The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 7, 2021
"The top 20 ETFs to debut in 2020 by total fund assets include only three products from BlackRock Inc. and none from Vanguard Group or State Street Corp., according to data compiled by Bloomberg. " There are four main themes that I'm most interested in for the ETF marketplace. The first one, tied to the quote above, is maturation. While active equity funds continue to hemorrhage money, flows into passive have plateaued over the last few years.
Workable Wealth
JANUARY 6, 2021
When you look back on 2020and the pandemic, what would you like to reset? Perhaps it’s more time with your loved ones, better work-life balance, adopting healthier eating habits, getting more sleep, or using your money wisely. There are likely many areas of your life that you want to revamp. The whirlwind of 2020 taught us many lessons – how to work, maintain relationships, and experience personal growth during a pandemic. .
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The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 7, 2021
Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by State Street On today’s show we discuss: The origins of the 60/40 portfolio Where to find yield How to think about a balanced portfolio with no income Investor Resources: Portfolio Construction for the Next Decade 2021 ETF Market Outlook Listen here: Charts Contact us at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, recommendations, or questions.
The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 5, 2021
Jeremy Grantham is going for it. In his latest piece, Waiting For The Last Dance , he writes: "I believe this event will be recorded as one of the great bubbles of financial history, right along with the South Sea bubble, 1929, and 2000." Yikes Grantham is famous for calling the Japanese, tech, and housing bubbles. So when he speaks on this topic, investors pay attention.
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The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 5, 2021
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 : Why it's so hard to measure inflation J.P. Morgan guide to the markets Why I'm Not Selling Bitcoin Why Bitcoin is a religion Janet Yellen got paid State and local government jobs disappear Horrible year for main street, great year for wall street.
The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 3, 2021
What do you say when somebody asks you what they should do with their portfolio? Here's what you say, "Sorry, I can't help you." I know that sounds oddly robotic, especially if you work in the financial services industry. In general, people who don't work in finance expect those who do to have an opinion on Apple, Tesla, Bitcoin, or whatever they're asking about.
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The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 6, 2021
A YouTube viewer asks: I've been up way later than I should be trying to figure out if I got duped. I'm 35 and seven years ago my friend set me up a variable whole life policy in which I pay in every month. Obviously if I had just put this payment to work in the market over the last 7 years it would have doubled basically, but can't go back. Am I just stuck in this now?
The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 7, 2021
2020 was the wildest year in the stock market that any of us have ever seen. We had two of the five worst days ever, the fastest bear market ever, and the fastest recovery ever. Today I want to look forward and talk about some of the things I'm thinking about for 2021. Will the NASDAQ ever fall? The Nasdaq-100 gained in 2020, which was its best year since 2009.
The Irrelevant Investor
JANUARY 2, 2021
Michael Cembalest and his team at J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management just put out their 2021 outlook. They do incredible work, and I wanted to share some of the most important charts from their piece, which I cannot recommend highly enough. Source: Eye on the Market Outlook 2021: The Hazmat Recovery If someone told you that a global pandemic would come out of nowhere and grind the economy to a halt, you would have been incredibly bearish on the stock market.
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