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Cramer Disagrees With Wall Street's iPhone Analysis
Friday, September 15, 2017 - 9:07am | 463Wall Street analysts may be missing a key component of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone story, CNBC's Jim Cramer suggested during his daily "Mad Money" show. While many analysts were quick to conclude that Apple's new iPhone won't perform as well as had hoped, the...
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The Majority Of Americans Are Not Buying Stocks
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 11:26am | 344A recent Bankrate Money Pulse survey reports that 52 percent of Americans don’t own stocks or stock-based investments such as 401(k)s and mutual funds. The survey cited several reasons why Americans are opting not to invest, a choice which could lead to lower overall wealth and retirement...
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TD Ameritrade Discusses The 4% Rule And Savings: 'Be Disciplined And Make Changes Based On Rational Decisions'
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 2:21pm | 1483In light of the upcoming Congressional vote on a bipartisan bill that is said to possibly affect over 1.5 million people, retirement tips and tricks have once more tiptoed out of the shadows and into a conversational spotlight. Benzinga spoke with TD Ameritrade (NYSE: AMTD) Director of...
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ClubCorp CEO Eric Affeldt Thinks Golf Is 'Alive And Well'
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 12:38pm | 734Directly addressing the notion that golf is struggling, ClubCorp (NYSE: MYCC) CEO Eric Affeldt told Benzinga that statement was a radical oversimplification. "There are sectors in golf like us who are doing quite well," Affeldt said, "and there are sectors like the retail side...
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3 Reasons Why Crowdfunding Is The Investment Tool Of Millennials
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 10:59am | 916In case you haven't heard about the vast amounts of money raised online for Pebble, Oculus Rift or potato salad, Internet crowdfunding is kind of a big deal. Both the Internet and the JOBS Act, a law passed slightly more than two years ago that eased certain security regulations to...
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iQuantifi Targets Underserved Millennial Market, Aims to Raise $1 Million
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 4:40pm | 505iQuantifi, a virtual financial advisor, is on a mission. The company -- spun off from CAP Partners, LLC -- was created to help people identify, prioritize and achieve their financial goals. "The software platform that we built prioritizes all of the user's goals, and is essentially a virtual...
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Another Counterpoint: "Generation Y Welcomes GOP"
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 9:00am | 247A columnist argues that the Millennial generation will vote in favor of the GOP. He lists a few candidates that might do well with Echo Boomers, such as Mitt Romney or Ron Paul. While Ron Paul would attract Echo Boomers, who favor isolationist policies, I'm not sure how many older Americans like...
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Where Will Generation Y Move?
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 9:00am | 211As the economy changes, and Echo Boomers experience trouble with employment, some areas may see an increase in the Millennial population. An article shows this movement and the trends seem to indicate the South and West will be winners against the Northeast. In fact, notice that the Northeast has...
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Generation Y To McMansions: No Thanks
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 9:00am | 238They're listening, slowly: “As a result, demand for smaller homes should increase steadily as the baby boomers age,” the Joint Center report states. Since young first-time homebuyers also tend to purchase homes that are smaller and less expensive than average, ‘echo boomers' will add to the demand...
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Do Echo Boomers Want Money, Sex or Self-Esteem Boosts?
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 9:00am | 351A humorous Monday article on what the Millennial generation prefers. Echo Boomers apparently will take a self-esteem boost over money, food and sex (except female Echo Boomers, who valued money and seeing their best friend on par with a self-esteem boost). To be fair, I would respond to the...
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The Internet Beats Dating, Partying, Status Symbols
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 9:00am | 257After a few serious weeks covering Echo Boomers, it's time for a funny article about the Millennial generation. For Generation Y, the internet ranks as most important, according to an article, over things like partying, dating, going out with friends or even status symbols (like cars). Get this:...
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Are Echo Boomers Overspending On Food?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 9:00am | 422The Millennial generation doesn't manage money all that well, or even make that much money, when you look at income characteristics of Echo Boomers, but a new study shows that Echo Boomers love to spend large amounts of money on food and beverages: Millennials made more than 13 billion visits to...
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An American-Australian Millennial Gap?
Monday, September 12, 2011 - 9:00am | 217A columnist recently complained about Echo Boomers, who choose to remain at home, and noted a trend in Australia: In Australia, one-quarter of people aged 20 to 34 continue to live in the home of their mostly baby boomer parents, a social researcher with McCrindle Research, Mark McCrindle, says....