A decade ago, most big companies didn't have investor relations professionals, and if they had an employee that was responsible for financial communication, that person was typically a manager working in public relations.

A pure-play is a phrase used by investors to describe a publicly listed firm that concentrates its efforts and resources on a single line of activity. As such, the performance of its stock is strongly correlated with that of its industry or sector.

Kelley Howes, vice chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Investment Management Group with deep experience with a wide range of legal, regulatory, compliance, corporate governance, insurance and other matters and the former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Janus Capital Group Inc., a NYSE-listed global asset management holding company, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK.

In 2021, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8%.  This figure is higher than anything America has seen in 30 years.  To understand what this means, consider what the CPI measures.  Included in the CPI is a basket of goods deemed relevant to the average American consumer. 

We tend to think of inflation in the context of modest annual price increases that drive up the cost of living. Each year the price of what we buy rises by a few percent. Salaries and charges for services are increased to match or exceed this. 

In an intensely competitive world, finding a great business idea that has the potential to earn you rich returns is challenging as it is. When you’ve been working hard to develop a fantastic concept, you’ll want to keep it protected until a marketable prototype is ready.

I have a special relationship with China, developed over a quarter century of business travel. At one point, my multiple annual visits to Beijing gave me a ringside seat to a metropolis, once known as a “bicycle city,” transforming into a city of eight lane highways and gleaming new Chinese-built automobiles. It is a remarkable country, with Americans still trying to figure out, “How do we compete? How do we co-exist?”

U.S. inflation has hit highs unmatched in four decades. Gas prices have been inflated 49.6%, energy 29.3%, food by 6.3% (costing Americans an average of $24 more per month), and all items, on avenger, by 7%. There's no doubt that inflation is eroding the affordability of our everyday necessities, putting prices at their highest since 1982, as costs rise at gas pumps, grocery stores, and on virtually all consumer goods.

U.S. inflation has hit highs unmatched in four decades. Gas prices have been inflated 49.6%, energy 29.3%, food by 6.3% (costing Americans an average of $24 more per month), and all items, on avenger, by 7%. There's no doubt that inflation is eroding the affordability of our everyday necessities, putting prices at their highest since 1982, as costs rise at gas pumps, grocery stores, and on virtually all consumer goods.

Unless you’re keeping up with all the newest crypto currencies and other digital investment assets, it’s unlikely you have a firm understanding of NFT’s, if you’ve even heard of them at all. Nevertheless, for anyone who is interested in investments and especially crypto currencies, you need to find out more about NFTs. 

Today’s special guest is Michelle Olson, APR, Managing Director/Partner for Lambert.

Security Traders Association (STA) is pleased to today announce the recipients of the 2021 STA Foundation Awards. The annual STA Foundation Awards recognize individuals within the financial services industry who have made outstanding efforts in any of several areas, including stewardship and service, advocacy, philanthropy and ethics.

Multi-chain, community-oriented launchpad, Starter announced it will host the launch of the Initial Dex Offering (IDO) of NASDEX, an independently owned and operated decentralized exchange that allows users to trade tokenized stocks on the blockchain through a minting and trading mechanism.” NASDEX, which is designed to serve as a bridge between the crypto and the equity world, seeks to mitigate the limitations of traditional equity exchanges like geographical and portfolio management and investors only being able to buy stocks but unable to sell.

Investing in the digital currency ecosystem has been enmeshed with the potential for high and instant profits with the emergence of TurboXBT, a short-term exchange dedicated to the trading of synthetic assets.

Alternative investment firms are companies that use traditional financial strategies. Also, they use techniques to generate returns on investments. Alternative investments have higher risk-reward ratios than stocks, bonds, or other more conventional instruments.

Sheesha Finance, a leading decentralized DeFi mutual fund allowing for premium cryptocurrency portfolio diversification and rewards, has announced the distribution launch of its partners' token rewards, that allows early token holders of the tokenized DeFi mutual fund platform to claim rewards for projects that Sheesha has partnered with.

The ultimate networking and strategic leadership and communications event for c-suite professionals (IROs, CFOs, general counsel, CMOs) at financial services and fintech companies and advisories.

Whether you are the “average Joe”, interested in finance, or more heavily involved in finance and investing, the state of the African economy may not be something that’s likely to come to mind for you on any given day, but it’s possible that it should be.  Africa isn’t just the images we’ve seen projected on commercials and billboards for African missions and charities.  It’s far more than that, and it may surprise you to know that it’s actually the fastest growing economy in the world.