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14 Best Recession-Proof Businesses Ideas You Can Try!

Clever Girl Finance

This is because consumers become concerned about the economy or have lost their jobs and means of income. Recession-proof businesses are usually in industries that are not severely impacted by a decline in the economy. Here are 14 good businesses to start in a bad economy: 1. Retail consignment. Baby products.

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Emotional swings continue as the FOMC meeting looms

Nationwide Financial

For much of the year there has been a divergence between the sentiment of retail investors and their behavior, with investors allocating a net $167 billion to equities this year despite persistent bearishness in surveys. Institutional investors remain cautious, and retail investors are showing signs of capitulation.

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Transcript: Tom Hancock, GMO

The Big Picture

And Tom has helped with the introduction of GMO’s first retail product, the quality ETF stock symbol Q-L-T-Y-G-M-O has been institutional since they launched in 1977. This is the first time they’re putting out a product for retail. GMO has released last quarter their first retail product an ETFI love the symbol QLTY.

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14 Easy Side Hustles From Home To Try Today!

Clever Girl Finance

Check out these 14 easy side hustles to make money you can start working on today: 14 Easy side hustles to make money fast If you need extra cash now and don’t have time to invest in starting your own business, don’t worry—you can still be part of the gig economy. It’s simple to get started with these side hustles.

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Transcript: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The Big Picture

One, one is true and I’ve always said is that I wanted people to stop, ask if I could doing math. And no one asked me if I can do math anymore with a degree from Booth, particularly in econometrics and statistics. So people really ask you, you take French and can you do math. Are, are the clients primarily retail?

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Buying into Big Tech: Strategic or are we now the Greater Fool

David Nelson

God forbid the economy, or the consumer were strong. Outside of energy that mindset rained on just about every sector of the economy last year. Unfortunately, small companies are generally more tied to the economy. They need an economy that is picking up steam, not one that may finally be rolling over. Do the math.

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Transcript: John Hope Bryant

The Big Picture

And he’s really moving the needle in terms of having people take control of their own financial life in a way that benefits not just them but the entire economy and all of society. Because then I knew what the wholesale rate was and the retail rate. BRYANT: So money, unlike math, money is highly emotional. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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