Don’t Chase Performance: The Key to Long-Term Investment Success

2024-07-28

Market benefits from election outcomes as money flows into trades post-election. Markets adapt quickly to new policies, gravitating higher over time. #ElectionImpact

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2024-07-26

Understanding the importance of safety when investing in corporate bonds. Choose wisely to avoid defaults. #InvestingTips #CorporateBonds

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2024-07-23

Since the beginning of this year, the “bad breadth” issue has been a concern for the current bull market rally. Historically speaking, periods of narrow market advances typically precede short-term corrections and bear markets. However, as the Federal Reserve prepares to cut rates for the first time since 2020, there seems to be a change afoot.

Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Financial Advisot, Jonathan Penn, CFA
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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Articles mentioned in this report:
"The Bull Market – Could It Just Be Getting Started?"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/the-bull-market-could-it-just-be-getting-started/
"Can Mega-Capitalization Stocks Continue Their Dominance?"

2024-07-23

We noted last Friday that over the previous few years, a handful of “Mega-Capitalization” (mega-market capitalization) stocks have dominated market returns and driven the bull market. In that article, we questioned whether the dominance of just a handful of stocks can continue to drive the bull market. Furthermore, the breadth of the bull market rally has remained a vital concern of the bulls.

2024-07-18

During a rate cutting environment, treasury bonds tend to do well. Fed funds cuts lead to falling ten year treasury yields due to Fed control over the short end of the curve. #investing #economy

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2024-05-10

Earnings preview & economic reports: The wisdom of writing a market journal. Will markets produce an 8th day of gains? Current trading strategioes; the animal spirits are shifting. Soupy Sales’ ‘Send a Dollar;’ CEO Neutrality, getting back to the basics of business. Will Social Security last past 2035? There are some surprising, positive notes in the latest SS Trustees’ report. Why we run financial plans without SS. Financial Dust-bunnies: Medicare Lunch & Learn; why the big push for Medicare Advantage? (Because that’s what pays brokers the most.) Crafting retirement income is an art: Is the 4% Rule too safe? There is no set number: There are too many variables. "The Woods" retirement plan; the Annuities discussion; protecting against emotional decisions.

3:13 – Will Markets Produce an

2024-05-07

Economists’ ‘rush-to-judgement’ vs the lag effect catching up w economic data. Consumer spending and loan demand are waning as excesses in money supply are normalizing. The data re beginning to refute the "no recession" theme. Market correction is now over, bullish trend to resume. The challenge of NOT expecting recession; what the data is starting to show; not a lot of risk in credit markets…yet. That’s where trouble will show up first. Geopolitical conflicts do mot matter to markets for long; world wars do. Spreads between corporate bonds vs treasuries are at an all time low (90bp). There’s no stress in the economy…so far; pay attention to credit risk. 20th Anniversary of 2008 Financial Crisis is approaching. Letters from the IRS and a $34-B tax bill; the rich need to pay their

2024-05-01

Having cash on hand allows for seizing great opportunities. Wise investing involves careful consideration, not reckless decisions. #financialwisdom

In this video, Lance Roberts delves into the strategic value of maintaining a cash reserve. Discover why holding cash can be a critical element in savvy investing practices.

– Understand the importance of having liquidity in your investment strategy.
– Learn how cash reserves give you the flexibility to act on unexpected opportunities.
– Find out why thorough analysis and patience are crucial before investing.
– Hear why impulsively investing can be detrimental to your financial health.
– Get professional insights on managing your capital wisely in a fluctuating market.

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