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Three Things – Macro Thoughts

Discipline Funds

For example, tech stocks have generated 8% per year since January 2000. But the risks should be communicated so investors can build appropriately corresponding financial plans and portfolios. Getting back on point though – this is always the problem with crazy high valuations/expectations.

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How Much Do You Really Know About Stock Market Indexes?

Yardley Wealth Management

For example, the Russell 2000 is an index for small-cap stocks, while the Wilshire 5000 covers almost all publicly traded companies in the U.S. That means the index can fall harder and faster during market downturns. 14 That was seen in the first half of 2020, when the Nasdaq Composite led the way down as U.S.

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Turn Off TV – Emperor Media Has No Clothes!

Investing Caffeine

Dot-Com Bubble: The Hottest Market Ever (2000) In March 2000, at the peak of the tech bubble, Money magazine ran a cover story: How to Invest in the Hottest Market Ever. Once again, the media acted as a perfect contrarian indicator with the Dow quadrupling over the next decade. Weeks later, the bubble burst.

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No Market Misgiving on This Thanksgiving

Investing Caffeine

In fact, the index concentration is the highest it has been in more than a half century – even higher than at the peak of the 2000 Tech Bubble when Cisco Systems, Microsoft, GE, Intel, and Exxon Mobil were the five largest companies by market capitalization (see chart below).

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Transcript: Lisa Shalett, CIO Morgan Stanley

The Big Picture

Barry Ritholtz : Well, that was sweet of them to do it that way… You know, I have a vivid recollection from the people I, we, we were talking about Josh Frankel and Dave Rosenberg, and I know a lot of Rich Bernstein, all these people I know from the 2000 Era Merrill Lynch. 00:18:46 [Speaker Changed] Huh. That is the linchpin.

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Chalk Talk: Passing on Your Legacy: Planning for Smooth Asset Transfer

MainStreet Financial Planning

“MainStreet Chalk Talk” The MainStreet Financial Planning Discussion Club When : Thursday, November 21st at 6:45 pm ET | 3:45 pm PT ~30-45 minutes Recorded and able to retrieve for one week How : Zoom Meeting Free for current clients, $10 for guests Register Here! About Barry W.

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Transcript: Ron Shaich, Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread & CAVA

The Big Picture

He began with a single restaurant, a single cookie store, and eventually parlayed that into a series of acquisitions, mergers, expansions, ultimately leading to the Panera Bread concept, which now has 2000 locations and does about six and a half billion dollars. The language of delivery is financial planning. Louis, Missouri.