Posts From Scott Gurvey
Financial Market Reporting, Part 9: Exchange Traded Funds
In my recent post on mutual funds, I noted that John Bogle disrupted that industry with
Read MoreFinancial Market Reporting, Part 8: Mutual Funds and Index Funds
Explosion of indexes In a previous post about indexes, I identified the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Read MoreFinancial Market Reporting, Part 7: Indexes
Business reporters can get up to speed on market indexes with a backgrounder on the Dow
Read MoreJobs Number, Part 2: Digging In
Proper reporting of the monthly employment report takes work. Read the BLS analysis. Along with notes
Read MoreJobs Number, Part 1: Transparency and Trends
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Employment Situation Report for February on March 10, showing a
Read MoreFinancial Market Reporting, Part 6: Derivatives
Defining derivatives and options Now we are going to discuss investment vehicles that are derived from others,
Read MoreFinancial Market Reporting, Part 5: “Real Stuff,” Commodities and Futures Contracts
Previous posts introduced the markets and the best-known investment vehicles, stocks and bonds. But even if
Read MoreInsider Trading and the Business Reporter
There is a little landmine hidden in the law just waiting to trap the unsuspecting business
Read MoreFinancial Market Reporting, Part 4: Bonds and Bond Markets
Bonds gets no respect. It’s not clear why. For many companies, institutions and investors, bonds are
Read MoreFinancial Market Reporting, Part 3: Stock Exchanges
Prior to an IPO, a company can offer its shares only to investors deemed to be “sophisticated”
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