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The Solution For Too Much Screen Time

A Wealth of Common Sense

Derek Thompson provided some more ammo for my take in a recent piece on the fact that young people aren’t hanging out as much anymore: From 2003 to. The TL;DR version is I think it’s bullish for Apple but bearish for humanity because it just means more time with a screen and less time with other people.

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Observations to Start 2023

The Big Picture

– Dot Com Implosion, March 2003 : After making a provisional low in October 2002, the dot com collapse reached its nadir in March 2003 coinciding with the launch of the Iraq invasion by the United States. The rally from those lows were close to a market double by the time we saw the next peak in October 2007.

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Summit Financial Group Is a NAIFA 100% Agency

NAIFA Advisor Today

In 2003, Kevin Bontrager hit a ceiling in his sales career. He wanted to help people in a more direct way, so he decided to become a financial advisor and created an independent firm.

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Where is This Rally Going?

The Big Picture

February 4, 2013) Looking at the Very Very Long Term (November 6, 2003) Bull & Bear Markets The post Where is This Rally Going? appeared first on The Big Picture.

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[cdata[ Here’s Why Pumpkin Spice Lattes Are So Popular, It's Very Simple Economics ]]

oXYGen Financial

![CDATA[ In 2003, Starbucks debuted the Pumpkin Spice Latte or PSL for short, which grew to be the company's most popular seasonal drink. Rival coffee chains scrambled to adopt this new flavored drink and keep up with their competitors hoping to see their own profits soar. only to have the. ]]

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Why 25 to 54 is the Prime Working Age group for the Participation Rate

Calculated Risk

Here is a graph of the participation rate by age cohort for November (1983, 1993, 2003, 2013 and 2023 NSA). Second, the reason we use the 25 to 54 group is that the participation rate is fairly steady across the entire age spectrum.

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NAIFA Announces Candidates Nominated for 2024 National Leadership Roles

NAIFA Advisor Today

A current member of NAIFA’s Board of Trustees, Gandy has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2003. Gandy , LACP, Founder of the Midwest Legacy Group in Lisle, IL, to be the 2024 NAIFA Secretary. As incoming Secretary, Gandy will be in line to serve as President-Elect in 2025 and President in 2026.