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Animal Spirits: Sectors & The Business Cycle

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by State Street On today’s show we discuss: How sectors perform in different business cycles The wide dispersion of returns in sectors Thematic opportunities Sectors in a changing world How many stocks underperform their sectors Listen here: Charts Contact us at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, recommendations, or questions.

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5 Expensive Marketing Tactics That Aren’t Worth the Money (& What to Do Instead)

Indigo Marketing Agency

Are These 5 Marketing Services Draining Your Budget Dry? Marketing for financial advisors can be frustrating because no one really tells you what works and what doesn’t. When I talk to advisors who are investing heavily in their marketing and not seeing results, I often find out they’re paying exorbitant prices for certain services. We’re talking: $3,950 a year on their website. $800 a month on SEO. $2,000 a month on radio ads. $6,000 per event for dinner seminars. $25,000 on webinar marketing.

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Socially Responsible Investing: Is It Also More Profitable?

Mr. Money Mustache

Since the Dawn of Mustachianism in 2011, the same question has come up over and over again: “MMM, I see your point that index fund investing is the best option. But when you buy the index, you’re getting oil companies, factory farm slaughterhouses and a million other dirty stories. How can I get the benefits of investing for early retirement without contributing to the decline of humanity?”.

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The Best 401(k) Funds for Millennials and Why You Should Invest in a Mix Now

Yardley Wealth Management

The post The Best 401(k) Funds for Millennials and Why You Should Invest in a Mix Now appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. The Best 401(k) Funds for Millennials and Why You Should Invest in a Mix Now. FINANCIAL PLANNING, INVESTMENTS. There’s an old saying that time is money. For millennials saving for retirement, time is on their side when it comes to making money with long-term investments in the stock market.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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Modern Market Cap Theory

The Irrelevant Investor

Today was a crazy day in the market. Salesforce, which started the day with a market cap of $195 billion, gained 26%. Netflix, which started the day with a market cap of $216 billion gained 12%. Facebook, which started the day with a market cap of $800 billion, gained 8%, or $70 billion. In the words of Vince Lombardi, "what the hell's going on out here?

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Generational Buying Opportunity

The Irrelevant Investor

Stocks have gained 55% since the March lows, meaning it would take a 35% decline from here to revisit those levels. Will investors ever get another chance to swing the bat at Dow 18k? Let's look at some historical data for some clues. The chart below shows all the bear markets going back to the Great Depression. I placed red circles where a 20% or more decline marked a bottom, and indicated with the thumbs down when it didn't.

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King Apple

The Irrelevant Investor

Apple is pulling away from the pack. In early June, Apple and Microsoft were tied for the biggest companies in the world, both sporting a $1.4. Trillion market cap. But over the last 56 days, Apple added $760 billion, which, side note, is what the entire company was worth back in January.2019. Meanwhile, over the last 56 days Microsoft added "only" $230 billion.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles What you learn in school no longer lasts you through your career (By Corina Chocano) Every new invention looks like a toy at first (By Morgan Housel) The FANGAM stocks stand out from the rest of the market, since they have, at least so far, found the antidote to aging (By Aswath Damodaran) New York had almost 1 million school children in 1918 and about 75% of them lived in tenements (By Theresa Waldrop) The only thing that matters on social media is the quality of your content (By Nick

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