Business owners and landlords tend to be about four times as wealthy as the average American. That’s more than almost any other country included in a new study. Questions: 1. What were the three household groups in the study? 2. Who are the bottom 40 percent in the housing market? 3. Which countries are the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Advanced Accounting
A Sad Day for Dividend Income Stocks
Last week signaled a sad turn for the “widows and orphans” stocks — classic income providers that were once bread-and-butter favorites of investors. Questions: 1. Why was it a sad time for “widows and orphans” stocks? 2. What did Anheuser-Busch do that also signaled bad times? 3. Why does dividend income matter? 4. How many… Read more »
Now you See it, Now you don’t.
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning to consumers that criminals are posing as government officials and asking people to use a gift card to pay a bogus tax bill or get a new Medicare card. Questions: 1. How much money was lost to this scam in 2015? 2. How much money was lost… Read more »
A Look at the Price Tag
According to the Washington Post, with the $750 iPhone XR, arriving in stores on Friday, you have the opportunity to leap ahead to better technology — like a superior camera and more screen — without getting a nosebleed from the price tag. Questions: 1. What is the benefit with the XR battery? 2. What other… Read more »
The Big Divide
Men feel better about the economy than they have in over a decade. Women are far more skeptical. And the sharp divide has emerged since President Trump was elected two years ago. Questions: 1. What is the divide between men and women in terms of percentages that believe family finances had improved in the past… Read more »
The Fate of GE Dividends
General Electric’s 119-year-old dividend is a source of pride inside this once-dependable company. Questions: 1. Why is a dividend cut expected? 2. What is the estimate of how much might be cut? 3. Even with the cut, the dividend is expected to do what to GE’s financials? Source: Egan, M. (2018). GE’s 119-year-old dividend is… Read more »
Food Fight
To keep Amazon at bay and remain the world’s biggest retailer, Walmart is ramping up its groceries and buying trendy digital brands. The retail giant is also redesigning its stores and building up online assets. Questions: 1. What are signs that the plan is working? 2. What is the proximity of most Americans to a… Read more »
Climate Change means Beer Shortage
In a new report, the prediction is that beer could become more scarce worldwide over the next few decades. Questions: 1. Why will beer become more scarce? 2. Beer shortages could reduce the amount Americans consume each year by how much? 3. What is the prediction about beer prices? Rice, D. (2018) Suds shortage? Warming… Read more »
Yum, yum, eat ’em up!
New survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 36.6% of us eat some kind of fast food on any given day. That includes 37.9% of men and 35.4% of women, according to a report published Wednesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Questions: 1. What is the main… Read more »
Look at me! I’m only 6 and I have my own debit card!
No cash for a child’s allowance. No worries. Now you can use a phone app to transfer it to their own prepaid debit card! Questions: 1. What are the latest offerings of cards and apps and how do they work? 2. What are some of the things that parents can use the prepaid debit apps… Read more »
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