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How Many Bear Markets Have You Lived Through?

The Big Picture

Meaning, you do not get the 8-10% long-term gains without living through a significant number of market events, ranging from cyclical drawdowns to longer secular bear markets, and full-on crashes. By then, we began to have meaningful assets in our savings/retirement accounts and the bear markets had a bigger economic impact on those finances.

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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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At the Money: Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Fed President on Tariffs, Inflation and Monetary Policy

The Big Picture

The supply side was healing on the supply chain, and there was a big surge of labor force participation from a number of groups. So you got a number of positive supply shocks that are exactly what allowed for the immaculate disinflation, which the people who thought that was impossible use that phrase mockingly. I think number one.

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Bitcoin Historical Annual Returns (10 Years, 5 Years, 3 Years, 1 Year)

Good Financial Cents

The creator(s) of this first-of-its-kind asset developed the cryptocurrency in response to the Great Recession of 2007-2009 , spurred by a distrust of the traditional banking system and concerns about its stability. Read on for insights on Bitcoin milestones, historical returns, and how its returns compare to those of other assets.

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FAQ – Bank Failures and Is This 2008 All Over Again?

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

This caused a fear over the weekend that we might see a repeat of 2007-2009. This explainer will lay out what happened, what the response was and why this is not like 2007-2009. When this run started, Silicon Valley Bank (and the two other banks that failed), put into play plans to raise capital beyond selling these assets.

Banking 98
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The Frenzy in the Stock Market

Truemind Capital

Thinking about all this, I felt I had read about this and observed it in 2007. During times of euphoria and bubbles, a huge number of retail investors want to invest in the stock market. However, I would insist on following an asset allocation plan with discipline, which is unaffected by the emotions of greed and fear.

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Transcript: Kristen Bitterly Michell

The Big Picture

They run over $800 billion in client assets, and Kristen’s group, the North American Group, is responsible for about half of the revenue that that massive organization generates. I wasn’t that typical person that did a number of, you know, internships during the summer, had that …. And so, 2007, I came over to Citi.

Clients 299