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A Few Thoughts On Diversification Strategies

Fortune Financial

It has been my experience when reviewing portfolios that diversification is typically expressed simply as a number of various stocks owned, or owning a handful of asset classes, usually stocks of various sizes and geographies, and bonds of varying maturities.

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Market Responses to Fed (in)Action | Weekly Market Commentary | June 20, 2023

James Hendries

As the economy is likely downshifting, investors should take heed that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) current stance is eerily similar to early 2007. That’s not suggesting another 2008 is coming, but rather highlights how fast the economic environment can change.

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Hold Cash or Invest? History Shows Cash Isn’t King for Long

Darrow Wealth Management

The federal funds rate hasn’t been this high since 2007 when it peaked at 5.25%. Consider your objectives Before making an asset allocation decision, always keep in mind what you’re trying to accomplish. In fact, the Federal Reserve has raised the upper limit federal funds rate by 5% since the beginning of 2022.

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Transcript: Kristen Bitterly Michell

The Big Picture

And so, coming out of school, I studied Economics and Spanish Literature, and I applied to a — a program that actually targeted Liberal Arts majors. At Citi, in 2007, fantastic timing, you take over as Head of Structured Solutions. And so, 2007, I came over to Citi. It was at Bank One, at the time. BITTERLY MICHELL: Yeah.

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Nouriel Roubini Enters The ETF Fray

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

From the fund page : the goal is seeking stable returns across a variety of economic and financial market conditions, consistent with the preservation of capital. There's no fact sheet yet and while the holdings are available, the asset allocation is vague without calculating the spreadsheet yourself which I did (hopefully correctly).

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Market Commentary: A New Bull Market is Here

Carson Wealth

Carson’s leading economic index indicates the economy is not in a recession. We found there were two times during the tech bubble that stocks gained 20% and again moved to new lows, and it also happened during the global financial crisis of 2007-2009. It was developed a decade ago and is a key input into our asset allocation decisions.

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Diamonds In The Rough

Brown Advisory

Through conservative, bottom-up analysis, we are taking advantage of current market dynamics to buy attractively priced debt in companies with solid revenues and limited vulnerability to an economic downturn. Debt in well-managed companies positioned to weather an economic slump return nearly three times the 2.3%

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