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November 6, 2023

 “Stock market doesn’t only teach how to make money but it also teaches lot about life, patience, persistence and wisdom.” Raj Mishra Ho-Ho-ho- how did I know? Is it time to crow? Is the Santa Claus rally I argued for beginning? Well, after last week, it certainly looks like the bulls were let out of the […]

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October 2, 2023

“Inflation is taxation without legislation.“ Milton Friedman     As we close the 3rd quarter, the final week of September proved to continue the effects of both inflation and taxation on the middle class. Here are the weekly numbers: Stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 booking its biggest drop in a […]

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September 25th, 2023

“The function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” John Kenneth Galbraith That has certainly been the case lately, as we come to the close of the 3rd quarter, we have seen a spectacular July, anemic August and a schizophrenic September. Here are the numbers from last week: the S&P 500 ended the […]

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Another Roller Coaster Week…

September 18, 2023 “The only investors who do not need to diversify are the ones who are right 100 % of the time.” Sir John Templeton. Another roller coaster week with high expectations dashed on the last day. Despite some big moves to the upside, the S&P 500 ended the week with a slight loss […]

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Always Remember the 11th of September!

September 11, 2023 “The four most dangerous words in investing are, it’s different this time.” Sir John Templeton     As we start this week, let us remember 9/11, lest we ever forget. That said, last week, on Friday, all three major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher, with the S&P 500 snapping a three-day […]

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The Start of August….

August 7, 2023   “Bull Markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” Sir John Templeton   Last week seemed to bear out all the elements of this quote, starting on a continuing run, with a quick reversal, then recovery, followed by ending the week down and having […]

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Bull Speed Ahead!

Weekly Market Commentary   “Damn the Torpedoes, full speed ahead!” Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Well, it seems the Bulls are on board with the admiral, but first the numbers. Last week closed another good week for all of the major markets, the S&P 500 added +2.4%, The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up +2.3%, Nasdaq […]

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Post 4th of July News

“Any 20-year-old who is not a liberal has no heart, any 40-year-old that is not a conservative has no brain” Sir Winston Churchill As we start a new month and the second quarter, I could not help but ponder the profound statement of Churchill, he of course was talking politics, but its application to one’s […]

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Weren’t we just talking about…

Value investing, the way I define it, is finding a good business run by smart people, at a reasonably good price relative to its values today and five or more years from now. Mario Gabelli   It seems just last week we were talking about the markets moving to the highest level since last October. […]

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The Fed gives us much to think about…

“Time is your friend, impulse your enemy.” John C. Bogle Vanguard founder Happy belated Father’s Day and I guess, happy Juneteenth? Well last week the Federal Reserve gave investors much to think about, while the Fed left rates the same they gave a hawkish projection of one or two possible rate hikes. This led to […]

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