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What Is In Your Control?

The Big Picture

Year to date, the S&P 500 is down more than 23%; the Russell 2000 small caps are off more than 26%; Emerging markets are down almost 28%; and the Nasdaq Tech index is off more than 31%. Around the world, markets lost 5% or worse just last week. All jokes aside , September has lived up to its reputation as a challenging month for equities.

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Farewell, TINA

The Big Picture

to 6% yield or better (according to Bankrate’s Tax Equivalent Yield Calculator ). The Federal Reserve, in its belated attempt to fight inflation, has cranked up rates to the point where today, there is an alternative to stocks: Bonds.

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Black Knight: "Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Record Low in March"

Calculated Risk

in Washington to 21.5%

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Chief Investment Officer ) • Tax Season Is Around the Corner. Thanks to an inflation adjustment to the 2024 income-tax bracket thresholds, you may save money by deferring year-end income and bonuses to next year. 6 Ways to Lower Your Bill. Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here.

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Which is Worse: Inflation or Unemployment?

The Big Picture

However you may describe Inflation, it sucks: A loss of buying power, a tax on consumers, a decrease in the value of savings, and a drag on GDP. Economic Discomfort and Consumer Sentiment (SSRN Apr 2000). These are all annoyances of greater or lesser proportion to various people. 2 to 1 Unemployment to Inflation ( Oswald ).

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Rabbithole: What Do People Get Wrong About Money?

The Big Picture

” A : Money is NOT a store of value to be useful, a dollar must maintain its value long enough for me to pay my rent or mortgage, buy food and energy, fund my entertainment and travel, pay my taxes, and get invested. During the 2000 crash, I had no 401k, and my wifes 403B was tiny. It does that splendidly.

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The Fed is Hiking at the Most Aggressive Pace Ever (And What it Means for Housing)

Mish Talk

A 30-year-fixed mortgage with 5% down (including principal, interest, taxes, insurance and maintenance) on such a home cost $3,058 a month, while the median monthly rent on such a single-family house was $2,170, based on John Burns research.". The cost of owning a home with a mortgage is the most expensive since at least 2000.

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