Tag: consumer behavior
The State Of The Consumer Market: Staples versus Discretionary
Earnings for consumer staples and discretionary companies rely heavily on individual consumers’ financial health and sentiment. The recent bout of high inflation and negative...
2022 Teen Consumer Trends and Investment Implications
The teens of today are the adult consumers of tomorrow. Piper Sandler's 43rd semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens Survey gives us a glimpse of...
Chart of the Week: Opportunity In Global Mobile Contactless Payments
"Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity - not a threat." - Steve Jobs
As more people adopt the internet worldwide, underlying...
U.S. Economy: Squeezing The Consumer From Both Sides
The Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds rate on December 13, 2017, marking the fifth increase over the last two years.
Even with interest rates...
The Changing Consumer And What It Means For Retail Sector
This is part 2 of our investing research series on changing consumer and retail trends. Â (Read part 1 here).
This post was written with Chris...
Consumer Checkup: Retail Healthy But Trends Bring Change
This article was written by Derek Benedet.
One would think given low unemployment, rising wages, still low interest rates, high confidence and a rising wealth...
Premium Price Bubble May Soon Hit Consumer Demand
On the very first day of Economics 101, you will see the below chart. This simple illustration identifies (in theory) the optimal price of...
From Y2K to The Information Age
After turning the page on Y2K and all the dire technology warnings that accompanied it, we are beginning to realize that ticking the year...
