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.
For four years I was a derivatives trader for a billion-dollar trading firm in Chicago. One... Read More
For four years I was a derivatives trader for a billion-dollar trading firm in Chicago. One important lesson I learned: pay attention to the biggest traders in the game. Professional traders go to... Read More
With interest rates near 0% and traditional income investments, like savings accounts and... Read More
With interest rates near 0% and traditional income investments, like savings accounts and certificates of deposits (CDs), earning next to nothing, blue-chip telecom stocks like AT&T (NYSE: T) and... Read More
There was a period of time over the last couple of months where a form of corporate engineering... Read More
There was a period of time over the last couple of months where a form of corporate engineering dominated headlines. Apple was one of the most high-profile examples of companies taking advantage of... Read More
It’s incredible how quickly things can change in the energy sector. #-ad_banner-#Just 10... Read More
It’s incredible how quickly things can change in the energy sector. #-ad_banner-#Just 10 years ago fracking was still uncommon in North America. It took billions of dollars and millions of... Read More
As an active income investor, I’m always jumping around between financial websites. While I... Read More
As an active income investor, I’m always jumping around between financial websites. While I peruse these sites, I run across many investment ads promising all sorts of results. Sadly, more... Read More
Third-quarter earnings season was an unmitigated disaster. With the economy stumbling along due to... Read More
Third-quarter earnings season was an unmitigated disaster. With the economy stumbling along due to weakness in Europe and China, and margins reaching a multi-year cyclical high, more than a few... Read More
After the financial and economic implosion of 2008, many companies were forced to implement drastic... Read More
After the financial and economic implosion of 2008, many companies were forced to implement drastic operational changes to stay competitive and profitable. That included increasing productivity,... Read More
In all my years in the market, I’ve never heard of such an incredible track record. The IPO... Read More
In all my years in the market, I’ve never heard of such an incredible track record. The IPO prospectus from high-frequency trading firm Virtu Financial reveals that in the past four years, the... Read More