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Stop Worrying About All Those Tech Layoffs…

The Big Picture

I wanted to drop a quick note about the endless spate of layoff announcements — and why you should (mostly) ignore them.

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Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 33.3% YoY; New Listings Up 10.4% YoY

Calculated Risk

YoY, but still down almost 36% compared to April 2017 to 2019 levels. As mortgage rates have climbed to new 2024 highs, we could see sellers adjust their plans, since nearly three-quarters of potential sellers also plan to buy a home. • On a monthly basis, they report total inventory. above year-ago levels. from one year ago.

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50th Anniversary Of The CFP Marks: The Journey, Current State Of CFP Board, And Growing The Financial Planning Profession

Nerd's Eye View

In the mid-20th century, the first phone call for a person who needed guidance on saving or planning for retirement was likely to be to a stockbroker or a mutual fund or insurance salesperson. So, in the late 1960s, a movement began to organize and promote best practices that would establish financial planning as a true profession.

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Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 31.7% YoY; New Listings Up 13.5% YoY

Calculated Risk

YoY, but still down almost 38% compared to March 2017 to 2019 levels. As mortgage rates have climbed to new 2024 highs, we could see sellers adjust their plans, since nearly three-quarters of potential sellers also play to buy a home. On a monthly basis, they report total inventory. Now - on a weekly basis - inventory is up 31.7%

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The Great Resignation Is Long Over

The Big Picture

Consider these columns going back to 2013 pointing out the foolishness of tax-payer subsidized corporate welfare queens (2013), and why median wages were rising ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2018 , 2019 ). By any measure, we still have an enormous number of unfilled positions. Then came the pandemic, and a huge federal worker subsidy.

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Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 35.1% YoY; New Listings Up 3.6% YoY

Calculated Risk

YoY, but still down almost 36% compared to April 2017 to 2019 levels. As mortgage rates have climbed to new 2024 highs, we could see sellers adjust their plans, since nearly three-quarters of potential sellers also plan to buy a home. On a monthly basis, they report total inventory.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 28-29)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the shift in financial advice from pure investment management to comprehensive financial planning continues, with more individuals becoming CFP professionals than CFAs in the past few years as consumers increasing the diversity (..)