Michael Vodicka is the president and founder of the Vodicka Group Inc., a registered investment advisor (RIA) that specializes in providing customized investment solutions to individual and institutional investors. Before becoming a small business owner and entrepreneur, he developed fixed-income investment strategies for a multi-billion dollar brokerage firm and spent five years as an equity portfolio manager for a private investment research company. Mike graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in business communications and is a licensed investment advisor (Series 65). He loves sharing his passion for the market and investing with clients and readers alike.
2016 was a record year at the box office, with sales hitting $11.2 billion. This success is... Read More
2016 was a record year at the box office, with sales hitting $11.2 billion. This success is expected to continue this year, with sales projected to eclipse $12 billion. Hollywood is pretty much... Read More
2017 is expected to bring the highest gasoline prices since 2014. According to a recent report from... Read More
2017 is expected to bring the highest gasoline prices since 2014. According to a recent report from Triple A, the average cost for regular, unleaded gas is expected to rise to $2.49 per gallon this... Read More
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For American companies, China is a lot like the Holy Grail. With a population of 1.4 billion, more than three times the size of the United States, making a big splash with Chinese consumers is a... Read More
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Canada had the best performing stock index in the developed world in 2016. The TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) index delivered a total return of 18.26%. That was a 34% premium to the S&P 500’s... Read More
I stumbled across a prediction last week that would impress even Mad Money’s Jim Cramer.... Read More
I stumbled across a prediction last week that would impress even Mad Money’s Jim Cramer. According to a recent report from Oxfam, an international charitable organization, Bill Gates has a shot... Read More
If you want a reason to be optimistic about the S&P 500 look no further than fourth-quarter... Read More
If you want a reason to be optimistic about the S&P 500 look no further than fourth-quarter earnings. After falling for five consecutive quarters, S&P 500 earnings growth is back in the... Read More
Blockbuster drugs are like rocket fuel for pharma stocks. When a hot new drug reaches blockbuster... Read More
Blockbuster drugs are like rocket fuel for pharma stocks. When a hot new drug reaches blockbuster status with $1 billion in annual sales, two good things usually follow: Record revenue and record... Read More
Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is one of those stocks that investors either love or hate. It’s hated... Read More
Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is one of those stocks that investors either love or hate. It’s hated because of its high valuation, but it’s loved because, despite that high valuation, it has... Read More
It’s been more than a decade since investors have felt this confident. The Wells Fargo/Gallup... Read More
It’s been more than a decade since investors have felt this confident. The Wells Fargo/Gallup U.S. Investor and Retirement Optimism Index hit 96 at the end of the fourth quarter, its highest... Read More