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Category Archives: Elections

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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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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December 9, 2024

“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.”  Robert Arnott The S&P 500 soared 5.9% in November with 8 of our 17 featured factor indices outperforming the S&P 500, led by Pure Growth. But first here are the numbers from last week. The S&P 500 finished the week up .83%, The Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

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December 2, 2024

“Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!” John Bogle The markets continued their winning ways on this holiday shortened week, but first here are the numbers. The S&P 500 gained 1.48%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2.37%, and the Nasdaq was up 1.33%. Internationally, The FTSE 100 joined in […]

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November 25, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! By the President of the United States of America.  A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others […]

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November 18, 2024

“Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship” Benjamin Franklin Well, it seems president elect Trump is hitting the ground running, but first the numbers. The S&P 500 dropped 2.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.39%, and the Nasdaq retreated 3.49%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 had a slight loss of […]

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November 11, 2024

Happy Veterans Day!  What a week.  As I write these words, Trump is being declared winner in Arizona, completing a sweep of swing states. As such, there is much to talk about in terms of impact today, but, first the numbers. The S&P 500 jumped 4.72%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average also finished up 4.72%. […]

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November 4, 2024

“The ability to focus on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence” Robert J. Schiller Well, here we go with possibly one of the most consequential elections in American history. But first the numbers. Last week saw a great deal of volatility but ended with the S&P 500 closed down1.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial […]

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October 28, 2024

“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy As we enter the last week of this Presidential election cycle, I thought it appropriate we consider our obligations as citizens and remember to vote, On a lighter side, Happy Halloween to all. Once a […]

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October 21, 2024

“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.” Aristotle Wise words from the source of most western philosophy, in life and in investing. Well, here we go with another positive week as we enter the third year of this Bull Market. Here are the numbers. The S&P 500 gained […]

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