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How Many Bear Markets Have You Lived Through?

The Big Picture

The first bear I experienced was utterly meaningless economically but still felt bad. My economic future was uncertain, but I felt confident I could make a go of it. From a purely economic perspective, these first few crashes were meaningless. I had zero dollars in the market and was deep in student loan debt.

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Observations to Start 2023

The Big Picture

What does this rock traversing through the vast emptiness of space have to do with economic expansion, corporate revenues & profits, inflation, or interest rates? It takes the Earth 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, and 9.76 seconds to complete one orbit – to return to its exact same place in space relative to our star, the sun.

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Question #2 for 2024: How much will job growth slow in 2024? Or will the economy lose jobs?

Calculated Risk

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2024. Here are the Ten Economic Questions for 2024 and a few predictions: • Question #2 for 2024: How much will job growth slow in 2024? I'm adding some thoughts, and maybe some predictions for each question. million jobs in 2023. million to 1.5

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Where is This Rally Going?

The Big Picture

Not So Fast (April 3, 2020) Redefining Bull and Bear Markets (August 14, 2017) Secular market cycles reflect geo-political, economic and technological issues of era (November 15, 2014) Is the Secular Bear Market Coming to an End? appeared first on The Big Picture.

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oXYGen Financial

![CDATA[ In 2003, Starbucks debuted the Pumpkin Spice Latte or PSL for short, which grew to be the company's most popular seasonal drink. Rival coffee chains scrambled to adopt this new flavored drink and keep up with their competitors hoping to see their own profits soar. only to have the. ]]

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The leading economic indicators show the U.S. economy is performing well, but most Americans still believe economic conditions are extremely poor — as if the country was mired in a deep recession. 2000-2003 Dotcom implosion 6. The approach that works the best is also the one most people ignore. Sapient Capital ) • If the U.S.

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Strategy of the Week: Ben Graham Value Investor Model

Validea

Low Debt Levels (Long-Term Debt Net Current Assets) Limiting debt helps safeguard a companys financial health, especially during economic downturns. Since its inception on Validea in 2003, the models 10-stock, annually rebalanced portfolio has returned 825% , outperforming the S&P 500 by 361.8%.