The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Over the past few years, my automotive focus has been drawn from achingly beautiful classic cars , toward something newer: Hybrids, EVs, and assorted new technologies. I like to keep current, and that means tracking recent trends and developments in the automotive industry. But when the most beautiful car I have seen in decades comes along — and has a beastly 656+ HP — well, I revert to my default petrolhead status and drool something that sounds like arghgeghh … The photos are

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The Irrelevant Investor

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

I did something dumb and irrational with my investments last week. Before I embarrass myself, let me say that I get the big things right, and it’s the big things that matter. I have a mortgage on a house that I can afford. My car situation, while not great and will expound on in a separate post, is fine. Let’s talk about my investments. I max out my 401(k) and don’t play any games in that account.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • NFL Succession Crisis Forces Teams to Let Private Equity In : Once treated as heirlooms, pro football franchises are now billion-dollar businesses, and a new class of investors is circling. ( Bloomberg ) • Boeing is a wake-up call : America’s businesses gambled that ‘greed is good.’ Now they’re losing that bet, big time. ( Business Insider ) • Offic

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Trade Brains

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Engulfing Candle Pattern: Candlestick patterns are a basic yet important aspect of technical analysis that provides us with an insight into the potential trend in the price of the security. Among these patterns, the engulfing candle pattern is one of the significant patterns that help us identify the reversals in the market. In this article, we will understand what engulfing pattern looks like and how traders can use this pattern to identify the reversals in the market.

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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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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Bloomberg had a short writeup on the tough time that tail risk funds have had and reported that the Simplify Tail Risk Strategy Fund (CYA) was finally going to be liquidated at the end of the month after a shockingly bad run. CAOS is the Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF and TAIL is the Cambria Tail Risk ETF. The tail risk strategy focuses on regularly buying puts as crash protection, possibly bear market protection depending on how a bear market rolls out.

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Trade Brains

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Juniper Hotels IPO Review is coming up with its IPO issue of Rs. 1800 Cr which will open on 21st February 2024. The issue will close on 23rd February and be listed on the exchange on 28th February 2024. In this article, we will look at the Juniper Hotels Limited IPO Review 2024 and analyze its strengths and weaknesses. Keep reading to find out! Juniper Hotels IPO Review About the Company Juniper Hotels is a owner and developer of luxury hotels and the largest owner of the Hyatt affiliated hotels

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Calculated Risk

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The key report this week is January Existing Home sales. -- Monday, February 19th -- All US markets will be closed in observance of Washington's Birthday. -- Tuesday, February 20th -- No major economic releases scheduled. -- Wednesday, February 21st -- 7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

There's been a lot of focus, especially in the media, around things like renewable energy and electric vehicles. But if you think about the challenge of reducing emissions, we're going to have to do that across a diverse set of solutions, including things like heating and cooling, manufacturing, infrastructure, agriculture.

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Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

EVs How automakers and buyers got out of sync in the EV space. (wsj.com) Hybrid vehicles are more popular than ever (vox.com) This indoor EV charging station will make you envious. (insidehook.com) Autos Higher income countries invest more in road safety. (vox.com) Why autonomous vehicles are not here yet. (theverge.com) Rivian ($RIVN) owners are pretty happy with their purchases.

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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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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

In the wreckage of China’s stock market meltdown, some traders are making long-shot bets that officials in Beijing can stoke a recovery.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

US retail sales broadly declined in January, indicating consumers took a breather after a strong holiday shopping season.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

There is some conventional wisdom as it pertains to how interest rates affect stocks. For example, the real estate and utilities sectors are viewed as negatively correlated to 10-year Treasury yields. That explains why those sectors struggled last year.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The not-so-secret ingredient that’s been fueling gains for big tech since its fourth quarter has definitely been artificial intelligence (AI). The lack of AI tailwinds for Tesla could be pushing the company’s stock down further.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Approximately 80% of all S&P 500 companies have reported fourth-quarter earnings as of today, and of those, 75% have reported earnings per share (EPS) above estimates. That’s well above the 10-year average, according to FactSet.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

January’s US inflation print came as an unwelcome spoiler for financial markets, dealing what looks like the final blow to hopes of a March interest-rate cut, sending bond yields back up and triggering a major one-day correction in equities.

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