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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 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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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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September 23, 2024

“The individual should act consistently as an investor and not a speculator.” Benjamin Graham   All the major averages closed modestly higher Friday, (the Dow reaching a new record high), as major U.S. stock benchmarks booked weekly gains in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s large interest-rate cut last Wednesday. Last Friday, The Dow rose […]

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September 16, 2024

“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient” Warren Buffett. (I know I have used this quote before, but, after the last two weeks it seemed more than appropriate.) Coming off its worst week of the year, the stock market notched its best week since November 2023. Here […]

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September 2, 2024

“There is no American without labor, and to rob one is to fleece the other”. Abraham Lincoln Happy Labor Day to all, as the summer winds down and as the 4th quarter and the presidential election looms, please remember to vote like your pocketbook depends on it. (because it does!). Here are the numbers from last […]

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August 26, 2024

“I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.” — Warren Buffett As we finished last week with the much-anticipated remarks from the Federal Reserve Chairman, the close of the Democratic convention on their vision for the future and RFK dropping […]

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August 19, 2024

“Rule #1: Don’t lose money. Rule #2: Don’t forget Rule #1.” Warren Buffett What a week! Here are the numbers. The S&P 500 rose 3.93%, the Dow Jones Industrial average joined the party up 3.31%, The Nasdaq rocketed back 5.07%, erasing all of August loses. Internationally, the FTSE 100 gained 1.75% and the MSCI-EAFE recovered […]

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July 29, 2024

“The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.”  Phillip Fisher As we closed a tumultuous week this advice seems appropriate. We began with the market up on Biden’s announcement followed by fears of what the inflation number would be and finished on a broad-based recovery. […]

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