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Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity increased slightly to moderately"

Calculated Risk

Manufacturing decreased slightly on net, and a number of Districts said manufacturers were stockpiling inventories in anticipation of higher tariffs. Contacts in several service industries, notably healthcare, continued to see job growth. Construction employment increased slightly, while manufacturing employment was flat.

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MiB: Kyla Scanlon on Vibecessions & Gen Z

The Big Picture

and European healthcare at Citadel and Millenium. Cutter has put-up impressive numbers since its 2022 launch, and now manages more than $500 million in institutional assets. The firm is a market- and factor-neutral, long/short hedge fund focused on health-care companies. Prior to launching Cutter, he focused on U.S.

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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Decreased 5% in October; Up Sharply YoY

Calculated Risk

In addition to data center planning normalizing, a moderate pullback in the number of planning projects for several other nonresidential sectors also contributed to the decline in the Dodge Momentum Index for October,” stated Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network. in October to 197.2

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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Increases in October

Calculated Risk

The institutional component was varied, experiencing growth in recreational and education projects, countered by a decline in the number of healthcare and public planning projects. Commercial planning was bolstered by a solid increase in office and hotel projects.

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How To Optimize Cash Flow: Your Roadmap To Resilience!

Speaker: Genevieve Hancock, CPA

Cash flow isn’t just about balancing numbers - it's about ensuring your organization is positioned for both immediate stability and long-term success. Understanding that cash flow management fuels every decision, every opportunity, and every growth phase is critical.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 4-5)

Nerd's Eye View

At the same time, the study found that potential breakaway brokers view the operational and compliance requirements of transitioning to and doing business as an RIA as a major concern, which could lead some of them to either leverage the growing number of service providers available to RIAs, or perhaps join an existing corporate RIA platform to take (..)

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Framing, Context, Asking (not answering) Questions

The Big Picture

JVL wrote, “The course exists for only two purposes: (1) to cull the number of attractive medical school applicants, and (2) to prepare a handful of students for a future in biochemical research.”. ~~~. What purpose does limiting the number of medical students (and therefore physicians) serve? and who made this decision?).

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