Category Archive: 9a) Buy and Hold

(2/3/22) Facebook's less-than-expected earnings report was enough of a disappointment to take down the rest of the market on Wednesday; the question now is whether Meta can withstand the demographic headwinds that are coming, along with a troubling trend of declining user-growth. Particularly vulnerable to Facebook's face-plant is the NASDAQ, with its tech-heavy weighting. Major indexes will open weaker today after a sharp rally over the past few...

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Earnings have been better-than-expected from companies like Google, AMD, and Exxon; implications of Google's 20:1 stock split; Energy vs ESG's, and what happens in dis-inflation. What happens at tax time to recipients of the boosted Child Tax Credits last year? Why the rich are the only one's really saving any money; The problem with going to cash is the getting back in; managing risk is a game of inches; what IS safe? Is Bitcoin the...

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(//) Robust earnings reports are boosting market confidence--the bottoming process to October lows is holding up. Money flow buy signals are in, also supporting the market rally. Resistance will still exist around the 0- and 50-DMA. Markets have not completely healed themselves, but positive earnings reports coming out are a helpful salve. Google beat estimates, AND announced a 0:1 stock split. Advanced Micro Devices also delivered...

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What happens following the "Trifecta of Disappointment:" the Santa Claus Rally failed, the first five days of January failed, and the month of January failed--in years in which these occur, markets are down for the year. The odds of the size of a Fed Rate Hike are beginning to drop: Will the the FOMC be as aggressive as we've been led to believe? Will we see $90 Oil? Chasing Hard Assets & Commodities; News that boggles the mind; money...

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(2/1/22) January's brutal 9% market losses have been trimmed dramatically by market rallies the past few days, and futures are positive as portfolio managers position for February business. Buy signals have been triggered across the board, suggesting that the rally has room to roam yet again. The issue is where to allocate money now. There's a thesis that inflation might not be as bad, and the Fed might not raise rates as aggressively as first...

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As goes January, so goes the year for markets...or so they say. The Fed is in fight-mode against inflation, despite deflationary 1% GDP growth; Less liquidity = less demand = less productivity; the theoretical benefits of blockchain technology, and why the Gov't. wants to regulate; what will the next CPI print show? Why the Fed is wrong--and what you must do to protect your portfolio. 1:3 - January Axioms; The Fed's Inflation Fight 1:54 - The...

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Here is an encore presentation of the January 29, 2022 Special Edition episode of Candid Coffee, our Exclusive Analysis of the Fed's Actions this week, direct from the kitchen tables of Richard Rosso, CFP, RIA Advisors' Director of Financial Planning, and Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP Richard and Danny are joined by CIO Lance Roberts to discuss: 0:50 - Markets are down for 2022 already: Why it feels so bad 2:50 - Understanding Market...

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(1/31/22) Friday's big rally finally triggered a buy-signal on the S&P 500, setting up an opportunity for portfolio rebalancing. We've been watching for a basing of markets along October's lows... Friday's performance suggests that we could see more of a rally. However, don't be too surprised if this initially rally falters and establishes a new bottom before moving upwards again. A failure to establish that bottom at this time could set-up...

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