Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Newsletters If you haven't already you can sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter, please do. (abnormalreturns.com) And for financial advisors you can sign up for our weekly e-mail newsletter with industry insights. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week 'Amazon Haul' is another sign of the degradation of Amazon ($AMZN). (theatlantic.com) Why is the U.S. healthcare system so much worse than its peers?

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Weekend: • Schedule for Week of November 24, 2024 Monday: • At 8:30 AM ET, Chicago Fed National Activity Index for October. This is a composite index of other data. • At 10:30 AM, Dallas Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for November. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 areup 25 and DOW futures are up 232 (fair value). Oil prices were up over the last week with WTI futures at $71.24 per barrel and Brent at $75.17 per barrel.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Fun conversation with Ben Carlson on various ways people make mistakes about Investing, Real Estate and our emotional decision making about all of the above. On episode 150 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CIO and Masters In Business Host Barry Ritholtz to discuss politics and investing, timing the sale of a house, dollar cost averaging vs lump summing at all-time highs, and much more!

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

From STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 16 November Due to the Veteran’s Day calendar shift, the U.S. hotel industry reported mixed year-over-year performance comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 16 November. 10-16 November 2024 (percentage change from comparable week in 2023): • Occupancy: 63.3% (+1.5%) • Average daily rate (ADR): US$154.96 (-1.1%) • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$98.11 (+0.4%) emphasis added The following graph shows the seasonal pattern for the

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Amid a red-hot run in the shares of MicroStrategy Inc. last month, Matt Tuttle got some bad news from the prime brokers for his booming leveraged ETF linked to the shares of the crypto-centric company.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

I had the weekend off from any fire department activity so I had extra time for some reading and research and found some interesting stuff. AQR had a short paper defining/exploring different types of arbitrage in support, I believe, of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage (ADAIX) which combines convertible arb, merger arb and AQR includes event driven too.

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International College of Financial Planning

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

In today’s competitive job market, choosing the right career path after 12th grade is crucial. Job-oriented courses have become increasingly popular among students looking to gain practical skills and increase their employability. These courses offer a perfect blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience, preparing students for the challenges of the professional world.

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oXYGen Financial

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

![CDATA[ He's making a list and checking it twiceor at least that's how the story goes. With American credit card debt soaring past $1.17 trillion, some Americans may find themselves leaning over the sink with a financial holiday hangover if they don't watch their wallets wisely. The holiday season is a time for joy, family, and celebrationbut it can also wreak havoc on your finances if.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Sticky underlying price pressures could prevent a faster return to neutral monetary policy.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

I bought Bitcoin for the first time in 2017. I tried my darnedest to understand it but my traditional finance brain couldn’t get there.1 Instead of repeatedly banging my head against the wall and fighting the growing crypto religion, I bought some. It was a hedge against being left behind. My timing was never great but I averaged in a number of times over the years.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

By Antoinette Tuscano, MDRT senior content specialist Most people want to be more efficient and spend more time doing what they love instead of what bogs them down. Yet, multiple small issues and tasks — both planned and unplanned — cause interruptions in a financial advisor’s day. Combined, these issues eat away at your time, your productivity and your career satisfaction.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Donald Trump’s presidency is set to bring a fresh bout of volatility to markets, supercharging an options boom driven by retail traders.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Markets Consensus earnings estimates did not follow the typical pattern in 2024. (tker.co) It's hard not to see signs of market froth. (awealthofcommonsense.com) American households are pretty darn bullish. (apolloacademy.com) Bitcoin The Microstrategy ($MSTR) story is hard to believe. (theirrelevantinvestor.com) Rebalancing makes a lot of sense with an ultra-volatile asset.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • How Google Spent 15 Years Creating a Culture of Concealment : Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible. ( New York Times ) • America’s News Influencers : The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media. ( Pew Research ) see also 1 in 5 U.S. adults get their news f

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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.

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