Is a recession coming? Is the market overpriced? (and what does that even mean?). Are we due for a pull-back? No one wants to make a rash financial move, so before we commit our hard-earned money to a stock or mutual fund purchase, we want to be sure we’re not buying at market highs. Bank […]
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It’s a bit of a pickle. Today’s news on CNBC: This on top of Friday’s late afternoon crash after a Trump China tariff threat. That crash was followed by a pop on Monday when Trump said, and I quote: It will all be fine. And the market leaps to new highs. Overvalued Never mind the
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Interesting headline from a guy who recently posted IF YOUR EQUITY INVESTMENTS HAVEN’T GAINED 24% IN 2024, YOU NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. The post in question was the result of a discussion with a friend who was lamenting lackluster performance in his retirement account. The S&P 500 has been up more than 20% in
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To be honest, my relationship is largely hate, but there is some love. Last year, I wrote a post called Do I Need A Financial Advisor. And while, for me, the answer to the question is a resounding NO!, in the post, I talk about 2 situations where it might make sense to have an
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Bet you thought this was about me retiring and forcing my spouse to bring home the bacon. Nice idea, but no. This is even better. This morning I was reading clark.com. Clark is one of my favorite cheapskates. I subscribe to his daily email which has saving ideas and deals. Here’s one: But anyway, back
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Nothing better than a good “I told you so…” So let’s take a quick victory lap this morning. And while we enjoy that, we can also talk about the lesson learned here. Disney Yup, it’s Disney. A couple of weeks ago, I posted Is Disney a Great Company? I sold my shares a while back,
Today, with a government shut-down looming (and we still have tariff uncertainty, wars in the Ukraine and Gaza, and other assorted problems) the market continues to rise and today I read that: in the Daily Upside. In the almost 2 years that I’ve been posting here, I’ve spent a bit more time paying attention to
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Just recently, I was reminiscing about my journey with Disney (Ticker: DIS) in the post Is Disney a Great Company? And this morning, I was reminded again why Disney had lost its appeal for me. I wrote recently about free speech here. It seems as if many now interpret freedom of speech as we can
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Yesterday’s light read was Gen Z is deep in ‘financial nihilism’: Why young people are betting big on stocks and crypto. Here’s a quick rundown: I can’t help contrasting this with Sylvia Bloom. I’ve written about her and I always spend some time talking about her when I teach personal finance classes. You can read
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I had lunch with a friend today and we discussed my posts on covered call options. I realized that while I’ve talked about what they are and why we might use them, I haven’t written about how to actually start using them to earn income. Before we get into it, let’s start with some background.
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