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How CFOs Manufacture Earnings and the Impact on Wall Street Estimates

2025-01-02

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Are company revenues telling the whole story? CFOs admit to manufacturing earnings to meet Wall Street estimates. Dive deeper into the economy with us! 📊 #EarningsManipulation #WallStreetInsights Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/1a8cc6 YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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Back To Back 20 Percent Gains: What’s Next?

2025-01-02

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2025-01-02

While 20% gains in the S&P 500 are not uncommon, as circled below, back-to-back 20% gains have only occurred three times since 1950. The most recent back to back 20%+ gain was 2023 and 2024. Accordingly, given the rare performance of the last two years, lets look back and see what history teaches us. The … Continue reading...

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Understanding Taxable vs. Non-Taxable Benefits: Key Insights from a Financial Advisor

2025-01-01

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🤔 Understanding the tax implications of benefits can be tricky! Remember, it all depends on how it's paid for. Stay informed! 💸 #taxes #benefits Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/fd173c YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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Mastering Stop Loss Strategies to Avoid Mistakes and Protect Investments

2024-12-31

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Stop losses can be frustrating for investors! Giving a little room below the moving average may help avoid getting tripped out too soon. 📈💡 #InvestingTips Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/27058f YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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Scenarios For 2025

2024-12-31

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2024-12-31

Over the past couple of weeks and into the next few weeks, you will likely be inundated with economic forecasts and stock market scenarios for 2025.

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The Overlap Trap: Risks of Having Multiple Financial Advisors

2024-12-30

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Diversification myth debunked! Having multiple advisors doesn't mean you're diversified. It could lead to overlap risk and concentrated positions. 📊 #InvestingTips #RiskManagement Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/fa2fb9 YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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A Complete Guide to Investment Strategies for Building Wealth

2024-12-30

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2024-12-30

Building wealth through investing requires a clear understanding of foundational principles and a disciplined approach to asset allocation. Whether you’re new to investing or looking to refine your strategy, this guide explores key investment strategies for wealth creation, offering insights on diversification, risk tolerance, and how to build a portfolio that aligns with your goals. …

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Google’s New Quantum Chip is Out of This World

2024-12-30

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2024-12-30

AI machine learning receives most of the publicity concerning today’s technological advancements, but the potential in quantum computing is just as exciting, if not more so. There’s a fundamental difference between quantum computing and AI. Artificial intelligence utilizes classical binary computing, where information is processed in bits, which can either be in an on or …

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How Government Spending Affects Corporate Profitability and Market Risks

2024-12-29

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Government spending impacts economics & markets. With overbought markets & high speculation, there's a higher risk ahead. Stay informed! 📈💡 #Economics #MarketInsights Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/aaf1b6 YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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Understanding the Impact of Supply and Demand on Housing Prices

2024-12-28

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🏡 Housing market insights! Supply and demand are key. Now it's easier to buy or sell a house with affordable loans available. #housingmarket #realestate 🏠🔑 Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/c91c52 YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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Is Optimism Too Optimistic For 2025?

2024-12-28

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2024-12-28

Inside This Week's Bull Bear Report Last Chance For Early Bird Registration Get your tickets for the 2025 Economic and Investing Summit before prices increase on January 1st. Seating is very limited. Did Santa Get Stuck In The Chimney? Last week, we discussed that the selloff heading into Christmas was the setup for the beginning …

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How to Achieve Multiple Years of Gains in Just One Year

2024-12-27

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Turning 4% into 14% - that's the power of smart investing! 💰💪 #Investing #FinancialGoals #StockMarket Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/f5609a YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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Affordable Care Act & The Inflation Of Healthcare

2024-12-27

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2024-12-27

When the Obama Administration first suggested the Affordable Care Act following the Financial Crisis, we argued that the outcome would be substantially higher, not lower, healthcare costs. It is interesting today that economists and the media complain about surging healthcare costs with each inflation report but fail to identify the root cause of that escalation. …

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2024 in Review

2024-12-27

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2024-12-27

2024 was an unbelievable year for the S&P 500 up 28% YTD. The index constituents' average and median returns are 15.7% and 11.8%, respectively. Altogether, this year’s index returns dwarf the long-term average S&P 500 return of 7.9% since 1928. The Finviz heatmap pictured below shows the 2024 returns of the stocks in the index. … Continue...

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Understanding the Impact of Inflation on Your Retirement Savings

2024-12-26

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2024-12-26

Planning for retirement is a lifelong process, but inflation can pose significant challenges to even the best-laid plans. Inflation slowly reduces the purchasing power of your savings, which can leave retirees struggling to afford the lifestyle they envisioned. Understanding the inflation impact on retirement and taking proactive steps to protect your retirement savings is critical …

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Inflation Forecasts Can Reflect Political Bias

2024-12-26

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2024-12-26

The Fed uses many inflation gauges to develop its forecasts. An important one that Powell has flagged many times is inflation expectations. However, there is a weakness in using inflation expectations as an input to the Fed’s forecasts. Inflation expectations are collected from two primary sources: markets and surveys. Both traders and individuals have political …

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Psychological Optimism and High Expectations for Next Year

2024-12-25

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🗳 High expectations for next year driven by 'animal spirits' - everyone's optimistic due to America first policies. Exciting times ahead! 📈🇺🇸 #EconomicOutlook Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/21033b YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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Our Christmas Wish To You

2024-12-24

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2024-12-24

We want to take this opportunity to wish you, your family, and your loved ones a very merry and joyful Christmas. We also want to say “Thank You” for all of your support, loyal readership, and the friends we have made through sharing ideas over the last year. While it may be deemed “politically incorrect” these days to say such …

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Our Christmas Wish To You

2024-12-24

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2024-12-24

We want to take this opportunity to wish you, your family, and your loved ones a very merry and joyful Christmas. We also want to say “Thank You” for all of your support, loyal readership, and the friends we have made through sharing ideas over the last year. While it may be deemed “politically incorrect” these days to say such …

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The Widow’s Penalty: Understanding Single Tax Rates

2024-12-23

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Single tax rates may increase tax liability & impact retirement savings. Planning ahead is key! 💡 #FinancialPlanning #TaxTips #Retirement Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/444875 YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

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