Category Archive: 9a) Buy and Hold

(2/14/22) Now that The Big Game has passed, it's time to collect on those bets! Russia, Ukraine, the European Union, NATO, and Markets' response; Markets will probably re-test previous lows. If they hold, markets will be set for next rally up. The effectiveness of the truckers' Freedom Convoy; Why the Supply Chain isn't broken--it was shut down. How to deal with a hyper-active Fed. What will be the next Minsky Moment? Inflation is a monetary...

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(2/14/22) Markets sold off ahead of the weekend as Russia dominated the headlines, and concerns over an invasion of Ukraine weighed on sentiment. But this morning, progress towards talks between the two countries is already underway. No one really wants a war, and it's in everyone's best interests to resolve the impasse. Markets' reflexive rally was the result of selling-off, triggered by Russia headlines. If the test of previous lows holds,...

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(2/11/22) With the bigger than expected 7.5% inflation print on Thursday, the next logical question is what will the Fed do? Why Inflation is going to be "sticky" for a while: Energy policy, public policy; when will price elasticity return? Is there an upside to Inflation: recession mentality, inflation mentality--similar to depression mentality of the '30's. The onset of Consumer Austerity. IRS Life Expectancy Tables have changed; what...

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(2/10 /22) The Fed's Raphael Bostick yesterday postulated that today's inflation print might be a little less than expected...resulting in a bit of a market rally to get above the 20-DMA, but not quite reaching the 50-DMA. Markets are still struggling to move higher, but Tech stocks outperformed on anticipation we might see some dis-inflation in today's numbers. The hope and expectation for lower inflation is that the Fed might back off its hawkish...

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What was first supposed to be a peaking rate of inflation---how inflation is calculated; The rate of inflation will come down because of the rate of change--but high prices will remain high. Why there is little value in 'value stocks' today--the biggest cause: Passive Investing; the Proctor & Gamble gamble; how well are corporations represented in a mutual fund? Why investors are buying 'value' in name-only. 1:42 - Why Some Prices Will Remain...

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(2/9/22) The recent rally back to the 50-DMA has been good, but since then markets have been trending slightly lower. Tomorrow's inflation data is expected to be the high-water mark for this year. If inflation comes in weaker than expected, stocks might get a boost on expectations the Fed might not be as aggressive with monetary policy. But the reality is that markets have made very little--if any--progress since October 2020. There are plenty of...

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Recipients of the Child Tax Credit have a surprise from the IRS; the Congressional stock trading ban gathers steam; Amazon's base salary hike, and how to really fix the compensation gap. Why Markets haven't gone anywhere since October; pat attention to the generals; the importance of portfolio risk sizing. Why Texas outperformed the rest of the nation in GDP during the pandemic; SMA's and Tax Management tracking errors; "Uncle, Lance, where...

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(2/8/22) Interest Rates have been inching upward out of concerns over the Fed's response to rising inflationary pressures--a normal response. But's also causing concern from investors with fixed-income holdings: what happens when dis-inflation arrives in the economy? As we begin to have slower rates of growth and diminishing rates of inflation on an annualized basis, take caution of a feedback loop into Treasury bonds. The Fed's rate hikes will...

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(2/7/22) Markets rallied last week, as expected, coming off deeply oversold levels. Now sitting in no-man's land--will markets retest October lows, or find support where we are, and begin to rally higher ahead of the Fed' meeting in March? What happens next--and how do you manage your portfolio accordingly? If you think we're in a bear market, raise cash by selling off poor performers in your portfolio, you could potentially be on the wrong side of...

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