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Category Archives: Elections

October 14, 2024

Happy Columbus Day!   “The entrance strategy is actually more important than the exit strategy.” Edward Lambert As in life, investing, and politics it is getting in the game that matters. Quick summary: Equity markets set new highs last week after a double-shot of news gave the market a dose of reality. The October read of […]

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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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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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July 22, 2024

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson   Folks, we are living through historic times, as I write these words, President Biden has succumbed to the intense pressure to withdraw, this past week we saw an assassination attempt on President Trump, an electric, […]

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July 15, 2024

“God Bless America”  In the everyday hustle and bustle of our lives a moment comes that forces us to take stock of what is really important.  This weekend, I hope and pray that this was one of those moments. We must all remember that words and actions have consequences that can affect so many lives. […]

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July 1, 2024

Happy post-debate to you all, here are the numbers: The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were basically flat slipping .01% and the Nasdaq gained slightly more, up .02%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 lost .089% and the MSCI-EAFE added .05%. the 2-year closed at a yield of 4.73% and the 10-year paid 4.35%. […]

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May 13, 2024

“Investing puts money to work. The only reason to save money is to invest it” Grant Cardone   I hope you all had a nice Mother’s Day, as my mother often reminded me, (after she insisted, I make my bed, which I still do to this day.) The love and sacrifice of parents make your […]

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May 6, 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   Well, last week gave us quite a ride, anticipation for the Federal Reserve and the inflation numbers moved the market midweek and recovered nicely by Friday. Here are the […]

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