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Back to SearchThe Biggest Head-scratchers This Year (9/11/23)
(9/11/23) Football Season returns (yawn); CPI/PPI Preview, Oracle's earnings; how will uptick in oil prices affect CPI calculations? (not much); Apple takes a 6% hit on China iPhone ban, but no real …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
What Apple's Big Bite Means for Markets (9/11/23)
(9/11/23) Apple declined nearly 6% last week following news of China banning iPhone use by its government officials. But Apple's souring did not affect the overall NASDAQ, which has been driven of la…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
6 Medicare Landmines to Avoid (9/8/23)
(9/8/23) Spending Lottery winnings; no more drilling = higher fuel prices; Candid Coffee tease; A flounder markets: Odds of Fed pause increasing; the threat of government shutdown & market ripples? C…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Why We Did a Big Bond Swap (9/7/23)
(9/7/23) Earnings season is wrapping up, just in time to get ready for the NEXT quarter's earnings reports! What do Parking Lot Reports and the markets have in common? Not much going on. Waiting for …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Why We Sold TLT (9/7/23)
(9/7/23) Rising interest rates have been a big concern, affecting all businesses, households, and investors. With higher bond yields in the face of lower growth rates, we deemed it prudent to take ad…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
7 Investment Types You Should Avoid (9/6/23)
(9/6/23) All those Jobs numbers deserve a look under the hood: Are we really creating new jobs or just replacing the ones that went away? NOTE: Following each Jobs Report, revisions are made to previ…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Why Investors Have No Fear of Recession (9/6/23)
(9/6/23) Markets are doing okay, down a little bit yesterday, interest rates were up a bit because of oil prices; markets continue to do what they do during this August-September correctional period.…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Can Mega-caps Continue to Lead? (9/5/23)
(9/5/23) Markets are entering the "weak" month of September, the home of when things fall apart; barring any catastrophe, the month should prove to be flat. August Jobs Report shows higher unemployme…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Where Money is Hiding (9/5/23)
(9/5/23) The month of September is officially kicking-off, with a nice, upside close on Friday; a continuation of an upward trend. A buy-signal is in place, and markets are starting to get a little o…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Do We Really Want a "Whatever It Takes" Economy? (9/4/23)
(9/4/23) Debt service is diverting revenue from economic growth. The Fed is stuck between high rates and high inflation. How home builders are revising house plans to meet buyer realities. As goes Ch…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago