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Coming Shift in Global Economic Power?

The Big Picture

Visualizing the Coming Shift in Global Economic Power (2006-2036p). Source: Visual Capitalist. I never know what to make of these grand extrapolations but submitted for your approval… The post Coming Shift in Global Economic Power? appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

Abnormal Returns

Also on the site this week Four tips to avoid stock market aggravation. (abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week Don't kid yourself about gold. (allstarcharts.com) Commodity prices are correcting. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Comparing the last three big bear markets. (priceactionlab.com) How much of an economic downturn is priced in already? (tker.co) Joshua Brown, "The “soft landing” idea is going to fade away.

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5 unconventional ways to ask for referrals

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Bryce Sanders Financial advisors are trained to ask clients for referrals, and so from time to time we ask, “Do you know anyone I can help?” Put on the spot, though, sometimes our clients’ minds go blank. Yet, happy clients can be your best advocates. How can we do a better job at asking for referrals? Who wants an extra slice of pie? Your client asked about a specific product.

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The Last Time Inflation Was This High

A Wealth of Common Sense

The last time inflation was this high was November of 1981. I was 3 months old at the time. There are some similarities between now and then. There was an energy crisis back then just like there is today. The Fed was tightening monetary policy to fight inflation in the early-1980s as well. And people were increasingly unhappy about the economic state of affairs.

Economics 102
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2025 Industry Index: How Top Advisors Are Scaling Smarter (and Faster) This Year

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

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Looking At The Smartest ETF In The Room

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Here's an interesting thread from Twitter that asks "what's your favorite ETF?" Most of the answers fell into one of two categories, broad based stock market index funds from Vanguard and dividend ETFs from various providers. One answer stood out to me that sent me down a rabbit hole to try to learn more was a mention of the Alpha Architect US Quantitative Momentum ETF (QMOM).

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[cdata[ Elon Musk Terminates the Deal to Buy Twitter…What Does This Mean For the Stock, the Company, and Can He Just Walk Away? ]]

oXYGen Financial

![CDATA[ Elon Musk is about to enter a showdown with Twitter after he recently announced that he is considering terminating his $44 billion dollar deal to purchase the social media company. This could become one of the most unusual courtroom battles in corporate history as Twitter scrambles to force the eccentric billionaire to keep good on his end of the deal.

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10 Sunday Reads

The Big Picture

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The nonstop scam economy is costing us more than just money Relentless waves of sophisticated phone and online scams are impacting people’s mental health. ( Washington Post ). • Donald Trump’s tampering, a rioter’s remorse, and other January 6 hearing takeaways The latest hearing teed up what the committee members promise will be “a profound moment of reckoning” for America next week. ( Vox ) see also Th

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How Big is Bajaj Group? A peek into their listed and unlisted companies

Trade Brains

Family businesses have been a part and parcel of India’s tradition and culture. In fact, the country is home to some of the biggest group companies which dominate not just the Indian industries but the world. In this article, we will take a look at the Bajaj group, one of the oldest and largest companies in India. Keep reading to find out more about the conglomerate!