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Burn, Baby, Burn!
Italian immigrant Simon Rodia was a man of resolve. He labored nearly every day from 1921 to 1955 chicken wiring steel pipes and rods together, pausing only to take swigs of malt liquor. With...
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Have You Ever Raided Your Retirement Account?
Did Santa Claus come early this year? After hitting lows for the year in early October the stock market had a very pleasing bear market rally. For the months of October and November, the S&P 500...
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Are You Prepared for a Hard Landing?
The New Year brings both optimism and hope. A chance to start fresh. To turn over a new leaf. The sentiment is welcome. The outcome, however, can be a grave disappointment. If you recall, 2022 was...
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Fear and Greed with a Roll of the Dice
Bear markets take time. They also provide countless occasions to lose money. With each bounce comes an opportunity for investors to buy higher so they can later sell lower. Major U.S. stock market...
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Will You Play It Fast And Loose?
“How should I play that one, Bert? Play it safe? That’s the way you always told me to play it: safe… play the percentage. Well, here we go: fast and loose. One ball, corner pocket. Yeah,...
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What the End of Fed Rate Hikes Means for Stocks
According to this week’s Commerce Department report, U.S. GDP increased at an annualized rate of 1.1 percent during Q1 2023. The experts thought GDP would grow by 2 percent. They were wrong. By now,...
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Are You Unknowingly in the Impact Zone?
“When the wave breaks here. Don’t be there. Or you’re gonna get drilled!” – Turtle A New Bull Market? Have U.S. stocks really entered a new bull market? That’s the claim of some experts following the...
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Are You Gambling with Your Retirement Account?
And just like that. The year is half over. Can you believe it? Hardly the blink of an eye ago we were putting the final touches on our one great big nasty prediction for 2023 – that China will invade...
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Flying on a Wing and a Prayer
The main essence, as we understand it, is that over the last 18 months the Federal Reserve has reduced its balance sheet by nearly $1 trillion. With less Fed credit available, market interest rates...
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How to Outperform the Stock Market in 2024
“Sometimes nothin’ can be a real cool hand.” – Lucas “Luke” Jackson, Cool Hand Luke Very Good News? Following the federal open market committee (FOMC) meeting on December 12 and 13, 2023, the Federal...
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