The Big Picture
AUGUST 19, 2023
This week, we speak with legal scholar Cass Sunstein , who founded and leads Harvard Law School’s Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy. He has authored numerous books, including the NYT bestseller The World According to Star Wars as well as “ Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness ” (written with Richard H. Thaler); and “ Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment ” (written with Danny Kahneman).
Calculated Risk
AUGUST 19, 2023
At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: • July Housing Starts: Record Number of Multi-Family Housing Units Under Construction • The "New Normal" Mortgage Rate Range • Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-August • Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in July; 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in July; California Sales Down 9% YoY • Lawler: Is The “Natural” Rate of Interest Back to Pre-Financial Crisis Levels?
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The Big Picture
AUGUST 19, 2023
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Investment Lessons from 400 Years of “Confusion of Confusions” Three Hundred and Thirty-Five years ago, in 1688, Joseph de la Vega wrote, “Confusion de Confusiones”, considered to be worlds first book on stock trading. What was unique about the book was that it focussed on a topic that was new, trading of shares in Amsterdam stock exchange, considered to be the oldes
The Reformed Broker
AUGUST 19, 2023
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who’s been watching the Friday night show I’ve been hosting with Michael Santoli for CNBC each week. Last night we had Cameron Dawson and Adam Parker on to talk about whether or not the August pullback is just a seasonal swoon or something more. Neither of them thought it was the start of some larger correction just yet.
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Calculated Risk
AUGUST 19, 2023
The key reports this week are July New and Existing Home sales. For manufacturing, the August Richmond and Kansas City Fed surveys will be released. Fed Chair Jerome Powell will speak on the "Economic Outlook" at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday. The BLS will release the preliminary employment benchmark revision on Wednesday. -- Monday, August 21st -- No major economic releases scheduled. -- Tuesday, August 22nd -- 10:00 AM: Existing Home Sales for July from the National Association of Realt
Dear Mr. Market
AUGUST 19, 2023
Dear Mr. Market: Let’s first remind our readers again of who this “Mr. Market” character is. Our investment blog and star personality is in reference to Benjamin Graham’s metaphor in his book “ The Intelligent Investor ,” where he personifies the stock market as Mr. Market, an emotional and erratic character. Over the past few decades, rarely have we seen such unprecedented market action but also a total tug of war between emotions, volatility, politics, and w
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Trade Brains
AUGUST 19, 2023
What is Evening Star Pattern : Candlestick patterns are part of technical analysis used by traders to read the price movement of securities more accurately. Bullish and bearish candlestick patterns help traders to spot trend reversals and identify potential entry or exit opportunities in the price of a security. The evening star candlestick pattern is a bearish pattern used to identify the price reversal from uptrend to downtrend with a well-defined entry, stop loss and target with good risk man
Advisor Perspectives
AUGUST 19, 2023
This year has been the year of innovation, with artificial intelligence (AI) all the rage. Yet, many advisors are focusing on other investment styles to round out client portfolios.
Good Financial Cents
AUGUST 19, 2023
Do you think a million-dollar term life insurance policy sounds like too much insurance? As a Certified Financial Planner, I see underinsured people every day. What do I tell them? A million-dollar term life insurance policy might actually be the minimum coverage needed for the typical middle-class household, but it’s affordable. That might sound like an exaggeration, but if you crunch the numbers – just as we’ll be doing a little bit – you’ll realize that a million-dollar policy might be just w
Advisor Perspectives
AUGUST 19, 2023
Todd Rosenbluth appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss artificial intelligence in advance of VettaFi’s upcoming August 30th AI Symposium.
Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive
Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.
Abnormal Returns
AUGUST 19, 2023
Autos American cars keep getting heavier. (semafor.com) Why EVs don't come with spare tires. (finance.yahoo.com) EV owners don't go back to ICEs. (klementoninvesting.substack.com) Water Why we shouldn't be all that surprised that global oceans are warming. (cnbc.com) Why letting places like Venice get swallowed up by the sea is so unsettling. (wired.com) Alaska has a flooding problem.
Advisor Perspectives
AUGUST 19, 2023
You put on a trade. You are short bonds, or something like that. It may be tempting to see the people on the other trade as the “bad guys,” while you are the “good guys.
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