Sun.Nov 20, 2022

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Climate Trace: Tracking Emissions

The Big Picture

A comprehensive look at CO2 emissions around the world and their specific sources: “Today, the Climate TRACE coalition released the most detailed facility-level global inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to date, including emissions data for 72,612 individual sources worldwide. The 70,000+ individual sites — including specific power plants, steel mills, urban road networks, and oil and gas fields — represent the top known sources of emissions in the power sector, oil and gas produc

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Sunday links: grand visions

Abnormal Returns

Strategy Five reasons for optimism, including 'expected returns are rising.' (humbledollar.com) It's easy to forget that U.S. equities don't always outperform international equities. (savantwealth.com) Lessons learned from the young Warren Buffett. (neckar.substack.com) Companies Why Penn National ($PENN) hitched its wagon to Dave Portnoy's star. (nytimes.com) Was AT&T ($T) purchase of Time Warner the worst deal in corporate history?

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From Amazon to Meta to Twitter: The US Tech Companies Cutting Jobs

Advisor Perspectives

Tech companies are trimming staff and slowing hiring as they face higher interest rates and sluggish consumer spending in the US and a strong dollar abroad.

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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

Abnormal Returns

Also on the site Don't borrow money to invest. (abnormalreturns.com) Humans have been consuming alcohol for millennia, but people are increasingly saying no. (abnormalreturns.com) Life is complicated, your workout doesn't have to be. (abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week Joshua Brown, "Sam Bankman-Fried appears to have been among the most talented tricksters of all time.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Timeless ideas that work

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Antoinette Tuscano For decades, MDRT members, including industry legends, stood on the Main Platform of the MDRT Annual Meeting before thousands of their colleagues to generously share the ideas that enhanced their careers and lives. Venture into our vault of classic MDRT Annual Meeting videos and listen to the ideas that withstood the test of time.

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SEO for financial advisors: how to optimize your website for better rankings

Conneqtor

Of all the challenges you were prepared to face as a financial advisor, search engine optimization, or SEO, probably didn’t even feature in your top ten list, right? I know it took me by surprise.

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Fundamental Analysis of Dixon Technologies – Financials, MOAT & More

Trade Brains

Fundamental Analysis of Dixon Technologies : Have you heard about Foxconn, a company that manufactures iPhones for Apple since 2007? Well, it is a contract manufacturer. Based in China, it is one of the largest smartphone makers in the world. Contract manufacturing is a booming industry. Many companies like Apple have the resources to manufacture their own phones or gadgets.

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How Vanguard’s Advisor's Alpha Helps Advisors and Their Clients

Advisor Perspectives

Over more than two decades, Vanguard Advisor's Alpha® has shown how advisors can add value, or alpha, through relationship-based services such as financial planning, discipline, and guidance, rather than by trying to outperform the market. Vanguard’s Investment Advisory Research Center, led by Fran Kinniry, is charged with exploring how advisors provide value to investors.

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Sunday Night Futures

Calculated Risk

Weekend: • Schedule for Week of November 20, 2022 Monday: • AT 8:30 AM ET, Chicago Fed National Activity Index for October. This is a composite index of other data. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are down 5 and DOW futures are down 40 (fair value). Oil prices were down over the last week with WTI futures at $80.08 per barrel and Brent at $87.62 per barrel.

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2024 Lending Outlook: Innovations and Evolutions in the Financial Sector

As we step into 2024, the lending landscape evolves rapidly with technology, regulations, and market dynamics driving change. For banks and financial institutions to stay competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers, these drivers must be understood and engaged with. Lenders can anticipate significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer behaviors.

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Musk’s Twitter Fix-It Team Fades Out as Billionaire Says Transition Is Almost Done

Advisor Perspectives

Elon Musk told a court in Delaware on Wednesday that his reorganization of Twitter Inc. is almost done, and he’ll spend less time on the company by the end of next week.

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Hotels: Occupancy Rate Up 0.9% Compared to Same Week in 2019

Calculated Risk

From CoStar: STR: US Hotel Metrics Improve Week to Week and Outpace 2019 U.S. hotel performance came in higher than the previous week and showed improved comparisons to 2019, according to STR‘s latest data through Nov. 12. Nov. 6-12, 2022 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*): • Occupancy: 64.6% (+0.9%) • Average daily rate (ADR): US$148.43 (+17.1%) • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$95.89 (+18.2%) *Due to the pandemic impact, STR is measuring recovery against comparable time

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VW and Mercedes’s Electric-Car Ambitions Run Into Trouble

Advisor Perspectives

The German car industry’s bid to wrest the electric-vehicle crown from Tesla Inc. veered off course this week with stumbles for Volkswagen AG and Mercedes-Benz AG.

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10 Sunday Reads

The Big Picture

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The Rise of Influencer Capital : How social media, celebrity promoters, and banks looking for a quick buck transformed the markets. ( New York Magazine ). • Rightwing group pushing US states for law blocking ‘political boycott’ of firms : Lobbying group Alec wrote model legislation to protect oil companies, big ag and gunmakers from economic backlash. ( The Guardian ) see also Big Borther is Watching You:

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Banking on Loyalty: Holistic Financial Advice for Unparalleled Business Growth

Speaker: Joe Buhrmann, MBA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Senior Financial Planning Practice Management Consultant eMoney Advisor

During an era of evolving consumer preferences, the banking sector is undergoing a profound shift. As customers continue to broaden their perspectives, banking professionals must support their customers' financial wellness by providing holistic financial advice that aligns with individual goals and circumstances. Without adapting, financial institutions will find that loyalty may crumble amid uncertainty.

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Wall Street Rebuffs Soft-Landing Dream as 92% Bet on Stagflation

Advisor Perspectives

On the most optimistic corners of Wall Street, promising inflation data over the past week or so suggest the Federal Reserve may accomplish a soft landing after all.

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Ahead of Recession, California Faces a $25 Billion Budget Problem With Ongoing Deficits

Mish Talk

Please consider California's Fiscal Outlook for 2023-2024. Executive Summary Economic Conditions Weigh on Revenues. Facing rising inflation, the Federal Reserve— tasked with maintaining stable price growth—repeatedly has enacted large interest rate increases throughout 2022 with the aim of cooling the economy and, in turn, slowing inflation. State Faces $25 Billion Budget Problem and Ongoing Deficits.

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Beyond the Crypto Crash, a Big Squeeze Jolts Stock Markets Anew

Advisor Perspectives

Being glued to crypto news this week meant missing adventures in regular markets that while lacking the same high drama, made up for it in terms of money at stake.