Calculated Risk

JULY 27, 2024

The key report this week is the July employment report. Other key reports include Case-Shiller house prices for May, ISM manufacturing index and July vehicle sales. The FOMC meets this week and no change to the Fed Funds rate is expected. -- Monday, July 29th -- 10:30 AM: Dallas Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for July. -- Tuesday, July 30th -- 9:00 AM: S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index for May.

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The Big Picture

JULY 27, 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 Secret Battle for the Future of the Murdoch Empire : Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family’s irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force. Several of his children are fighting back. ( New York Times ) • The world’s emotional status is actually pretty good, a new global report finds : But which country comes first in

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Calculated Risk

JULY 27, 2024

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. • NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.89 million SAAR in June • New Home Sales Decrease to 617,000 Annual Rate in June • Watch Months-of-Supply! • NMHC: "Apartment Market Conditions Continue to Loosen" • "Snow Belt to Sun Belt Migration: End of an Era?" This is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-depth analysis of the housing market.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JULY 27, 2024

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Harbor Capital: See here to learn more about the Human Capital Factor On today’s show, we discuss: The relationship between Harbor Capital and Irrational Capital How Irrational Capital discovered the Human Capital Factor What the Irrational Capital team is measuring in terms of job satisfaction How advisors are thinking about using the Human Factor Understanding po.

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JULY 27, 2024

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 27, 2024

While gold prices rise due to heightened geopolitical uncertainty, the US stock market is breaking records, and global demand for the dollar remains robust. This can be attributed to growing confidence in the US economy, which continues to surprise on the upside.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 27, 2024

Increasing the tax efficiency of a retiree’s income portfolio with the NEOS ETF suite may offer several benefits.

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 27, 2024

Autos Cars are rolling computers. How long will automakers update their software? (wired.com) Uninsured motorists are helping to drive up car insurance rates higher. (wsj.com) Automakers have been selling your driving data for (literally) pennies. (sherwood.news) The Tesla ($TSLA) Cybertruck is polarizing to say the least. (nytimes.com) Why convertibles are going out of style.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 27, 2024

The second quarter began with inflation concerns causing a negative return in April, but improved inflation led to a more hopeful market in May and June, with AI and semiconductor stocks leading.

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Advisor Perspectives

JULY 27, 2024

It's been another strong first half for the U.S. ETF industry, with overall flows set to challenge or surpass historic records.

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JULY 27, 2024

Despite all the hoopla surrounding technology stocks in the first half of the year, software names struggled.

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