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Three Things – Downgrading the Weekend

Discipline Funds

I still remember S&P downgrading the USA in 2011. The USA is especially unique in this sense because not only can it print this currency, but it can tax the wealthiest private sector that has ever existed. It’s special because it just so happens to be the entity that can tax the wealthiest private sector in human history.

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At The Money: Jeff Hirsch on Presidential Investing Cycles

The Big Picture

And in 2011, he was the author of the book, Superboom, Why the Dow Jones Will Hit 39,000 and How You Can Profit From It. Barry Ritholtz : 1967 seems like a long time, different economy, different market, different credit cycle. It’s how the government manipulates the economy to stay in power. I’m Barry Ritholtz.

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Transcript: Richard Bernstein, CEO / CIO of RBA

The Big Picture

One of the things that I wrote about extensively, even when I was at Maryland through my entire career, is I’ve argued that equity investors spend too much time worrying about the economy and not enough time worrying about corporate profits. Fortunately, the overall economy does not do that on a regular basis.

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Transcript: Stephanie Kelton on US Fiscal Policy and the ‘Deficit Myth’

The Big Picture

You sit in a room all day doing tax returns or something, it’s just not, you know, that it seemed antisocial. It’ll reduce new company formation, it’ll make us borrowing costs skyrocket, it’ll devalue the US dollar, it’s gonna cause rampant inflation and it will act as a drag on the overall economy.

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Market Commentary: Markets Perk Up but Macro Outlook Still Messy

Carson Wealth

Early 1987, March 2009, August 2011 (after the US debt downgrade), and the COVID lows in March 2020. But what if demand craters across the economy and you’re stuck with goods you can’t sell? Congress also provides a cushion for the economy by raising deficits even further via tax cuts. Do you keep hiring?

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Risks & Opportunities of the New Administration

The Big Picture

Economy : For the second time, President Trump inherited a robust economy from his predecessor. we have enjoyed a resilient, surprisingly strong economy characterized by full employment, strong wages, and robust spending. 25% tariff levels will have a very significant impact on the global economy and the U.

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AB Trusts – Do You Need to Get Rid of Yours?

Dear Mr. Market

Dear Mr. Market: Normally we write you letters about the markets or the economy…but what’s all that worth if your assets are not protected or properly positioned for what you intended them to do? But in 2011, the concept of “portability” changed the estate planning landscape.