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5 Simple Steps To Change Your Money Mindset

Workable Wealth

Change and control go hand in hand. Some changes fall easily into your scope of control, whereas others remain just outside it. You can’t control the weather no matter how much you wish that sunny January morning was actually sparkling snow. But there are other times when it doesn’t feel like you have control over a situation when you really do — and your personal financial health (and money mindset) is certainly one of them.

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Animal Spirits: Investing in Fixed Income

The Irrelevant Investor

Today's Animal Spirits is brought to you by Smith Capital Investors On today's show we talk with Gibson Smith, founder, PM, and CIO of Smith Capital Investors about: How the structure of the fixed income market has evolved over time What happened to bond funds and ETFs in March? The potential problems with plain-vanilla bond indexes How should active bond managers be benchmarked?

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EIDL Loans vs. PPP Loans: What You Need to Know

C2P Enterprises

There is an incredible amount of uncertainty surrounding the Federal disaster relief efforts available to small businesses today. At the onset of the pandemic, the government was forced to move quickly to provide capital through different loan options such as the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Now, almost [.].

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Game On

The Irrelevant Investor

It's different this time. How do I know? Look at this chart for goodness sake. We have never seen anything like this ever before. [link] If the Fed is the biggest player on the field, then WSB is the fastest. The speed at which some of these moves are taking place is breathtaking. Their favorite target these days are stocks with the most shorts to squeeze.

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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

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Can Growth Go Out of Style?

The Irrelevant Investor

A listener asks an excellent question: Can top growth stocks really go truly out of style? I started with a diversified portfolio that eventually went the way of FAANG; however, over the past 3-4 years I’ve gravitated around the highest growth companies out there.If a company is producing a growth rate at +40% even during down turns in the market or a more “value oriented” time in the market, isn’t that company still going to get a premium and would it still make sense to own those plays?

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5 Simple Steps You Can Take To Change Your Money Mindset

Workable Wealth

Change and control go hand in hand. Some changes fall easily into your scope of control, whereas others remain just outside it. You can’t control the weather no matter how much you wish that sunny January morning was actually sparkling snow. But there are other times when it doesn’t feel like you have control over a situation when you really do — and your personal financial health (and money mindset) is certainly one of them.

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They’re on Fire

The Irrelevant Investor

Small businesses got absolutely decimated by the economic shutdown. It's no surprise, therefore, that small stocks also led the decline. The S&P 500 had a peak-to-trough decline of 34%, whereas the Russell 2000 fell 41% and the even smaller Russell Micro Cap index fell 43%. Over the last few weeks and months, however, all that was lost was made up and then some.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles Skepticism can lead to knee-jerk dismissiveness (By Howard Marks) If you survived March 2020, what’s left to fear? (By Upslope Capital) The US dollar regime is probably the most valuable strategic asset to the United State and its citizens, as well as the largest driver of world peace and prosperity (By Justin Paterno) Whoever says the most stuff in the fewest words wins (By Morgan Housel) Tesla continues to defy gravity (By Ramp Capital) This is what happens when you become your invest

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You Gotta Be Kidding me

The Irrelevant Investor

Crazy s**t is happening in the stock market. Here is an actual headline from last week: Penny stock Zomedica jumps 250% after someone paid Netflix star Carole Baskin $299 for a mention Here is another A misinterpreted Elon Musk tweet sent an obscure stock soaring Here's one more, for good measure. A Handful of Penny Stocks Just Made Up a Fifth of U.S.

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Animal Spirits: Micro Bubbles

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts Mention Animal Spirits to receive 20% off when you initially sign up for the service On today’s show we discuss : Medallion crushed in 2020, other funds got crushed Index fund distortion The people causing the micro bubbles Imagine losing your $200 million bitcoin password? This guy wants to go through the landfill to find his bitcoin How big tech cancelled Donald Trump Target date funds losing money for the wrong reasons Vangaurd assets hit

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You upgrade everything else. Why not your close process?

You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes? It’s time for an upgrade. SkyStem's Guide to Month-End Close Software walks you through what today’s best tools can do (and what your team shouldn’t have to deal with anymore). Get smart, fast, and a whole lot less stressed when it’s time to close the books.