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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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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 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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