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February 17, 2025

“If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing”.  Margaret Thatcher   With the events of the past few weeks, I will attempt to lay out some thoughts on the impact to our country and the markets going forward. I chose […]

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February 10, 2025

“All intelligent investing is value investing. You must value the business in order to value the stock.” Charlie Munger Well, its Valentine week, will the market show us some love? First last week, the week started replacing all the losses caused by the tough tariff talk the previous week only to give back some gains […]

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February 3, 2025

“Rule #1: don’t lose money. Rule #2: Don’t forget Rule #1.” Warren Buffett. Happy Groundhog Day! He saw his shadow, so 6 more weeks of cold!   After a very tragic week with two airline crashes taking 74 souls, nothing can be said to alay the horror to their families. That and the continued partisan […]

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January 27, 2025

“The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game.” Peter Lynch   Speaking of Games, yesterday’s playoff determined who goes to the big dance. Why do we care? Because the Super Bowl winner has reliably determined the years market direction, depending on if the NFC or AFC wins. Chiefs (AFC) have won the […]

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January 20, 2025

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” Chinese proverb.   Happy Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration of the 47th President of the United States.   Well, today is one for the ages, the nonconsecutive inauguration of the President for a second time; only the second […]

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January 13, 2025

“Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic” Benjaman Graham   Last Week was a bit depressing as we entered a correction mode, here are the numbers. The S&P 500 lost 1.09%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surrendered 1.31% the Nasdaq fell 1.21%. Internationally the FTSE managed a slight gain of .30% and the MSCI-EAFE .22%. […]

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January 6, 2025

“Buy right and hold tight.” Jack Bogle   From Market Beat and the AP… Equity markets rebounded on Friday to end the week down slightly from the end of 2024. The move may indicate market weakness, but that has yet to be seen. As it is, the market remains above critical support levels and aligned […]

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December 30, 2024

“Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.” Ben Bernanke   Santa Claus came to Wall Street this year, and equity markets rose on the last two trading days before the holiday, then fizzled a bit after Christmas but overall, a good week, here are the numbers. The S&P 500 finished up 2.21%, the […]

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December 23, 2024

“What goes up must come down” Sir Isaac Newton  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!  I know I have used this quote before, but is particularly appropriate in view of the last two weeks market performance. But first, here are the numbers. The S&P 500 surrendered 2.19% last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

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December 16, 2024

December 16, 2024 It’s hard, when you’re up to your armpits in alligators, to remember you came here to drain the swamp. Ronald Reagan Let’s see if it begins next month.   Friday the 13th proved to be modestly negative for the markets, with both bonds and stocks slipping.  The lackadaisical week seems appropriate as […]

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