T Bill's Plain Market Talk

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – Mutual Fund Screener Applications 1. 275,000 new jobs with a rising unemployment rate explained. Rivian bringing out a $45,000 electric SUV.  The muted financial impact of the Academy Awards.  Why Taylor Swift has not yet performed at the Super Bowl Halftime show and why she might so...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – Mutual Fund Screeners.  The Leap Year’s effect on financial markets.  Multiple industries looking at performance of Dune Part 2.   Microsoft announces a new artificial intelligence tool for Excel and Outlook.   Bitcoin back above $60,000.  Humanoid robot start-up Figure AI raises $67...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – Morningstar ratings.  The stock markets are at record highs.   Intuitive Machines lands on the Moon.  Why we can’t go back to the Moon with Apollo technology. AT&T’s outage.   Vice.com shuts down.   Carvana shares soar on first ever profit.   HBO Max turns a profit for the first t...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – Types of Mutual Funds. Producer Price Index comes in higher than expected.  Lyft’s earning release mistake.  Goldman Sachs broker sentenced to prison for insider trading. Japan drops behind Germany as the world’s third largest economy.  Wendy’s offering Cinnabon desserts.  

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – Large Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap, and Micro Cap Definitions.  Inflation Revised Downwards. The business Impact of the arrival of The Beatles.  The Super Bowl Stock Market Indicator Bitcoin back above $47,000.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – Dollar Cost Averaging. Facebook, Apple, and Amazon’s earnings. Advantages of incorporating in Delaware. European Union possibly sending $50 billion in Russian money to Ukraine.  Subway’s footlong cookie has sold out due to high demand. Universal pulls music from TikTok.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – The new Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds and how to trade a down market.  Netflix up big on subscriber growth.  WWE Monday Night Raw moving to streaming. The Securities and Exchange Commission possibly cracking down on SPAC’s. The Dow Jones Industrial Average at record highs. The Academ...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – The new Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds and how to research details and determine expenses.   Apple overtakes Samsung as world’s largest smartphone seller.  China markets down on announcement of population decline. December retail sales stronger than expected.   Opportunities for New C...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – The new Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds. An explanation of Spot vs. Futures contracts. The first corporate earnings.  The Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index Reports. 

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  A summary of 2023. Trends and things to look out for in 2024. Walgreens cuts dividend in half. China’s upcoming economic challenges.  Holiday spending up 24%.  Pelton up on TikTok deal.  Chipmaker Mobileye Global down on demand and sales issue. 

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – Investing In Standard & Poor’s 500 Index Funds and SPDR’s. The Federal Reserve sends a strong positive signal to the markets.  Gold is at record highs. Citi Group tells employees to stay home ahead of possible layoffs.  

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index Fund. The Market’s good year.  The United States economy is growing at twice the rate of any other economy since coming out of the Covid shutdown. The Labor Force Participation Rate is at the highest levels since pre pandemic.  McDonald’s is opening...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – An introduction to index funds. SEC meeting with money managers over a possible cryptocurrency Exchange Traded Fund. Disney reinstates dividend and promises more focus on stories in upcoming films. Inflation still coming down.  Apple and Goldman Sachs ending relationship with Apple Ca...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – Large Cap Income vs. Growth Funds, Capital Gain, Mutual Fund Screeners. Target CEO says customers like items being locked up. Companies using copyrighted music to create music creation AI software claiming ‘Fair Use’.   The Gap up big on earnings. Electric Bike company Cowboy turning...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – Market Capitalization and Large Cap Mutual Funds. SAG-AFTRA actors strike is over. The new Marvels movie may be a flop.  Bitcoin back over $37,000 on potential approval of an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Earnings news on Disney, Virgin Galactic, and Krispy Kreme.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Mutual Funds – Types of Stock Funds. Net Labor Costs Surprisingly Decline. Amazon Expands Affirm Credit To Small Businesses. News on Starbucks, Peloton, DoorDash, Clorox, Moderna, Shopify, and SolarEdge.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   The Huge GDP Numbers and Why Is the United States Economy So Big?

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – Net Asset Value, Fees, and Closed End Trusts. The Treasury Yield and Price Earnings Ratio. Cybersecurity company Okta down after being hacked.  Hollywood actor’s union proposes surcharge to all streaming customers.  Solar stocks down on weak demand. 

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – General Concepts Part 3.  Microsoft closes Activision deal. The fallacy of self-regulation in the financial industry.  Netflix opening retail stores. Novo Nordisk’s soaring demand for obesity drug.  Taylor Swift’s concert movie expected record opening in theaters.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – General Concepts Part 2.   Market down on a much higher than expected labor report.  A $15,000 painting is actually worth $18 million. The year-to-date performance of the Magnificent Seven.  Freedom Holdings is under investigation. A review of short selling. 

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:  Mutual Funds – General Concepts.   PCE inflation report shows inflation still coming down. The Hollywood Writers Strike has been effectively settled. Peloton and Lululemon enter partnership. The pending government shutdown.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Cryptocurrencies – Investing in cryptocurrencies.   Auto workers strike expanding to parts factories at General Motors and Stellantis.   Possible end to screenwriter’s strike.   Rising levels of bad credit card debt.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Cryptocurrencies – Blockchains and Data Mining. The United Auto Workers strike explained. WWE and UFC now trading as TKO. Johnson & Johnson changing its logo after more than a century. The new ARM initial Public Offering. Live event paid vs. actual attendance.   

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Cryptocurrencies – The creation and origins of Bitcoin.  Apple stock down on concerns in China. Possible UAW strike.  The concept of Immaculate Disinflation. Taylor Swift concert movie sells $100 million in tickets for opening weekend. 

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Cryptocurrencies – Similarities and differences between Bitcoin and the U.S. Dollar.   Taylor Swift Eras Tour Coming to theaters.   Personal Consumption Expenditures Index shows inflation still coming down.   Shopify up over 10% on deal with Amazon.   Top ten movies buy number of tickets sold. JC...