Category Archive: 9a) Buy and Hold

Markets steel themselves for today's Jobs Report; Has the Real Estate market peaked? The dynamics of Labor, Wages, and Transitional Unemployment; Portfolio management with concentrated investments; budgeting worksheets & software; Medicare Advantage vs Medigap. ------ 0:00 - Has the Real Estate Market peaked? 11:39 - The Benefits of Trimming Portfolios 23:11 - Budget Helps; Medicare Advantage vs Medigap -------- Hosted by RIA Director of...

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Why supply chain disruptions may be the Grinch that steals Christmas 2021. How will El Salvador's Bitcoin currency experiment fare? How San Francisco ruined itself; the myths of "economic equality;" The Fed's biggest problem: Inflation. ------ SEG-1: Bitcoin as a Savings Vehicle SEG-2: Can Bitcoin Save El Salvador? SEG-3: How Public Policy Ruined San Francisco -------- Hosted by Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w...

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Speculation over this week's Jobs Numbers; Weak manufacturing indexes do not bode well for the Fed; evidence abounds that the rate of economic growth is stalling here and in China. Who buys the debt issued by the Fed? What was the real reason for Quantitative Easing. How San Francisco ruined itself; the myths of "economic equality;" The Fed's biggest problem: Inflation. ------ 0:00 - Why Jobs Report Matters to the Fed 5:02 - The...

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(9/2/21) Stock movement worth noting today include Apple, as money crowds into larger-cap names; DocuSign reports after the bell today, and you'll either get a big drop, or see a nice pop. Broadcom and semi-conductors have been doing well lately; this company will announce earnings after the bell, as well; American Eagle Outfitters, part of the retail discretionary sector. Their earnings report after the bell is expected to disappoint. Financials...

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Markets remain over-valued, with Apple making up an inordinately large percentage of the market; How half-penny trading may further the "gamification" of retail trading; how will El Salvador's Bitcoin currency experiment fare? How to reform Social Security--and why we'll never vote for it. ------ 0:00 - Valuations Are Still Extremely High 6:42 - Half-penny Trades & Gamification of Trading 18:36 - El Salvador's Bitcoin Currency...

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(9/1/21) Major Markets starting a new month following the S&P setting of 55 new records in 2021...fo far. Seven consecutive months of positive results begs the question--what's next? NASDAQ performance has mirrored the S&P, thanks to FAANG stocks making up more than 50% of the index. Emerging markets, however, are well confined, offering no reason for additional exposure. The continued supply crisis is weighing on export-focused companies...

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The Market is staged to set a seventh month of gains...unless it crashes today. "If I was the Fed..." Chances are great they'll make a mistake; the negative-multiplier effect of deficits; Investors are "in" thanks to rising prices, not valuations; The Fed's inflation "concerns;" ------ 0:00 - If I was the Fed... 11:42 - The Fed's Conundrum 22:56 - The Crack-dealing Federal Reserve -------- Hosted by Chief Investment...

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(8/31/21) Markets sustain 7 sequential months up positive results--if they don't crash today! This is a function of high-complacency and $120-billion monthly in artificial liquidity. Where's the action? Companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, where liquidity is high and money can hide. Apple's market cap is now equal to 10% of the US Economy. Market breadth still remains narrow, advancers and decliners remain weak--all suggesting a very stretch...

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Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Supply chain disruptions may be the Grinch that steals Christmas 2021. No surprise from The Jackson Hole Summit: No tapering, yet; Consumer Sentiment is at lows seen at the start of COVID Pandemic; Will the Fed repeat the same policy mistakes? ------ 0:00 - Aftermath of Hurricane Ida & Toy Shortages at Christmas 7:14 - Bitcoin as a Savings Vehicle 18:58 - The Jackson Hole Summit Recap 30:11 -...

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(8/30/21) Bulls are excited by Jackson Hole remarks about tapering later this year, but no rate hikes in sight. However--each sell off has been accompanied by drop in volume, indicating internal weaknesses in the market: Breadth is weak, volume is weak, volatility remains compressed. Major market capitalization stocks--Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google--are the stocks into which investors are crowding. What happens when sentiment changes? The last...

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