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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

Abnormal Returns

Top clicks this week If diversification is good, why not diversify globally? (humbledollar.com) Don't make your investing more complicated than it needs to be. (flyoverstocks.com) What institutional investors are doing isn't working. (blogs.cfainstitute.org) There is a whole class of pundits out there trying to knock you off your game. (downtownjoshbrown.com) Who died and paid the IRS a $7 billion estate tax bill?

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Long-Term Stock Market Averages

A Wealth of Common Sense

Through the end of September, the S&P 500 was up more than 36% in the prior 12 months. That’s a good return. In fact, it’s good enough to put it in the top 10% of one year returns going all the way back to 1926. The stock market is on a heater. Here’s one way to look at how wonderful things have been of late: I calculated the annualized returns over various time frames going way way back.

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Sunday links: a defining habit

Abnormal Returns

Markets Stock market returns are rarely average. (tker.co) Why you can't extrapolate market returns. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Markets aren't perfectly efficient, but that doesn't mean you can effectively take advantage. (humbledollar.com) Fund management Why personalization could be coming for target date funds. (riabiz.com) How short-term interest rates affect managed futures fund returns.

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Jio-BlackRock Mutual Fund Venture Approved by SEBI: JioFinance App Leads Digital Financial Revolution

Trade Brains

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given the green light to Jio Financial Services and BlackRock’s joint venture. This strategic partnership brings together Jio’s massive customer base of 450 million users and BlackRock’s global investment expertise, managing over $10 trillion in assets. The joint venture aims to make investing easier for Indian customers.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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When Your Auntie Goes Off The Rails

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

I stumbled into a new option income fund with the Peerless Option Income Wheel ETF (WEEL). This graphic explains the strategy. It started trading this past spring and does not stand out as being particularly bad or good. As of last Friday, it owned just just two ETFs, an oil services fund and a semiconductor ETF. For now, it is mostly short put options on ETFs.

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Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased 3.4% Year-over-year

Calculated Risk

From STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 5 October Due to Rosh Hashana, the U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 5 October. 29 September through 5 October 2024 (percentage change from comparable week in 2023): • Occupancy: 65.6% (-3.4%) • Average daily rate (ADR): US$156.25 (-4.4%) • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$102.44 (-7.7%) emphasis added The following graph shows the seasonal pattern for the hotel occupancy

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Habit hacks: Rewire your brain for better client service

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Kate Zabriskie Neuroscience reveals that habits, both good and bad, are deeply ingrained neural pathways. These mental shortcuts allow us to navigate daily tasks efficiently, but they can also hinder growth and innovation. So how can we break free from this cycle and leverage brain science to create lasting change? Identify habit triggers The initial step in rewiring neural pathways is recognizing the habits that hinder progress.

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Bond Traders’ Big Week Ends With Fed Rate Cuts Even Less Certain

Advisor Perspectives

The bond market is growing less convinced by the day that the Federal Reserve will embark on two further interest-rate cuts this year.

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Franklin Gay to Speak on Collaborative Financial Strategies at the 19th Annual FPA of Miami Symposium

Tobias Financial

We are excited to announce that our Wealth Advisor, Franklin Gay , CFP®, EA, will be a keynote speaker at the 19th Annual Financial Planning Association (FPA) Miami Symposium! This event, set for October 17, 2024, will gather financial planning professionals from across South Florida for a day of insights, networking, and professional development. Franklin will share his knowledge during the “Practical Applications Working with Allied Professionals” panel.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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With Rising Inflation Can Federal Reserve Save the World from a Recession?

Trade Brains

The Federal Reserve Interest Rate is a key tool in U.S. monetary policy. It’s the rate banks charge each other for overnight loans. This rate influences borrowing costs across the economy. When the Fed raises rates, loans become more expensive. Conversely, lower rates make borrowing cheaper. The Fed uses this rate to manage inflation and economic growth.

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The US National Debt: Debt or Alive?

Advisor Perspectives

The US debt is near its highest level in history and on track to grow. Neither political party currently seems intent on making it more sustainable.

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Six Dumb Misconceptions About The Economy (that the Politicians Want You To Believe)

Mr. Money Mustache

– Well, it looks like we’re here in another US election year already. As Advanced Mustachians, we already know that the ongoing battle of Harris vs. Trump should not be consuming much of our time. Sure, we do our research and cast our votes but after that we move right on to focus on other things within our own circle of control. But out of all the things the politicians like to bicker about, there’s one area where MMM does need to set the record straight, and that area is of course money.

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Macro Thoughts: Goldilocks Pixie Dust

Advisor Perspectives

The market continues to trend higher on Goldilocks pixie dust.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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10 Sunday Reads

The Big Picture

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age : With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years. ( New York Times ) • Who died and left the US $7 billion?

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S&P 500 Index Rebalance: Steady Preference for Technology

Advisor Perspectives

The latest S&P 500 rebalance introduced Dell and Palantir to the index, and Apple’s weight grew with annual float changes, signaling technology’s ongoing influence.

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