundant. Some speculated that the surge signaled: Renewed confidence in the American economy Relief that capital gains and dividend...
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Investing 101, Brightscope, Money Desktop – FT012
What’s the latest happenings for Guide Rock and GFCU? We have a learning series March 30th is our 3 class of 10 Investment focused – entry level Tackle one topic each session Focus on an environment where questions are encouraged You are welcome to come, just rsvp to...
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Big Bonus and Kindle Fire – FT011
Listen to the Audio: So you got a year-end bonus… now what? End of the year boosts are nice on multiple fronts but the variable income, if not planned for, can slip right between your fingers if you are not careful! Listen Mobile: Here are a couple of great options for putting that money to good...
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Values and Money – FT010
Where we spend our money is a reflection of our interests, values and priorities. Does your bank statement reflect what you value? If a stranger were to look at your last monthly statement what would they assume you love to do? So how do I get my bank statement to reflect what I value? Listen...
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Tips for a Wild Market! – FT009
Most of us are involved with the securities markets on some level, for most of us it is simply within a 401(k). So how can we reconcile the extreme swings in the market with our own personal savings goals? Listen Mobile: Ask yourself a few questions: · How long is my time horizon · How long can I...
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Keeping Up With the Jones’ are You? – FT008
Keeping up with Jones’… Are you sure that’s what you want? Archived Yahoo Finance article Listen Mobile: Why do we find the need to compare ourselves to our neighbors? · A big part of our culture is based on competition · We have an inherent need to further ourselves · If you are not careful it...
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All About Insurance – FT007
Insurance is often discussed as something that is complicated and difficult to understand… Let’s fix that! Remember what insurance is for: Risk Transfer! Listen Mobile: When you think about the things you could insure, several things might come to mind: Home, auto, life, and personal property....
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Tips and Tricks when Paying for College for both Parents and Students – FT006
Jim and Andrew are together again for next installment of the Financial Tech Podcast! Jim just had a child graduate from high school – for many people this means college is next. So how do you pay for it? We have blogged about this back in February so check that out. Listen Mobile: Andrew quizzes...
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Mint.com and Listener Questions and Answers – FT005
Andrew Hunt and Jim Collison are back for another episode of the Financial Tech Podcast. Andrew updates us on what is currently keeping him busy. We also spend some time discussing the benefits of using Mint.com as well as answer some questions submitted by you, the listener. To submit your...
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10 Ways to Win the Lottery…April Fools! – FT004
Jim Collison and Andrew Hunt are together again for the April Fools edition of the Financial Tech Podcast. In a jam packed podcast, we cover some tips and tricks to winning the lottery without ever playing it! This could be the best 30 minutes of your day. Listen Mobile: “Once I win the Lottery…”…
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What is a Spending Plan and Who is Dave Ramsey? – FT003
The financial tech podcast is back and this week Jim Collison and Andrew Hunt walk thru the basics of a spending plan. Oh, so you are talking about a budget? Nope, listen and hear how a spending plan is different and why you need to have one! So is it possible to create a Spending Plan that…
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