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Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week: New Home Sales Increase to 664,000 Annual Rate in November

Calculated Risk

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. New Home Sales Increase to 664,000 Annual Rate in November FHFAs National Mortgage Database: Outstanding Mortgage Rates, LTV and Credit Scores Lawler: New Census Population Estimates Show Massively Higher Population Growth Question #8 for 2025: How much will Residential investment change in 2025?

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Guerrilla Marketing for Financial Advisors: Expert Tips

Midstream Marketing

Key Highlights Are you a financial advisor and a business owner looking to stand out? Guerrilla Marketing , as stated by Morgan James Publishing, might be just what you need. This unique way of marketing focuses on being creative and making a big impact without a big budget. In this blog, we will look into Guerrilla Marketing, paying special attention to financial advisors.

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New Year, New Wealth: A Guide to Financial Resolutions for 2025

Zoe Financial

New Year, New Wealth: A Guide to Financial Resolutions for 2025 Updated December 30th, 2024 Reading Time: 7 minutes Written by: The Zoe Team As the New Year approaches, many of us set personal goals to make the coming year better than the last. Whether its getting in shape, traveling to a dream destination, or learning a new skill, resolutions are a time-honored tradition.

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Treasuries Trade Mixed, With 30-Year Yield Near 2024 Highs

Advisor Perspectives

Treasuries were mixed in thin trading as traders absorbed the prospect of a less aggressive path ahead for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and priced in greater risk for US long-term debt.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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Schedule for Week of December 29, 2024

Calculated Risk

Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best in 2025. The key reports this week are the October Case-Shiller house price indexes, the December ISM manufacturing survey and December vehicle sales. -- Monday, December 30th -- 9:45 AM: Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for December. 10:00 AM: Pending Home Sales Index for November. The consensus is for a 0.7% increase in the index. 10:30 AM: Dallas Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for December.

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Saturday links: worrying about predators

Abnormal Returns

Autos Most big auto mergers don't work out. (msn.com) Is there any reason to drive faster than 100 mph? (fastcompany.com) We should move faster toward expanding autonomous vehicles. (hunterwalk.com) Should you give your new teen driver a new car or a hand-me-down? (awealthofcommonsense.com) Energy The race is on to build viable sodium-ion batteries.

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Back To The (Portfolio) Lab Again

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Bloomberg has an article that takes a different approach to why bonds with duration are a bad way to go , making more of a fundamental case related to demography causing inflationary pressure leading to higher interest rates from here. If interest rates go up then bond prices will go down as a direct cause and effect. The further out a bond's maturity date, the more sensitive the price is to rising rates.

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Bitcoin Rally Fizzles as Token’s Record-Breaking Year Winds Down

Advisor Perspectives

A Bitcoin rally is fizzling in the final days of a record-breaking year for the digital asset, as investors assess the remaining impetus from President-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of the cryptocurrency sector.

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Dollar Eyes Best Year in Almost a Decade

Advisor Perspectives

The dollar is headed for its best year in almost a decade as US economic strength reins in expectations for the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle and President-elect Donald Trump’s threats of harsh tariffs underpin bullish bets on the currency.