Lowest Jobless Claims Since 1973 – Really?

According to the Department of Labor, on April 16th, 2016 the number of initial jobless claims fell to 257,000 people that is the lowest number of first time claims since November of 1973. As the chart outlines below, according to the US census Bureau the US currently...

How CEO’s Should Be Compensated!

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc., earned 2.635 million shares exercisable at $31.17 a share so far under his employee contract award. To earn these awards, Mr. Musk had to hit two sets of targets. 1st set were related to stock price which the company easily...

What Wage Gap?

What Wage Gap? The True Story of Why the Average Woman Earns Less than the Average Man We all have heard the refrain. There is a wage gap between men and women. Yet starting salaries for the last two decades have shown no difference between men and women. Yet...

IS THE SKY REALLY FALLING?

We certainly have had a roller coaster ride with the equity markets. As most of you know, there are several factors that are causing this current round of volatility: First, the unrest in North Korea; the idea that a rogue state such as North Korea has developed a...

What Does A Shrinking Middleclass Really Mean

A new study by the Pew Research Center states that the middle class in America is shrinking to 50% from 62% in 1970. The study dated December 9, 2015 indicates that 120.8 million US households are middle class out of 242 million total households. At first glance one...

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