Abnormal Returns
JULY 21, 2024
Also on the site this week Why meme stocks and sh*tcoins are the logical outgrowth of the analytics revolution. (abnormalreturns.com) A lifetime subscription is anything but. (abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week Seven reasons you may want to venture away from the market portfolio. (humbledollar.com) Rebalance your portfolio to tame risk, not to increase returns.
Calculated Risk
JULY 21, 2024
Weekend: • Schedule for Week of July 21, 2024 Monday: • At 8:30 AM ET, Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June. This is a composite index of other data. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are up 12 and DOW futures are up 36 (fair value). Oil prices were lower over the last week with WTI futures at $80.13 per barrel and Brent at $82.63 per barrel.
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A Wealth of Common Sense
JULY 21, 2024
Hendrik Bessimbinder has produced some of my favorite stock market research. Bessimbinder discovered that four out of every seven stocks in the U.S. have underperformed cash (one-month T-bills) since 1926. And just 4% of companies accounted for all the wealth gains for the entire stock market in that time. The stock market runs on power laws over the long run.
Calculated Risk
JULY 21, 2024
For house prices, probably the key number in the existing home sales report on Tuesday will be months-of-supply. It is likely month-of-supply will be close to 4 months in the June report, the highest level since the start of the pandemic. In June 2019, months-of-supply peaked for the year at 4.3 months. As I mentioned in a recent interview with Lance Lambert at ResiClub : "I expect this measure to continue to increase, and be over 4 months soon – and to be above 2019 levels in a few months.
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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
JULY 21, 2024
By Bryce Sanders Not every financial advisor and life insurance agent despises prospecting. Many years ago, I met a financial advisor who truly enjoyed the process. He was the only person like that I have ever come across. For as much as most of us don’t enjoy prospecting, when you stop, you’re not adding new clients to the pipeline and eventually the pipeline will run dry.
Trade Brains
JULY 21, 2024
Have you ever wondered about the secret ingredient behind every delicious dish, the fuel for sizzling stir-fries and flaky pastries? It’s the edible oil – the silent unsung recipe of the culinary world. This sector acts as the lifeblood of every kitchen bringing every individual farmer, distributor and scientist to add flavor to our table. They boost a nation’s economy by generating employment, finding global trade routes and forming international partnerships.
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Advisor Perspectives
JULY 21, 2024
Earlier interest-rate cuts would come as good news for the US economy.
Trade Brains
JULY 21, 2024
Inverted Hammer Candlestick Pattern: Candlestick patterns are a part of technical analysis preferred by traders to understand and predict the future price movement in securities. In this article, we shall discuss the Inverted hammer candlestick pattern and its meaning and types, as well as how to set up a trade with the pattern formation. Inverted Hammer candlestick pattern – Definition The Inverted Hammer candlestick pattern is a bullish reversal pattern that occurs at the end of a downtr
Advisor Perspectives
JULY 21, 2024
After languishing for three decades, Japan is on the cusp of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revitalize its economy through tech innovation and entrepreneurship.
Random Roger's Retirement Planning
JULY 21, 2024
Vanguard senior investment strategist Todd Schlanger made the rounds in two places over the weekend, Barron's and Yahoo Finance trying to defend the 60/40 allocation. From Barron's , " S ticking with the 60/40 strategy still makes sense. Despite steep losses in 2022, when stocks and bonds both fell, a 60/40 portfolio has returned over 20% since then, which should portend continued strong future returns.
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Where are top advisors focusing in 2025? AcquireUp’s 2025 Industry Index reveals it all. Based on insights from 200+ financial professionals nationwide, discover why 74% say seminars and referrals deliver the best ROI, how automation is helping advisors scale faster, and why only 8% are tapping into niche marketing (a major growth opportunity!). Whether you're refining your client acquisition strategy or scaling your practice, this report gives you the real-world data, benchmarks, and action ste
Advisor Perspectives
JULY 21, 2024
Netflix Inc. extended its lead over the streaming competition, adding 8.05 million customers in the second quarter and raising estimates for annual sales and profit margins.
Abnormal Returns
JULY 21, 2024
Stock market What is the best performing stock of all-time? (mebfaber.com) The best performing stocks of all-time are not necessarily technology companies. (sherwood.news) Even the best companies experience big drawdowns. (magazinebailliegifford.com) Strategy The stock market is always trying to anticipate the next thing. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Dariux Foroux, "The biggest threat to an investor is to stop investing.
Advisor Perspectives
JULY 21, 2024
Wheat and corn are the most actively traded grains in financial markets. But they can’t damage the global economy like rice. The staple for half the world is largely ignored by Wall Street, but it’s the one commodity that really matters for global food security.
The Big Picture
JULY 21, 2024
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Escape From the Box: New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception. Jase Patrick, who spent 15 years in the business, reveals the dealer secrets. The result is an experience that most people view as a grinding, tortuous journey, being upsold and pitched and bombarded with numbers until they resign themselves to the egregious overcharges as the price one must pay to get
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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.
Advisor Perspectives
JULY 21, 2024
Now that a jobs crisis is weakening his hold on power, how serious is Prime Minister Narendra Modi about reviving India’s factories? We will know in next week’s budget, a chance to remedy a disastrous lurch toward protectionism.
Advisor Perspectives
JULY 21, 2024
Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) provided insight into natural gas demand and growth opportunities during the firm’s second-quarter earnings call.
Advisor Perspectives
JULY 21, 2024
Looking for a rate-sensitive ETF for rate cuts? This strategy is performing well over the last several periods per YCharts even before cuts.
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