Sun.Dec 29, 2024

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Question #6 for 2025: What will the Fed Funds rate be in December 2025?

Calculated Risk

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). I'm adding some thoughts and predictions for each question.

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2025 Financial Planning Checklist

Discipline Funds

Financial discipline is about organization and that begins with a proper set of goals to achieve over time. The end of the year is an ideal time to start planning for the year ahead and make sure youre on target to achieve those goals. Here’s a list of things to consider checking as we head into 2025. Asset and Liability Matching. Good financial planning is all about asset and liability matching across time.

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[cdata[ The Economics of Unused Gift Cards ]]

oXYGen Financial

![CDATA[ Every holiday season, gift cards dominate wish lists across America, eclipsing popular items like AirPods, PlayStations, or vinyl albums from trending artists. Year after year, they've reigned supreme as the go-to present of choiceand for good reason. Their appeal lies in their simplicity: they're easy for the giver to purchase and provide the recipient with the flexibility to choose.

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10 Sunday Reads

The Big Picture

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: The Walmart Effect : New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorereven taking into account its famous low prices. ( The Atlantic ) Oops! Consumers finally realize that Trump could worsen inflation. Fearing high prices, some are stocking up for what could be an expensive four years. ( Washington Post ) Americans have $27 billions in unused gift cards : At least two in f

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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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Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns

Abnormal Returns

Top clicks this week Markets are always filled with contradictory data. (tker.co) We should be grateful for 2024's returns, especially if you avoided all the negativity. (allstarcharts.com) A different measure of rising S&P 500 concentration. (apolloacademy.com) No one can consistently call market tops and bottoms. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Revolution be damned, Bitcoin is now just another asset class.

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Monday: Pending Home Sales

Calculated Risk

Weekend: Schedule for Week of December 29, 2024 Monday: At 9:45 AM, Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for December. At 10:00 AM, Pending Home Sales Index for November. The consensus is for a 0.7% increase in the index. At 10:30 AM, Dallas Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for December. This is the last of regional manufacturing surveys for December.

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Ultimate Guide to All Inclusive Resorts Caribbean Packages

Midstream Marketing

Key Highlights of All-Inclusive Caribbean Deals Discover the best all-inclusive deals in the Caribbean. You can enjoy luxury trips, romantic getaways, family fun, and more. Look at the top resorts in beautiful places like Punta Cana, Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Barbados. Get expert tips to pick the best resort for your needs and budget. Explore the many activities, dining options, and amenities at all-inclusive resorts.

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Sunday links: the bigger risk

Abnormal Returns

Fund management The growth in the Microstrategy ETF ecosystem is unprecedented. (on.ft.com) The proposed Strive Bitcoin Bond ETF will invest in the debt of companies buying Bitcoin. (etf.com) Vanguard has struck a deal with the FDIC about its big bank holdings. (on.ft.com) Global What's behind the slowdown in Chinese productivity? (noahpinion.blog) Russia shot down another civilian airliner.

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