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Saturday links: the heart of grift

Abnormal Returns

EVs Why isn't every car a hybrid at this point? (nytimes.com) Behind the slowdown in EV sales. (snippet.finance) EV owners need to consider depreciation. (bloomberg.com) Why we need to get EVs in the hands of 'superdrivers.' (nytimes.com) Solar energy California is making it harder for residents to put up solar panels. (nytimes.com) The Bureau of Land Management wants to boost utility-scale solar on public lands.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Downfall of Diddy Inc. : After months in court, Sean Combs withdrew his racially charged lawsuit against Diageo. A look inside that battle reveals the failed attempt of a fading hip-hop mogul—who’s been buffeted by charges of sexual assault—to salvage a crumbling business empire. ( Businessweek ) • America’s New Business Boom : Americans Have Been Forming New

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Praveg Limited: The Company Behind 54,000% Returns in 5 years

Trade Brains

Praveg : In the dynamic realm of Indian small-cap stocks, Praveg Limited has caught the eye of the market. Originating in event management in 1992, this Ahmedabad-based company has astounded investors with an astonishing 54,000% stock return in just five years. This article peels back the layers of Praveg Limited’s success, exploring its diverse business, financial performance, growth catalysts, plans, and the challenges that accompany the company.

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Schedule for Week of January 21, 2024

Calculated Risk

The key reports scheduled for this week are the advance estimate of Q4 GDP, December New Home sales and December Personal Income and Outlays. For manufacturing, the Richmond and Kansas City Fed manufacturing surveys will be released. -- Monday, January 22nd -- No major economic releases are scheduled. -- Tuesday, January 23rd -- 10:00 AM: Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for January. 10:00 AM: State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for December 2023 -- Wednesday, January 24th -

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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 5 Trading Apps in India 2024 – All you need to know

Trade Brains

Top 5 Trading Apps in India: Long gone are the days when people used to monitor stock prices through broking houses and on computer systems which gave just enough insights into price movements and based on these movements major investment decisions were made at least by most of the retail investors. As I remember my dad used to trade in the 2000s and all he used to know was the ever-changing views (more like rumours).

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Best Price Action Patterns For Profitable Trading – Strategies & More

Trade Brains

Best Price Action Patterns For Profitable Trading: To understand the price movements under various market conditions, traders employ various strategies to earn profits consistently. Despite the numerous techniques available, mastering one technical analysis tool to analyze the price movements is price action trading. In this article, we shall discuss what is price action trading and understand the Best Price Action Patterns for profitable trading.

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Muni Investors, Take Heed of Fed Pause

Advisor Perspectives

Still doing “T-bill and chill”? As a strategy, rolling Treasury bills may have worked well so far this year, but history suggests it’s time for municipal bond investors to get off the sidelines and back into the market—and soon.

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S&P 500 Wobble Pushes ‘Fear Gauge’ to Highest Since November

Advisor Perspectives

A sense of torpor that’s descended on Wall Street’s chief fear gauge since the fall is starting to disappear.

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Ready, Set, Lock in Rates

Advisor Perspectives

Stronger-than-expected growth, concerns about the U.S. government's fiscal outlook and the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) pledge to keep interest rates higher for longer drove yields to levels not seen in decades.

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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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A Systematic Framework to Factor Tilting

Advisor Perspectives

Factors are long run drivers of portfolio risk and returns. Having strategic allocations to factors may increase a portfolio’s expected return.

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BofA’s Hartnett Says Growth, AI Stocks Are Favorites Again

Advisor Perspectives

The stocks that led the rally in 2023 are again traders’ top picks, defying broader outflows, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists.

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Investing Amid the 2024 U.S. Elections: What Investors Should Know

Advisor Perspectives

While elections can be newsworthy, we think that investors shouldn’t be too concerned about the impact on financial markets. Staying disciplined will help investors in the long run.

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Plenty Of Growth In the Information Technology Sector, But Value Is Hard To Come By

Advisor Perspectives

In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a. Mr. Valuation, will discuss the concept of value investing in the information technology sector.

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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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Advisors Could Stoke Huge Flows to Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Advisor Perspectives

The recent debut of spot bitcoin ETFs is expected to broaden the audience of cryptocurrency investors, including registered investment advisors (RIAs) and wealth management firms.

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Treasury Yields Rise Following Strong Retail Sales

Advisor Perspectives

Treasury yields rose on Wednesday following stronger-than-expected retail sales and encouraging remarks from a Federal Reserve member.

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