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Lessons of “Number Go Up”

The Big Picture

Recently, a post utterly perplexed me: “One doesn’t get a favorable impression of crypto from Number Go Up but in fact one doesn’t learn much about crypto at all. Thus, I was entertained by Number Go Up , but didn’t learn much.” Because Number Go Up technology means it’s going higher! Jury is still out.

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At the Money: Is War Good for Markets?

The Big Picture

 At the Money: Is War Good for Markets? February 14, 2024) What does history tell us about how war impacts the stock market? Can these patterns inform us of future bull market behavior? A 500% move in the stock market. Explain your dad’s thinking about how war plus inflation equals a stock bull market.

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30 Years of Financial Market Returns

A Wealth of Common Sense

I couldn’t help but slice and dice the numbers and overanalyze the data because that’s what we do here. First the annual return numbers for the S&P 500, 10 year treasuries and 3 month T-bills over the 30 years ending in 2023: Some thoughts about these numbers: St. He just wanted the returns. Let’s dig in.

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Adviser links: more than the numbers

Abnormal Returns

(riabiz.com) Advisers Joshua Brown, "But one thing that is undeniable – and I have a century’s worth of data to back this up – market environments like this one are where all of the value creation resides." obliviousinvestor.com) If people could trust financial advisers, then marketing costs could come down.

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Recruiting From Within: Expand Your Talent Pipeline While Driving Retention

As employees continue to resign in record numbers, talent acquisition and retention have never been more important for companies with global aspirations. Other factors such as growing local talent shortages and employees’ new outlook on work-life balance have only added complexity to a competitive and turbulent business market.

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U.S. Stock Market Gains & Losses By the Numbers

A Wealth of Common Sense

My ability to predict short-term market moves is about as reliable as a Detroit Lions top 10 draft pi.

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KPIs To Track Your Advisor Marketing And Figure Out What’s Actually Working (Or Not)

Nerd's Eye View

Over the years, though, as the focus of the profession evolved from being almost exclusively transaction-based sales to having a focus on building long-term relationships, so too did growth shift from sales-based approaches to more long-term trust-building marketing tactics.

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