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Ten Economic Questions for 2025

Calculated Risk

We can assume the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will be extended. Note: RI is mostly investment in new single-family structures, multifamily structures, home improvement and commissions on existing home sales. That larger tariffs will be imposed on some imports, and there will be some deregulation. in 2024 (around 2.6% Q4-over-Q4).

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A Short History of Stocks

The Big Picture

That changed on May 1, 1975, when the Securities and Exchange Commission mandated a change in commission structures. Costs continued to fall: Over the next 25 years, commissions would fall from about 1.0% August 25, 2012) The Death of Active Management Has Been (Somewhat) Exaggerated , (April 5, 2017) Why is Active Failing?

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Market Timing vs. Time in the Market

Zoe Financial

Looking at the same 1950-2017 period, but looking through the lens of five-year investment horizons, returns for the S&P 500 ranged from down 3% to up 28%. 3 It's Expensive Frequent trading and trying to time the market will rack up brokerage commission costs, particularly for smaller investors.

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: SEC charges crypto exchange Bittrex and former CEO with flouting securities laws

MarketWatch

Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged crypto trading platform Bittrex Inc. billion in revenue between 2017 and 2022 serving U.S. investors as a broker, exchange and clearing agency without registering these activities with the Commission, in violation of the law. The SEC alleged that Bittrex earned at least $1.3

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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 43

Aleph

Picture Credit: sevoo || I’m not dead yet… In my view, these were my best posts written between August 2017 and January 2018: The Crisis at the Tipping Point A reprise of what some people knew in advance of the Great Financial Crisis. Since 1950, the S&P 500 in 2017 Ranks First, Fourth, Tenth or Twenty-third?

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Top Movies & Shows for Financial Advisors to Watch

BlueMind

Deciding to chase after bigger commissions and targeting high net worth clients, he begins his own firm selling penny and IPO stocks. Although a work of fiction, this movie is based on very realistic “pump and dump” schemes carried out by advisors who love selling hard and earning high commissions. Boiler Room (2000). Cohen of S.A.C

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Webull Review: Trade Crypto and Traditional Investments on the Same App

Good Financial Cents

With most investing apps now offering commission-free trading, online brokers must find more creative ways to stand out. About Webull Launched in 2017, New York City-based Webull is a self-directed investment platform that offers commission-free trading. Cryptocurrency You can trade cryptocurrency on Webull commission-free.