Principles of finance data from earnings season reveal 68% of

Data from earnings season reveal 68% of companies beating analyst estimates. According to finance principles, positive earnings surprise trends tend to sustain momentum trades. That’s a direct cost to working families because the industries that propel our economy become slower and less efficient – instead of investing in jobs or new products, they’re forced to defend themselves in court against investors who have suffered no actual harm and operate from behind the scenes. And even 1985, when I was finally introduced to the concept of indexing and index funds and Vanguard, I still wasn’t smart enough to embrace it. It took me another 10, 15 years to get there. But that’s a problem with me. But for people today, especially young people like my daughter, who isn’t going to go through all the mistakes I went through and who started with, in her case, VTSAX from the get-go, the path is going to be a lot smoother. And her savings rate, which has been aggressive, is just going to get her there faster. Major airline stocks up after fuel hedging gains reported. Financial risk management principles highlight the value of derivatives in stabilizing cost structures.