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October 20, 2025

 “Money is made not in buying/selling but in waiting. Which I have learned hard way multiple times that it’s seared in my head.” Charlie Munger   Not a bad week for investors, with most asset classes closing in the black. Here are the numbers. The S&P 500 gained 1.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added […]

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October 6, 2025

“Everyone’s a genius in a bull market.” Warren Buffett Another good week to start the 4th Quarter. Here are the numbers. The S&P 500 gained .81%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added .98%, the Nasdaq rose .78%. Internationally, it seems to be where all the fireworks were with the FTSE 100 up 2.22% and the […]

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September 29, 2025

“The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.” Warren Buffett   With a strong finish last Friday, the week’s losses were erased or mitigated. But first here are the numbers. The S&P 500 was slightly off .16%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average actually gained .09%, Nasdaq finished down .54%. Internationally, the FTSE100 […]

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September 15, 2025

“It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.” John Maynard Keynes Good Afternoon, and I am happy to be back, I write with a heavy heart following last week’s profound events, which transcended market reactions. I had the privilege of meeting Charlie Kirk on several occasions and shared a mutual friend. Though not […]

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August 25, 2025

“The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.” Warren Buffett   Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door for rate cuts next month when he said the labor market might be softening enough to rein in inflation that is being pushed up by tariffs. After the Markets treading water waiting for […]

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August 18, 2025

“Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.” Ben Bernanke Last week, the S&P 500 rose 0.94%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average led with a 1.72% gain, and the Nasdaq increased 0.72% (per Bloomberg). Internationally, the FTSE 100 climbed 0.47%, and the MSCI-EAFE rose 2%. The 2-Year Treasury yield stood at 3.775%, and the […]

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July 21, 2025

“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” Robert Arnott   Another big week on many fronts last week, but first here are the numbers. The S&P 500 finished the week up .67%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat off a slight .01%, and the Nasdaq led up 1.47%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 finished […]

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July 14, 2025

“Buy not on optimism. but on arithmetic” Benjamin Graham All eyes on the Federal Reserve this week, but first here are the numbers. The S&P 500 was slightly up .9%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a gain .96%, and the Nasdaq added .46%. Internationally, The FTSE 100 was the big winner up 1.34% and […]

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July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025   “Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.” Benjamin Franklin   Hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July holiday; here are the numbers on the holiday shortened week. The S&P 500 rose 2.09%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3.04%, and the Nasdaq added 1.90%. Internationally, […]

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June 30, 2025

“The stock market is the story of cycles and of the human behavior that is responsible for overreactions in both directions.” Seth Klarman Happy 4th of July!!! As we close the second quarter with a dynamic week last week, President Trump had probably the best week of his presidency. But first here’s a recap of […]

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