Calculated Risk

JULY 20, 2024

The key report this week is the advance estimate of Q2 GDP. Other key reports include June Existing Home Sales, New Home Sales, and Personal Income and Outlays. For manufacturing, the July Richmond and Kansas City Fed manufacturing surveys will be released. -- Monday, July 22nd -- 8:30 AM ET: Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June. This is a composite index of other data. -- Tuesday, July 23rd -- 10:00 AM: Existing Home Sales for June from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 20, 2024

EVs Generac ($GNRC) is launching a home EV charger. (theverge.com) An EV road trip check list. (npr.org) Energy How California has strengthened its electrical grid. (kottke.org) Utilities are having to spend big to upgrade the grid. (wsj.com) It's not just the U.S. that has grid issues. (bloomberg.com) Wildfires Canada's forests are again on fire. (wsj.com) California's fire season has turned into the 'fire year.

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Calculated Risk

JULY 20, 2024

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. • Single Family Starts Up Year-over-year in June; Multi-Family Starts Down 23% YoY • Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in June • Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-July 2024 • California Home Sales Down 3% SA YoY in June; 4th Look at Local Housing Markets in June • 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in June This is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

American Express Co. warned it’s planning to increase spending on marketing in the coming months after billings growth on the payments giant’s credit cards slowed in the second quarter.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JULY 20, 2024

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ModernAdvisor

JULY 20, 2024

Market Update All index returns are total return (includes reinvestment of dividends) and are in Canadian Dollars unless noted. Sources: *Sources: MSCI, FTSE, TMX, S&P The second quarter of 2024 was a mixed one, most equity market indexes were positive, with some exceptions. Canadian stocks were mostly down for the quarter, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing -0.5% for the […] The post Market Update – Q2 2024 appeared first on ModernAdvisor Blog.

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Trade Brains

JULY 20, 2024

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

How’s this for an election trade? Sell your winners now so you have cash on hand this fall to do some aggressive buying as the political jockeying heats up.

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The Big Picture

JULY 20, 2024

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Life Cycle of Market Champions. Throughout history, certain companies have dominated the equity market, but the process of creative destruction makes staying on top for long periods of time very difficult. ( Bridgewater ) • The Best Investment I Ever Made : The Pros & Cons of Owning a Vacation Home ( A Wealth of Common Sense ) see also The Top 10 Upgrades That Make

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

Economists trimmed their US inflation projections through the first half of 2025 and see a slightly higher unemployment rate, a combination they expect will encourage the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

A Structured Protection ETF like CPRJ can offer robust tax benefits for investors seeking to move cash or get exposure to small-cap equities.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

Issuance of green bonds surged in the first half of 2024. That could put more eyeballs on the VanEck Green Bond ETF (GRNB).

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

Across Europe, ruling parties are under pressure. Bond investors should stay active and invested, in our view.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

According to some pundits, we had a bloodbath in the information technology sector yesterday, should you buy, sell or hold?

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 20, 2024

Netflix Inc. extended its lead over the streaming competition, adding 8.05 million customers in the second quarter and raising estimates for annual sales and profit margins.

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