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Category Archives: Federal Reserve

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 11, 2025

“An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.”  Laurence J. Peter A fitting quote as most economists who predicted doom and gloom due to the tariffs are wrong again. But first here are the good numbers from last week. The S&P 500 gained 1.88%, the […]

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July 28, 2025

“Ultimately, nothing should be more important to investors than the ability to sleep soundly at night.” Seth Klarman Another good week and hopefully good sleep! Here are the numbers. The S&P 500 rose 1.33%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.20%, The Nasdaq struggled but managed to finish up .71%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 had […]

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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 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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June 23, 2025

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it!” —Winston Churchill Summer is in full swing, and we are wrapping up another volatile yet resilient week in the markets. Here are the numbers from last week: S&P 500: Gained 0.78%, extending its rally despite late-week profit-taking. Dow Jones Industrial Average: Up 0.32%, […]

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June 9, 2025

“The desire to perform all the time is usually a barrier to preforming over time” Robert Olstein Well, the first week of June is in the books and it was a good one. Here are the numbers. The S&P 500 finished the week up 1.76%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.3%, the Nasdaq led […]

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June 2, 2025

“Ultimately, nothing should be more important to investors than the ability to sleep soundly at night.” Seth Klarman Summer is here and we closed a very good May. But first here are the numbers from last week. The S&P 500 gained 2.24%, the Dow jones Industrial average managed to gain 1.79%, The Nasdaq led up […]

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May 19, 2025

“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” (after the last 6 weeks I had to use this again) Warren Buffett I have always said that money is the great equalizer, your enemy or rival becomes your friend if the relationship is financially mutually beneficial. But first here […]

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