Abnormal Returns
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Earlier on Abnormal Returns Celebrating our nineteenth blogiversary. (abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week Five lessons from five great investing books. (dariusforoux.com) Stock market returns are rarely average. (tker.co) Diversification is more than just owning a lot of stocks. (fortunefinancialadvisors.com) Why you can't extrapolate market returns.
Calculated Risk
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Weekend: • Schedule for Week of October 20, 2024 Monday: • No major economic releases scheduled. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are up 4 and DOW futures are up 12 (fair value). Oil prices were down over the last week with WTI futures at $69.22 per barrel and Brent at $73.06 per barrel. A year ago, WTI was at $89, and Brent was at $96 - so WTI oil prices are down about 22% year-over-year.
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A Wealth of Common Sense
OCTOBER 20, 2024
There are certain financial publications that you can just tell have a European bent to them. They use words with an extra “u” like favourite, glamour, or colour. They use cheque instead of check. And per cent has a space for some reason. The Financial Times and The Economist come to mind. The Economist has a new special report with a series of stories about how America is the envy of the world, economically s.
Trade Brains
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The cryptocurrency world is once again abuzz as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reignites its legal battle against Ripple. This latest development has sent ripples through the crypto market, leaving investors and industry watchers on edge. SEC’s Appeal and Ripple’s Response Ripple (XRP) is a digital currency and payment network.
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Calculated Risk
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Lawler: Update on the “Neutral” Rate and Early Read on September Existing Home Sales A brief excerpt: From housing economist Tom Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in September Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today, I project that existing home sales as estimated by the National Association of Realtors ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.83 million in September, down 0
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
OCTOBER 20, 2024
By Sandy Schussel Most financial advisors and insurance professionals are taught to prospect by marketing themselves to prospective clients. They put in long hours and spend good money on lead lists, social media and other marketing activities. Often, they notice that despite their best efforts, not much is happening. They aren’t growing and getting great clients.
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Random Roger's Retirement Planning
OCTOBER 20, 2024
I had a very entertaining Sunday morning listening to a webinar about portable alpha and then reading a paper referenced in the webinar. You'll see why it was so entertaining in just a bit. The webinar was 59 minutes long with four participants and one moderator. One of the participants was Rodrigo Gordillo from ReSolve Asset Management and he is also one of the ReturnStacked guys, another was Lauren Sholder from Winton and I don't know who the other two were or who the moderator was or who put
Advisor Perspectives
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The cost of higher education has skyrocketed over the last few decades, and shows no signs of slowing. That’s why it’s more important than ever that parents start saving as early as possible for their children’s future.
Abnormal Returns
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Markets Why the financial media focuses on the negative. (tker.co) Given geopolitical tensions, why aren't oil prices higher? (theatlantic.com) Strategy The problem with a big managed futures position. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com) Now is not a horrible time to rebalance your portfolio. (barrons.com) Finance How Jeffries ($JEF) is trying to move up the ranks of investment banks.
The Big Picture
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption, and policy failures: • You Can’t Make Friends With The Rockstars : I am tired of hearing about Mark Zuckerberg’s “new look,” in part because I don’t care about it, and in part because I see it as yet another blatant — and successful — attempt to divert attention from the outright decay of the platforms he runs. ( Where’s Your Ed At ) • The New York Times’ first article in 1922 about Hit
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