Sun.Jul 03, 2022

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My copies of Adventures in the Audit Trade have arrived

Norman Marks

I have to admit that the book is a bit thicker than I expected. But I am happy with it and hope that others will find my first novel a decent read – about the first week or two in a new job of a chief audit executive. I now have more books than I […].

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Talk Your Book: The Bull Market in Stupidity

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Calamos: We had Michael Grant, Co-CIO and head of Long/Short Strategies for Calamos Investments on the show to talk about todays macro environment. On today’s show we discuss: Can the Fed guide us to a soft landing? Can we get a self-fulfilling recession? Inflation and supply chains How macro-economics affects portfolio construction How Calamos structures it's long/short fund Growth vs.

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[cdata[ Don’t Let The 4th Of July Skewer Your Wallet ]]

oXYGen Financial

![CDATA[ Ready or not, inflation is coming to a Fourth of July party near you! That's right, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation inflation is causing the cost of July 4th backyard cookouts to increase by almost 17% since last year. The largest pain point can be found on the grill in the form of ground beef (up 11.8%), chicken wings (up 38%) and breasts (up 24%), and even hamburger and.

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Portfolio Hedging Breakthrough

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

In our post the other day I mentioned being nowhere close to 20% in alternatives for clients or personally but conceded that the need to allocate more to that broad space might make sense if it takes the bond market a while to figure things out or if the longer end of the bond market continues to trade more like equities due to increased interest rate volatility.

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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