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No Pain, No Gain

Investing Caffeine

L ong-term success is rarely achieved without some suffering. In other words, you are unlikely to enjoy gains without some pain. Last month was certainly painful for stock market investors. On the heels of concerns over the Russia-Ukraine war, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, China-COVID lockdowns, inflation/supply chain disruptions, and a potential U.S. recession, the S&P 500 index declined -8.8% for the month, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ index fell -13.3%, and the Dow Jones Indus

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Comparing Two Blowups

The Irrelevant Investor

I keep coming back to this theme that things feel a lot worse than what's revealed by looking at how far the S&P 500 is from its all-time high. One of the primary reasons, and there are several, is the number of stocks absolutely blowing up. The names coming undone were the darlings of the pandemic, and so we're particularly sensitive to their unraveling.

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Financial Well-being As A Woman Of Color: Why It’s Critical

Clever Girl Finance

Your financial well-being as a woman of color is critical. Compared to your white counterparts, you face unique challenges impacting your ability to build long-term wealth. Women of color are often left behind in the fight for women’s rights. As a result, the stats around wealth-building for women of color are staggering. For instance, according to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a single black woman has a medium wealth of $1700.

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Get To Know Ramesh Narine

Tobias Financial

Like most young kids, Ramesh went searching for an opportunity to make new friends. To his surprise and trepidation, he discovered the track team. Admittedly not an avid runner and needing practice, during most meets, Ramesh cheered on his teammates from the sidelines, enjoying some delicious snacks. This was until one faithful day, he was needed. With a member of the relay team experiencing an injury, Ramesh was called in as a replacement.

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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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IRA Cross Loans – Don’t Even Think About It

Getting Your Financial Ducks In A Row

Photo credit: jb. Once again in the category of terrible things you can attempt to do with your IRA, there is the concept of a “cross loan” from your IRA to another, unrelated party. You know from previous articles that it’s not allowable to transact business with disqualified persons. Therefore, you can not take a loan from your IRA to finance your business, or your brother’s business (among others).

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How to Teach Your Children About Investing

Leading Advisor

Stocks 101 isn’t typically scheduled after science or art class in your child’s school curriculum. Unless they’ve taken a personal interest in finance during their… The post How to Teach Your Children About Investing appeared first on Leading Advisor - Simon Reilly.