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By Jon D. Markman On August 10, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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Stocks began Monday moderately lower on news that China is taking steps to shut down parts of its...
By Jon D. Markman On August 10, 202106:00 AM Eastern
“A heuristic or heuristic technique,” according to Wikipedia, “is any approach to problem-solving or self-discovery that employs a practical method that is not guaranteed to be optimal, perfect or...
By Jon D. Markman On August 9, 202103:06 PM Eastern
Stocks are mixed today in quiet trade. There is a big merger in the food business, some key earnings reports for two other businesses in the sector, more weakness in energy markets and an upgrade...
By Jon D. Markman On August 9, 202103:00 PM Eastern
Few investors see the giant squeeze now on its way.
Here’s one way to fight back. Each time I turn on the news, read a headline or open my internet browser, I grow more worried.
Why?...
By Tony Sagami On August 9, 202109:00 AM Eastern
In case you’re wondering why the major indices keep going higher and higher despite nosebleed valuations …
In the first half of the year, almost $580 billion has gushed into global equity funds....
By Jon D. Markman On August 9, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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Stocks opened stronger on Friday, following much-better-than-expected non-farm payroll data. The...
By Jessica Borg On August 8, 202106:00 AM Eastern
With the highly contagious Delta variant on the loose, COVID-19 infections are spiking in communities across the country. “I cannot emphasize this enough: I do not expect the economy to close...
By Jon D. Markman On August 6, 202103:25 PM Eastern
The economy created 943,000 nonfarm jobs during July, according to data from the Labor Department. If that number seems like a beat … that’s because it is. The outcome is investors are once again...
Wealth Megatrends
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By Sean Brodrick On August 6, 202112:03 PM Eastern
Your portfolio is doing well, so I shouldn’t complain … but lately, I’m finding the action in markets a bit mysterious.
For example, we saw Treasury yields rise in early 2021 due to the global...
Weekend Windfalls
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There are times to trade … and times to sit tight. This week is an example of the latter.
For one thing, your model portfolio is pretty full. For another, most August positions are going your...