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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 11–12)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the "Social Security Fairness Act" was signed into law this week, eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions, which previously reduced the Social Security benefits (..)

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Weekly Market Insights: November 25th, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Tip adapted from Green Matters 9 Weekly Riddle… A palindrome is any word, phrase, or number that reads the same, either forward or backward. Treasury Notes are guaranteed by the federal government as to the timely payment of principal and interest. It will last longer and use less packaging.

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At the Money: Matt Hougan on Responsible Crypto Investing

The Big Picture

And we’ve had a number of them when for a year or two crypto currencies can be down, you know, 50 percent or worse. Bitcoin’s valuation technique is different from other crypto assets like Ethereum. government acquiring one million Bitcoin. With crypto. I love the expression crypto winter.

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Transcript: Velina Peneva, Swiss Re Chief Investment Officer

The Big Picture

Very unusual number of years in a row. I had no idea private equity was putting up those sort of numbers back then. 00:32:16 [Speaker Changed] Of which half is government bonds. And we use government bonds to match liabilities. So of course, what the Fed will do impacts markets, impacts valuations, impacts interest rates.

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Weekly Market Insights: November 11th, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

6,7 Stocks finished the week with a number of records: the S&P 500 crossed the 6,000 mark, and the Dow breached 44,000 for the first time on Friday. If you’re unsure what your “numbers” are, schedule a visit with your doctor to monitor them and understand why each is important. Economic news that showed a 2.2

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Weekly Market Insights | October 28th, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

On Tuesday, Standard & Poor’s reported that the number of stocks above their 20-day moving average fell to nearly 50 percent. Tip adapted from Healthline 10 Weekly Riddle… How many times can you subtract the number 75 from 7,500? In late August, nearly 90 percent of stock traded above their 20-day moving average.

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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2025

Dear Mr. Market

Historically, this bracket has been dominated by the tech sector, but after years of outsized gains, big tech valuations are stretched. While Lockheed Martin remains a solid performer with government contracts and steady demand, it lacks the same growth potential as Eli Lilly , which is positioned to benefit from the global healthcare push.