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People all over Western New York will give back this holiday season by dropping a few extra dollars into a red kettle or adding a cash donation onto their grocery bill. This way of saying thanks has endured for over one hundred years, but what if there was another way? That's exactly what Lindsay Be...

The merger between U.S. Airways (LCC) and AMR Corporation (AAMRQ) has finally been approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. The result is American Airlines Group, Inc. (AAL), which will be traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange. American Airlines Group will unseat United Continental as the world's l...

Kodak's quarterly earnings, released earlier this week, show something we haven't seen in some time - a profit. You can look through this report on Kodak's earnings for the various different statistics, but it's worth noting that, not counting taxes and depreciation, Kodak's operational profits cam...

When the leaves start falling, you learn a great deal about a person's approach to life and investing. One question that always seems to come up is, "What is your methodology when it comes to investing?" To which I respond, "Whichever way is going to help you reach your goals." Now that might sound...

Western New York is the birthplace of the chicken wing. It's always tempting on Sundays in the fall to grab a booth at our Monroe Avenue neighbor, Jeremiah's, and order a dozen wings in anticipation of the Bills game. However, I was not listing my favorite wing sauces in the title of this post; Inst...

Twitter shares hit the open market at $45.10 and quickly rose to over $48 per share, an 80% gain on the IPO price of $26 per share. Still interested in buying shares today? Consider the following charts, detailing three recent IPOs: Facebook LinkedIn GOGO In what's become a famous Op-Ed in the...

The Internal Revenue Service released 2014 contribution limits for 401(k) plans and IRAs last week. With increasing healthcare costs, more expensive trips to the grocery store, and of course, higher taxes, it would be logical that retirement plan contributions would also increase, right? WRONG--t...

If only real life had danger music, like in the scary movies. You know the story, we watch in horror as our favorite character marches aimlessly into a basement, while the villain lurks in the shadows. Movie producers realized a long time ago that slow, droning sounds only added to the tension of a...

As we approach our 45th anniversary, all of us have been discussing what it means to be part of Brighton Securities. The most common refrain across clients and staff was a feeling of unity, teamwork and family. Staff said they feel like their colleagues inspire them to be their best self, everyda...

It's all beginning to fade into a distant memory, even though it was but weeks ago. This was it, the end of a bull market that began in 2009. We had a government that was shut down and the debt ceiling looming only inches above our heads. But like Indiana Jones we barrel-rolled under the closing wal...