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Weekly Market Insights – January 8, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Weekly Market Insights : New Years Blues Stocks retreated in the first trading week of 2024, struggling a bit after a celebratory end to last year as investors second-guessed Fed signals and fretted over lingering inflation concerns. Source: YCharts.com, January 6, 2024. Thursday: Jobless Claims. Consumer Price Index.

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Trying To Find The Optimal Number Of Stocks To Own

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

This article obviously favors more stocks but an interesting thing not said was at what number would it make sense to just flip from individual holdings to mutual funds and ETFs. In my opinion the diversification benefit hits diminishing returns pretty close to 40 individual holdings based on math if nothing else.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The platform had punched above its weight in pure user numbers thanks to an unrivaled ability to both distribute real-time information and make expertise available. Combine these elements with your own critical faculty — to weed out the usual spam and bs — and it could feel like the only place online that really mattered.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: January 2024

Brown Advisory

Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: January 2024 bgregorio Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:23 Just want the PDF? We all know that a 55% hit rate is the top decile across the industry, and the maths above demonstrates why. but our minds were more focused on thinking about the losers. This is why industry hit rates are so low.

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In the Market for a Big Purchase? Why You Might Want to Hold Off

Your Richest Life

That number fell to 1.6 So again, if your renovations aren’t completely necessary, you might want to hold off until 2024 to see if those factors improve. You should also do the math to make sure you have a clear idea of what you can afford. Prices and inventory might be more favorable in 2024. months in August of 2023.

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Bracketology (2024 Edition)

The Better Letter

Bracketology (2024 Edition) As my friend Mark Newfield likes to say , the Forecasters Hall of Fame has zero members. And about 60 percent of national champions are one of the four number one seeds. A roulette wheel hitting the same number seven times in a row ( one in three billion ). Thanks for visiting. And he’s right.

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TikTokInvestors

The Big Picture

I doubt he’s run the real numbers of being invested in the stock market tax deferred with an additional company match. The Math Doesn’t Add Up ( Rolling Stone , January 24, 2024) How TikTok Is Wiring Gen Z’s Money Brain ( WSJ , May 4, 2024) _ 1.

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