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Sunday links: a nation of bad drivers

Abnormal Returns

Rates Allan Sloan, "Don’t fall in love with your money fund." (barrons.com) You likely don't need a long-term bond fund. (wsj.com) Strategy The market's most important lessons have to be experienced. (microcapclub.com) No portfolio strategy is perfect. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com) Financial trends reverse just when they seem inevitable. (humbledollar.com) Companies Why Boeing ($BA) took its eye off manufacturing quality.

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10 Sunday Reads

The Big Picture

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • ‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought : In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has ‘opened Pandora’s box.’ ( The Guardian ) • Why don’t rich people eat anymore?

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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

Abnormal Returns

Top clicks this week TIPS are on sale. Time to buy. (morningstar.com) Why everyone in finance seems to be doing deadlifts. (wealthmanagement.com) Franklin Templeton ($BEN) is moving aggressively beyond stocks and bonds. (wsj.com) 15 more ideas from Seth Klarman's "Margin of Safety" including 'Investment must be thought of as more than stock selection or making a series of solid individual investment decisions.

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A Necessary Evil in the Stock Market

A Wealth of Common Sense

In the early-1980s, Robert Shiller set out to answer the question: Do stock prices move too much to be justified by subsequent changes in dividends? The idea was to figure out how well the stock market tracks the present value of future cash flows in the short-term. Shiller concluded that, no, stock prices do not neatly track fundamentals. He updated that data in his book Irrational Exuberance: The cash flows move very l.

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Elevating Accounting Practices: The Power of Outsourcing and Automation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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When Do Market Participants Expect the Fed to Cut Rates?

Calculated Risk

As of December 2023, looking at the "dot plot" , most FOMC participants expected between 2 and 4 rate cuts in 2024: As of Dec 2023 Meeting 25 bp Rate Cuts FOMC Members No Change 2 One Rate Cut 1 Two Rate Cuts 5 Three Rate Cuts 6 Four Rate Cuts 4 More than Four 1 As of the March 2024 meeting , FOMC participants were down to 2 to 3 rate cuts in 2024: As of Mar 2024 Meeting 25 bp Rate Cuts FOMC Members No Change 2 One Rate Cut 2 Two Rate Cuts 5 Three Rate Cuts 9 Four Rate Cuts 1 Most market partici

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Veteran Asset Manager Joins Alpha Capital Family Offices from Northern Trust

Wealth Management

Denver-based Alpha Capital Family Offices tapped the veteran asset manager to lead portfolio management as part of a talent-driven growth strategy.

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Talk Your Book: The Bull Case for India

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Simplify Asset Management: On today’s show, we spoke with Anupam Ghose, Managing Partner at System Two Advisors to discuss active equity exposure in India On today’s show, we discuss: Why India is different than China Growth opportunities within India How GDP growth translates to higher stock prices Why it’s important to have local staff in India The.

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Sunday Night Futures

Calculated Risk

Weekend: • Schedule for Week of April 21, 2024 Monday: • At 8:30 AM ET, Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March. This is a composite index of other data. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are up 17 and DOW futures are up 100 (fair value). Oil prices were up over the last week with WTI futures at $83.26 per barrel and Brent at $86.96 per barrel.

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Mind the Benefits Gap

Advisor Perspectives

Educating workers about workplace benefits is vital to employee retention, according to findings from Franklin Templeton’s 2024 “Voice of the American Workplace” survey. Our Jacque Reardon shares findings from the survey related to what employees want—and how employers can meet these needs to benefit both parties.

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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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[cdata[ Protect Your Wallet: Combatting Shrinkflation and Skimpflation ]]

oXYGen Financial

![CDATA[ "Shrinkflation" has once again become a topic of widespread discussion, particularly since its reference in the latest State of the Union address. You're probably familiar with the strategy by now: manufacturers reduce the size or quantity of a product while maintaining its price. But have you heard of its sneakier counterpart, "skimpflation"?

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Should You Invest In Venture Capital Funds?

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

We've written about Ecuador quite a few times as an expat destination but over the last year or so the news seems to be getting worse. I have no idea what the reality on the ground is but it started with protests in Quito, then gang-related violence and the latest is an energy crisis that is leading to rationing. I'm pretty sure that in every post about spending part of retirement in a foreign country I say to keep your house in the US and rent it out in case you need to come back.

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Predicting Commodity Rallies and Energy Stock Gains Using the Global PMI

Advisor Perspectives

Copper is trading at a 52-week high, oil is above $90 a barrel and the S&P 500 Energy Index just hit a fresh all-time high.

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AI Presents Blockchain With Expanded Use Cases

Advisor Perspectives

Some experts think that efforts to expand blockchain technology are being forced upon end users and investors.

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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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Renewed Focus on Inflation

Advisor Perspectives

Inflation concerns are top of mind again, with consumer prices and producer prices rising higher last week.

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