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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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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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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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October 7, 2024

“The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.” Peter Lynch We closed another successful week, U.S. stocks rallied Friday on fresh signs of a strong labor market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending at a record peak while the bond market dialed back recession fears. Here are […]

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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 9, 2024

“Although it is easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket… it’s part ownership of a business.” Peter Lynch Let’s all remember this after a lousy week (a technical term) last week, Markets usually rebound. Here are the numbers for the first week of September. The S&P 500 lost 3.64%, the Dow […]

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September 2, 2024

“There is no American without labor, and to rob one is to fleece the other”. Abraham Lincoln Happy Labor Day to all, as the summer winds down and as the 4th quarter and the presidential election looms, please remember to vote like your pocketbook depends on it. (because it does!). Here are the numbers from last […]

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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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