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Saturday links: starting a business

Abnormal Returns

EVs Generac ($GNRC) is launching a home EV charger. (theverge.com) An EV road trip check list. (npr.org) Energy How California has strengthened its electrical grid. (kottke.org) Utilities are having to spend big to upgrade the grid. (wsj.com) It's not just the U.S. that has grid issues. (bloomberg.com) Wildfires Canada's forests are again on fire. (wsj.com) California's fire season has turned into the 'fire year.

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Amex Says It’s Going on Marketing Spree as Billings Growth Slows

Advisor Perspectives

American Express Co. warned it’s planning to increase spending on marketing in the coming months after billings growth on the payments giant’s credit cards slowed in the second quarter.

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Talk Your Book: Future Proof 2024

A Wealth of Common Sense

On today’s show, we spoke with Matt Middleton, Founder and CEO of Future Proof to discuss updates and changes to Future Proof 2024! See here for more information on registration for Future Proof 2024 and here for updates on the festival On today’s show, we discuss: Benefits of past Future Proof events Updates on what is coming in 2024 Breakthru experiences at Future Proof An updated fintech demo program Spon.

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Schedule for Week of July 21, 2024

Calculated Risk

The key report this week is the advance estimate of Q2 GDP. Other key reports include June Existing Home Sales, New Home Sales, and Personal Income and Outlays. For manufacturing, the July Richmond and Kansas City Fed manufacturing surveys will be released. -- Monday, July 22nd -- 8:30 AM ET: Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June. This is a composite index of other data. -- Tuesday, July 23rd -- 10:00 AM: Existing Home Sales for June from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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The Fed Should Not Cut Interest Rates Yet

Advisor Perspectives

Investors are betting on interest-rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve in September, and potentially even in late July. But the outlook for inflation and the labor market in the United States does not indicate that policymakers should begin lowering rates in the next two months.

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Economists Trim US Inflation Forecasts, Paving Way for Fed Cut

Advisor Perspectives

Economists trimmed their US inflation projections through the first half of 2025 and see a slightly higher unemployment rate, a combination they expect will encourage the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates.

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Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week: Single Family Starts Up Year-over-year in June; Multi-Family Starts Down 23% YoY

Calculated Risk

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. • Single Family Starts Up Year-over-year in June; Multi-Family Starts Down 23% YoY • Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in June • Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-July 2024 • California Home Sales Down 3% SA YoY in June; 4th Look at Local Housing Markets in June • 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in June This is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-

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Hedge Funds Have an Election Plan: Sell the Calm, Buy the Chaos

Advisor Perspectives

How’s this for an election trade? Sell your winners now so you have cash on hand this fall to do some aggressive buying as the political jockeying heats up.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Life Cycle of Market Champions. Throughout history, certain companies have dominated the equity market, but the process of creative destruction makes staying on top for long periods of time very difficult. ( Bridgewater ) • The Best Investment I Ever Made : The Pros & Cons of Owning a Vacation Home ( A Wealth of Common Sense ) see also The Top 10 Upgrades That Make

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Auditpalooza: Rocking the Month-End Close Audit

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

A good, fast, clean audit leads to a happy work life. Join us in this one-hour webinar, where we share the best ways to prepare and conduct your audit process to maximize audit satisfaction and minimize administrative time in month-end close and financial reporting. Learning objectives: This course objective is to review leading practices to maximize audit success.

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Netflix Adds 8 Million Customers, Extending Lead Over Rivals

Advisor Perspectives

Netflix Inc. extended its lead over the streaming competition, adding 8.05 million customers in the second quarter and raising estimates for annual sales and profit margins.

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Try a More Tax-Efficient Small-Cap Strategy

Advisor Perspectives

A Structured Protection ETF like CPRJ can offer robust tax benefits for investors seeking to move cash or get exposure to small-cap equities.

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Green Bond Sales Boomed in First Half of 2024

Advisor Perspectives

Issuance of green bonds surged in the first half of 2024. That could put more eyeballs on the VanEck Green Bond ETF (GRNB).

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15 Semiconductor Stocks Plunge: Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Advisor Perspectives

According to some pundits, we had a bloodbath in the information technology sector yesterday, should you buy, sell or hold?

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Benchmarking ROI with Forrester: Measuring the Success of Finance Transformation

Finance Transformation Myths Busted Over 75% of organizations struggle to define the right success metrics to benchmark the impact of their finance transformation investment. Whether you are just initiating your digital transformation journey or planning to pitch your next AI project to leadership, without the right metrics and a rigorous tracking process - all your efforts might go to waste!

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European Bonds: Have France’s Elections Changed the Game?

Advisor Perspectives

Across Europe, ruling parties are under pressure. Bond investors should stay active and invested, in our view.