Category: Investing

Some Good News for Investors: The Bull May Still Have Spring in Its Step

By JEFF SOMMER AUG. 26, 2016 The bull market in stocks has been supported by two fundamental pillars: high corporate earnings and low interest rates. Both of these mainstays appeared wobbly early this year. Fortunately for investors, there is now some good news for both of them. Read the full article in The New York…

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CNBC: Kari Firestone Joins Squawk Box

Kari Firestone joined Squawk Box on Friday to discuss three stocks she would be buying in the current market environment. Watch her video below or check it out on CNBC.com.

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Richer Life Lab Podcast featuring Kari Firestone

Kari joined the Richer Life Lab podcast to talk about her book “Even the Odds” with Laura D. Adams. Laura and Kate explore with Karen how to assess risk around money, career and relationships. In addition, their website has a few tips and some advice for taking risk sensibly. Listen to the podcast on their website…

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CNBC Halftime Report with Karen Firestone

Kari joined The Halftime Report for the entire hour to talk about Facebook and Amazon in the wake of their earnings reports last week. Click on the links below to watch two of her clips. Clip 1: Facebook (she starts around 3:45) Clip 2: Amazon

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NYT: Why Is the Stock Market So High? Ask the Bond Market

By JEFF SOMMER JULY 30, 2016 This seems so obvious but the experts keep marveling that the market has continued to go higher.  Other than a mattress, it’s not easy to find a place to put your money where you can get it back quickly. Read the article in The New York Times here

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Podcast: Kari Firestone on The Bloomberg Advantage

Karen Firestone joined Carol Massar and Cory Johnson on “The Bloomberg Advantage” podcast to talk about how a Clinton Presidency may influence markets. Check out The Bloomberg Advantage podcast here or listen below.

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WSJ: U.S. Data Point to Stronger Economy

By Ben Leubsdorf This is the type of news the economy and the market needs.  Hopefully geopolitical risks won’t derail the recovery. Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal

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WBZ News Radio With Jon Keller

Kari was recently on Keller @ Large to talk about her new book, “Even The Odds: Sensible Risk-Taking In Business, Investing, And Life”. In the article she highlights risks regarding the aftermath of the Brexit vote in addition to our upcoming election in the U.S. this November. Watch the video below and follow this link…

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