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2023 Markets and Economy, and New Year Outlook

Your Richest Life

As 2023 comes to a close, we can take a look at how the markets and economy performed, where we stand now, and what might be on the horizon for 2024. In fact, during the first three quarters of the year, the economy grew at a rate of 3.2 in January of 2023. But that’s not what happened this year. Currently, it’s at 3.7

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Observations to Start 2023

The Big Picture

Welcome to 2023! Let’s jump into the new year with some fresh observations, some of which are quite surprising: • Astronomical Measures of Time Are Unrelated to Investing : 2023 – a new year! Might 2023 be a fourth major March bottom? Have a great 2023 – embrace risk, but avoid unforced errors.

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Friday links: common investment knowledge

Abnormal Returns

newsletter.rationalwalk.com) Economy How to parse a CPI report. morningstar.com) Was employment growth in 2023 lower than initially thought? (bloomberg.com) KKR ($KKR) is getting out of the music rights business. ft.com) Will Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) ever pay a dividend?

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Friday links: investing fashions

Abnormal Returns

financial-planning.com) Economy Forecasters keep boosting 2023 growth estimates. axios.com) How higher interest rates are going to affect the economy. (ft.com) On the struggles that Ukrainian refugees have had trying to make ends meet in new countries. abnormalreturns.com) What you missed in our Thursday linkfest.

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Nine Investing and Life Lessons From 2023

Validea

2023 was a very interesting year in markets. And the economy also remained more resilient than many thought, with inflation falling more than expectations throughout the year. Now that 2023 has come to a close, we wanted to take a look back and share the biggest lessons we learned from the year.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (October 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome to the October 2023 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Question #2 for 2023: How much will job growth slow in 2023? Or will the economy lose jobs?

Calculated Risk

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2023. 2) Employment: The economy added 4.5 How much will job growth slow in 2023? Or will the economy lose jobs? range in Q4 2023. Or will the economy lose jobs? Question #7 for 2023: How much will wages increase in 2023?

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