Investing Caffeine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

With the COVID Delta variant subsiding ( see chart below ), economic activity rising ( Q4 GDP is estimated at +4.8% ), and corporate profits going gang busters (33% growth and 84% of corporations are beating Q3 estimates ), it should come as no surprise that stock market values continue to rise. Slome, CFA, CFP®.

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Investing Caffeine

APRIL 1, 2022

The hangover from COVID has created significant supply chain disruptions and widespread economic shortages. Source: Trading Economics. The rising Baker Hughes drilling rig count below reflects the miracle of supply-demand economics operating in full force. Source: Trading Economics. Source: GasBuddy.com.

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Investing Caffeine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Commentators continue to shout the doom-and-gloom forecasts of a hard landing recession, but after an economic hurricane in 2022 there are some signs the financial clouds have begun to lift this year. Investors Waiting for Another Flood While the calls for a hard economic landing remain, healthy GDP growth ( +2.9% 1, 2023).

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Good Financial Cents

DECEMBER 14, 2022

And while there’s no guarantee that any job will be immune to cutbacks or layoffs, some industries weather economic storms better than others. After all, people will always need financial services, whether investing their money , taking out loans, or managing their taxes. Financial Examiner. Hedge Fund Manager.

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Investing Caffeine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As I have discussed numerous times in the past, money goes where it is treated best, which is why interest rates, cash flows, and valuations play such a key role in ultimately determining long-term values across all asset classes. Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED). Slome, CFA, CFP®. interest rates. www.Sidoxia.com.

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Bell Investment Advisors

JUNE 29, 2023

economy, the first quarter of this year was positive with positive economic growth. Part of what’s behind that is a persistently strong labor market, despite all these Federal Reserve rate hikes that have happened. The labor market is still extremely tight and may actually be accelerating as far as tightening even further.

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Mettler is a CFP® certificant (INSERT LINK WHEN AVAIL) and he says that even the CFP Board passed a fiduciary guideline. Macchia chimes in, saying he finds it ironic that the first module in the CFP program is risk management, which he interprets to be about insurance. They told him to read the FAQs (lol)! About Gary Mettler.

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