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Back to Search3-6-2023 – U.S. Factory Orders Decline
The Institute for Supply Management reported last week that manufacturing, which accounts for 11.3% of the economy, contracted for a fourth straight …
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3-3-2023 – Could March Be a Pivotal Month for the Oil Market?
China's economic data is beginning to surprise to the upside-- and U.S. oil demand is starting to improve following a material drop into year-end 202…
3 years, 6 months ago
3-2-2023 – Tips to Avoid Bad Mutual Fund Decisions
Hundreds of mutual funds deliver lackluster results and come with high price tags and those high fees put a fund at a huge disadvantage over time.
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3-1-2023 – Is It Possible to Balance the Books for Social Security?
Social Security resembles other government programs because its tax revenues are spent in the year that they are raised.
(Social Security’s benefits …
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2-28-2023 – Could Reshoring Be the Theme ETF Investors Need?
In mid-2022, reshoring, onshoring or nearshoring were mentioned in the quarterly earnings calls of around 180 US companies.
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2-27-2023 – China’s Economy Is Looking at a New Wave of 'Japanification'
Like Japan of the late 1980s, China today, decades later, has also allowed its real economy and the financial system to decouple.
Today's Stocks & To…
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2-24-2023 – Is There a Sure-Fire Route to Investing Success?
The pursuit of excellence in many disciplines can yield rewards like a fulfilling life and career-- but with investing a determination to achieve exc…
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2-23-2023 – Investing in A Time Of 'Polycrisis'
There is a theory that postulates that since our problems are interconnected and mutually exacerbating, it may be of limited use to focus on one at t…
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2-22-2023 – What Are Option-Income Funds and Are They Here to Stay?
One expert says that in addition to providing payouts that can reach as high as an annualized 11%, these funds also tend to be somewhat less risky th…
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2-21-2023 - Best of Caller Questions
In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States…
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