10-2-24 Shutdown, Strikes, & Volatility: Safeguarding Your Portfolio Now

2024-10-01

Timing is key when trading ETFs for volatility. Just like options, trade strategically to avoid erosion of returns. 📈💰 #TradingTips #ETFs

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2024-09-28

Building wealth step by step 💰 Setting realistic goals and working towards them! #FinancialSuccess #MoneyGoals

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2024-07-29

📈🔍 Economic and financial stress signals emerging in the bond market. Stay alert for potential surprises ahead! #marketinsights #Fed #economy

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2024-07-25

The S&P Global Services Index is "great," in contradiction to other eocnomic metrics; the first estimate of Q2 GDP is released today (up 2.8%); this will be revised. Important to note the behavior of GDP prior to past recessions, which are always back-dated. 350-days without a 2% correction, until Wednesday. Bill Dudley is calling for lower interest rates now; Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz explain the crucial link between consumer confidence and economic performance. Learn how sentiment drives markets and impacts your personal finances: The relationship between financial confidence and spending habits; the effects of market decline on consumer behavior; how sentiment influences economic performance; the role of confidence in personal financial decisions; why sentiment is a key factor

2024-05-13

Markets’ bullish trend continues; no reason to be sitting in cash now. Economic data is proving to be a mixed bag. Consumers’ creativity for accessing funds they shouldn’t be touching for continued spending. Markets are back to overbought; wait for a pullback to add exposure. What’s moving markets: The Fed or AI? When the Fed supplies liquidity, fundamentals take second chair. Fundamentals, however, will save you in a market downturn. Will AI be a game changer? "Ready Player One" is the ultimate outcome of AI. There are now emerging energy concerns for powering AI. Imperative to know what narratives are driving markets to best plan investing strategy. Earnings are a function of economic growth: S&P growth to slow as company earnings slow. Stock buybacks are used to engineer better

2024-05-10

Positive news on Social Security funds as the negative balance shrank. Benefits could be cut by 20-23%, but raising retirement age and removing the cap may help. #SocialSecurity #RetirementAge #positivenews

In this important discussion, we dive into the current state of financial funds and the outlook for Social Security. They explore potential reforms and the realistic impacts of these changes on benefits.
– Evaluation of the recent shrinkage in the negative actuarial balance of combined funds.
– The potential crisis in fund sustainability and its postponed timeline.
– Estimated reduction in benefits during a potential crisis, with figures ranging between 20% and 23%.
– The effect of various reports and analyses from different tax groups and agencies on these numbers.
– Proposed

2024-05-09

Todd Combs, a member of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio management team, is responsible for bringing Apple to Warren Buffett’s attention. However, not all credit goes to Combs. Buffett presented Combs with a challenge that ultimately highlighted Apple’s value proposition. With this same challenge, we will take a stab at finding the next Apple.

Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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Articles mentioned in this report:
"Economic Stagflation – Myth Or Reality?"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/
"Stock Rally As Powell Sparks A Buying Frenzy"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/stock-rally-as-powell-sparks-a-buying-frenzy/
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2024-05-07

From 100% expectations of a recession to now nobody expecting one. Will this mindset shift set the economy up for a recession? #economy #recession

Lance Roberts delves into the current economic climate and the likelihood of facing a recession. Discover why the unexpected may be just around the corner despite widespread confidence in the economy.

– Examining the economic predictions made back in 2022
– Understanding why no one anticipates a recession in the current year
– Exploring the pattern of expectations vs. reality in economic trends
– Discussing the necessity of a "shock effect" for economic changes
– Analyzing the potential setup for an unanticipated recession

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