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Schedule for Week of September 15, 2024

Calculated Risk

The key reports this week are August Retail Sales, Housing Starts and Existing Home sales. For manufacturing, August Industrial Production, and the September New York and Philly Fed surveys will be released this week. The FOMC meets this week and is expected to cut rates. -- Monday, September 16th -- 8:30 AM ET: The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for September.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Breaking Down OnlyFans’ Stunning Economics : In 2024, OnlyFans generated $6.3 billion in gross revenues, up from $300 million five years earlier. Though OnlyFans is based around subscriptions, over 60% over consumer spending is now via transactions (and unlike say, Candy Crush, these are not micro transactions but instead add-on purchases that can cost dozens of dollars or

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Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week: The "Home ATM" Mostly Closed in Q2

Calculated Risk

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. • Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-September 2024 • The "Home ATM" Mostly Closed in Q2 • 2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in August • Asking Rents Mostly Unchanged Year-over-year • ICE Mortgage Monitor: House Price Growth Slows, Inventory Surges in Florida and Texas • 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in August This is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-

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Hidden Gem: What lies ahead for Concord Control Systems?

Trade Brains

The railway industry is developing quickly. Innovation and cutting-edge technology are being welcomed by the sector. As a result, railway OEMs are crucial in propelling this change. Increasing safety and efficiency is the main priority for new and established businesses. Concurrently, there is a growing need for sustainable and fast train networks worldwide.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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OpenAI, Nvidia Executives Discuss AI Infrastructure Needs With Biden Officials

Advisor Perspectives

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang met with senior Biden administration officials and other industry leaders at the White House, where they discussed steps to address massive infrastructure needs for artificial intelligence projects.

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Insane Portfolio Construction

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Jason Zweig did a quick and entertaining hit titled What's Left to be ETF'd meaning what can be made into an ETF that hasn't already? It devoted a lot of space to a new fund that will hold names kicked out of broad indexes that has symbol NIXT. He also mentioned a filing for a new endowment style coming soon although I think Meb Faber from Cambria has a similar filing.

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The Spirit of Fracking Comes to US Lithium Mining

Advisor Perspectives

“Fracking” is an expletive in environmental circles. Yet the spirit of shale is creeping into a business with transformational potential for the energy transition. Schlumberger NV, the industrial giant best known for sucking oil and gas from shale, the seabed (and other places besides), this week announced a breakthrough in direct lithium extraction, or DLE.

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Saturday links: setting the stage

Abnormal Returns

Autos Despite the hype, EV sales are still growing. (grist.org) It's hard to see a way forward for Polestar. (wired.com) RIP, Autoblog. (jalopnik.com) Transport Driverless semis are nearing the roads. (arstechnica.com) Demand for Canadian-made firefighting airplanes is on the rise. (bnnbloomberg.ca) Energy Solar power is now the cheapest form of energy.

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Growth At A Reasonable Price – The Risks And Rewards

Advisor Perspectives

In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a. Mr. Valuation and Professor Nathan Mauck, Phd. are going to talk about how to approach growth stock investing. As Mr. Valuation, Chuck is a proponent of growth at a reasonable price, often referred to as GARP investing, and Professor Mauck is going to provide some insights into what that actually means.

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China Bond Yields Sink to Record Low With Intervention in Focus

Advisor Perspectives

China’s bond traders defied signs of intervention to push sovereign yields to a record low, setting the stage for a showdown with authorities seeking to tame the blistering debt rally.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.

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Epic Yen Rally Is a Lesson in the Lost Art of FX Intervention

Advisor Perspectives

Japan's currency is enjoying an epic rally, heading for the biggest quarterly advance in years. That's quite a shift from a few months ago, when yen bulls were few and far between. Who can claim credit for this turnaround?

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