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Tuesday links: economic confidence

Abnormal Returns

March 2025 The S&P 500 returned -5.63% in March 2025. on.spdji.com) How major asset classes performed in March 2025. novelinvestor.com) Alternatives How to use private equity in your portfolio. axios.com) Money management 230 new ETFs have been launched in 2025, to-date. morningstar.com) Is the Yale Model dead?

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“Nobody Knows Anything,” Wall Street Strategist Edition

The Big Picture

and other big firms sent out their calls for 2024, a consensus took shape: After surging more than 20% as artificial intelligence breakthroughs unleashed a tech-stock boom and the economy kept defying the doomsayers, the S&P 500 Index would likely scratch out only a modest gain. So as strategists at Bank of America Corp.,

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Thursday links: the laws of physics

Abnormal Returns

albertbridgecapital.com) Finance The stock market is getting more concentrated, and so are actively managed portfolios. wsj.com) Economy Still no sign of a meaningful uptick in weekly initial unemployment claims. bonddad.blogspot.com) A risk for 2025 is the re-acceleration of inflation. and European stock market returns?

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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2025

Dear Mr. Market

My Portfolio Guide, LLC was the first investment firm to publish a March Madness investing bracket where we share our picks and match them up against each other. Read more : March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2025 Large Cap Region: The Heavyweights Clash This years large-cap region includes some of the markets biggest names.

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2025 Q1 Update: Federal Reserve Rates, Inflation and Financial Markets

Your Richest Life

Even though 2025 has only just begun, there are already big changes unfolding that could impact your wallet. That decision is a departure from their announcement at the September meeting to cut rates a full percentage point in 2025. Future cuts will depend on inflation and the strength of the economy as the year goes on.

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Bracketology (2025 Edition)

The Better Letter

Bracketology (2025 Edition) As my friend Mark Newfield likes to say , the Forecasters Hall of Fame has zero members. NARRATOR: “Next time you are tempted to make a market prediction, you might recall that the global economy has a few more than 52 variables.” It applies to your personal portfolio, too.

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Market Commentary: Tariffs Have Increased Market Uncertainty, but Job Growth Remains Solid

Carson Wealth

The worries are growing, from a potentially slowing economy, to a growing and more aggressive trade war, to worries over Washington policy. Then five years ago we shut down our economy during a once-a-century pandemic. The economy created 151,000 jobs in February, more or less consistent with expectations.