Calculated Risk

JANUARY 1, 2025

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and I posted thoughts on those in the newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on this blog).

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 17, 2023

As states then began to implement the Model Rule in 2021 and IAR CE obligations first took effect (in 3 states) in 2022, our Kitces Members Section made our written Nerd's Eye View blog content eligible for IAR CE credit to help financial advisors fulfill the new requirements (while also getting crossover credit for CFP, CPA, and other professional (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 8, 2024

Given the continuing growth of advicers who fall under these new IAR CE Requirements, the Kitces platform is not only continuing to offer IAR CE (along with all of its other CE types) through its Nerd's Eye View blog articles, but, starting this year, has also expanded IAR CE eligibility to our webinars as well.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In practice, this means that we'll be bringing back our popular IAR Ethics CE Day in 2024 (save the date for August 29th!),

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

There was always this time pressure, and since it was my first book, I had little idea what I was doing other than expanding various blog posts into full-length chapters. I constantly rewrote entire chapters as various companies blew up. HNTI was a very different experience.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining the evolution in aggregate debt to income ratios and what that suggests about Americans’ ability to manage their debt obligations. The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel.

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Calculated Risk

APRIL 9, 2025

On my blog, I went on Recession Watch over the weekend (not predicting a recession yet because the U.S. Ten percent corrections are common, a further sell-off will have a negative wealth effect for potential home buyers. Stock markets are now down around 20% (with crazy volatility). And it is likely this will negatively impact home sales.

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and Ill post thoughts on those in this newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on my blog).

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and Ill post thoughts on those in this newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on my blog).

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Abnormal Returns

MAY 26, 2024

tker.co) The 18 best investing blogs of 2024. thecollegeinvestor.com) Top clicks this week The 18 best investing blogs of 2024. Mentions Sam Ro's favorite free finance newsletters. thecollegeinvestor.com) 11 investing principles from Bill Miller including how to avoid value traps.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 28, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that younger "DIY" investors are more likely to be interested in working with a human advisor than their older counterparts, suggesting an opportunity for advisors to tap into this demographic (perhaps by setting minimum planning fees that ensure these clients can be served profitably today (..)

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The Reformed Broker

APRIL 10, 2023

Register here to secure your spot Michael Kitces is known as every financial advisor’s favorite financial advisor, with Kitces.com serving nearly 3,000 members and his Nerd’s Eye View blog reaching more than 200,000 unique visitors monthly. In addition, he serve. The post Revolutionizing Advice – April 19th!

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The Reformed Broker

APRIL 1, 2023

The prompt: The output, copy-pasted into my blog’s CMS: This is a rainbow stripe! Obviously anyone who knows how to code could have knocked this out in a second without even having to think about it. But how many people don’t know how to code?

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2025. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and I posted thoughts on those in the newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on this blog).

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

I stopped writing my column and blog posts (mostly) to focus on this from December 2023 right up until January 2025. .” Audio, ebook, and hard copies are all scheduled to drop on the same day, March 18, 2025. I am very excited about this,my first book in 15 years. I suspect you might hear more about it in the coming weeks.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Cristina's personal experience dealing with challenging issues with her own aging parents while simultaneously caring for her young children helped her recognize the challenges those in the "sandwich generation" face, how Cristina leveraged the research she did for her personal situation (including finding (..)

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

You can track all of these data points on FRED , as explained by this blog post. The FRED Blog , August 29, 2022. This is the reason why a $20 trillion, complex global economy with so many different moving parts cannot rely on an oversimplified and dumbed down definition 1 — like two consecutive quarters of negative GDP.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 3, 2023

He explains how he began a blog in college out of frustration with his fellow student’s inability to manage their own finances. That blog eventually became a short e-book, the success of which led him to write a full-length book.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 1, 2022

. This week, we speak with science journalist David McRaney, who investigates the psychology of reasoning, decision-making and judgment on his blog “ You Are Not So Smart.” ” The blog, which he launched in 2009, spawned a bestselling book, now available in 17 languages, as well as a podcast.

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Brief excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2024. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and I’ll post thoughts on those in the newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on my blog).

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Wealthfront

MARCH 6, 2025

Since March 2020 we’ve lived through a wide range of macroeconomic shifts: the onset of the pandemic brought a swift and sharp decline […] The post How Millennials Have Thrived in the Five Years Since Covid-19 appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

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The Reformed Broker

MAY 26, 2023

Follow Michael’s blog at . You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods! Listen here: Apple podcasts Spotify podcasts Google podcasts Everywhere else! The post Nvidia Breaks Away appeared first on The Reformed Broker.

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Calculated Risk

JANUARY 2, 2024

Brief excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2024. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and I’ll post thoughts on those in the newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on my blog).

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Here’s one of the most popular posts on the blog from the past year. * I’m on vacation for Thanksgiving this week. I entered the workforce in 2005. That means I’ve been working in the investment business for 20 years now.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Also on the site On the end of the influential The Reformed Broker blog. abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week Why market timing is so difficult. ritholtz.com) On the Magnificent 7 vs. Other 493 narrative.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 24, 2023

finance.yahoo.com) 10 of the best personal financial blogs. (downtownjoshbrown.com) The Nasdaq 100 is just different. awealthofcommonsense.com) Why are people so worked up about the Treasury basis trade? cardrates.com) You need to look yourself in the mirror if you have been fighting the market.

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Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The New York Fed also issued an accompanying Liberty Street Economics blog post examining delinquency rates in the auto loan market. The report is based on data from the New York Feds nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel. It includes a one-page summary of key takeaways and their supporting data points.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Source: QAD Blog. A perfect way to end the 2022 annus horriblis is to remind readers that not just individual stocks, but entire sectors fall in and out of favor. It iss extremely challenging to select the right sector at the right time (and for the right reasons). Almost nobody does this well consistently over time.

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Brief excerpt: Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2023. Some of these questions concern real estate (inventory, house prices, housing starts, new home sales), and I’ll post thoughts on those in the newsletter (others like GDP and employment will be on my blog).

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XY Planning Network

MARCH 31, 2025

Why sift through keyword-stuffed blogs when you can get a direct answer curated from across the web? Search is indeed evolving. More and more potential RIA clients are turning to ChatGPT for quick, consolidated answersand I dont blame them. AI is improving the end-user experience, and we, as an industry, need to adapt. Deliver more value.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 10, 2025

He is the creator of The Big Picture, often ranked as the number one financial blog to follow by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and others. Barry Ritholtz is the creator and host of Bloombergs Masters in Business radio podcast, and a featured columnist at the Washington Post.

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XY Planning Network

MARCH 24, 2025

So, if youre just starting your AI journey and ready to tackle the AI revolution, this blog will cover everything you need to know. A task that used to take a significant amount of time is now done in less than three minutes with a few refinements and tweaks.

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Calculated Risk

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Here is an excellent summary article by Katie McKellar at desert.com: The most ‘underreported’ factor influencing housing market, according to Calculated Risk Bill McBride, author of the economics blog Calculated Risk, said there’s a key reason why both rent and home price growth is slowing amid the U.S. housing correction playing out today.

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The Reformed Broker

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

It was a wild and wonderful week in stock-land and we covered pretty much everything that happened across all the firm’s blogs and shows. We know you can get your news and insights about the market from anywhere, so we appreciate that so many of you turn to us for all the breakdowns and write-ups.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 25, 2023

crr.bc.edu) Some highlights from the Nerd's Eye View blog in 2023. (morningstar.com) Wealthy couples have some tax levers to pull in retirement. advisorperspectives.com) Do financial advisers recommend annuities to their clients? kitces.com)

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Abnormal Returns

MAY 20, 2024

tker.co) The 18 best investing blogs of 2024. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com) 11 investing principles from Bill Miller including how to avoid value traps. investmenttalk.co) Financial media Sam Ro's favorite free finance newsletters. thecollegeinvestor.com) Finance Everybody seemingly wants a piece of SpaceX.

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The Reformed Broker

MAY 27, 2023

Eleven years ago this spring, a startup called Betterment published a blog post stating that human financial advisors were obsolete and that the people who work in the advice industry are pigs.

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