You’ve all probably noticed that the market has been faring fairly well these past four weeks. The dollar is gaining traction again. The jobless claims report that came out last Friday was better than expected with just 20,000 jobs slashed in April as opposed to the crushing 81,000 in March. Analysts say there may even be some relief at the supermarket in the near future as well, which would be great. I’m looking forward to loading up on my favorite, melon and parma ham, when prices ease.
Still there’s a lot that’s concerning as well. The housing and credit crunches continue to pack a punch. This is the fourth month in a row that employers have slashed jobs. Oil prices are painfully high. Time will tell how it all shakes out. Of course I’m an optimist by nature, but maybe, just maybe, as summer approaches we’ll see a little ray of sunshine after this cold, rainy economic winter. Let’s hope so.
And speaking of relief, the Zecco employees had a little stress relief this week when CMO Gabe Dalporto ordered chair massages for the whole overworked crew. Why? To celebrate our big success at the Finovate conference in San Francisco last week. Gabe gave a demo of ZeccoShare that took third place out of 40 innovative financial startup presentations; topping our closest competitors as well as many other innovative companies in the broader financial services category. This award is a testament to our combined efforts in developing a rockin’ experience for online investors. From product to technology to marketing and everything in between, we’ve developed an award winning platform.
We were also voted Best Online Broker by the finance blog Fivecentnickel.com readers last week. So Bravo, ladies and gentlemen! It’s been a good week for the US economy and a good week for Zecco!
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