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A Long Time Ago, In A Market Galaxy Far, Far Away
“The opening crawl is the signature device of every numbered film of the Star Wars series, an American epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas. It opens with the static blue text, ‘A long...
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The Saving Rate Conundrum
The economy is booming. Employment is at decade lows. Unemployment claims are at the lowest levels in 40-years. The stock market is at record highs and climbing. Consumers are more confident than they...
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Risk Is Underpriced, Perhaps Considerably So
“At the end of his email blitz, which had loaded me up on data, Dougie sent me this summary: At the root of my concern is that the Bull Market in Complacency has been stimulated by: the excess...
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Good Companies Don’t Always Make Good Stocks
I was recently going through a new client’s portfolio and found it full of the likes of Coca-Cola, Kimberly-Clark and Campbell Soup — what I call (pseudo) bond substitutes. Each one is a stable and...
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Weekend Reading: 24000 By Christmas?
This past week, the Dow crested 23000 sending the networks into a “tizzy.” It took about 5-minutes of crossing that magical “round number,” before questions raised of how long before the markets cross...
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Examining The Most Hated Bull Market Ever 10-20-17
Examining The Most Hated Bull Market Ever Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager Follow Us On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud, Seeking Alpha Examining The “Most Hated Bull Market...
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Dow 500,000? We Are Already There!
I genuinely admire Morgan Housel. I think he is a brilliant and talented writer. However, he sent out a tweet on Friday that really struck a chord with me. If you’re less than 50 years old and the...
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Fundamentally Speaking: Markets Being Driven By Fundamentals?
This past weekend, I discussed how the current rally since the election has been based on “hopes” for tax cuts and tax reforms as there was little evidence currently to suggest it was based on...
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Who is 720Global?
720Global and Real Investment Advice (RIA) have been collaborating to bring investors unique market insight for two years. On October 9th, 720Global and RIA officially became partners in these...
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“Buy & Hold” Fantasy Story Reaches Fever Pitch
“Much of what passes for orthodoxy in economics and finance proves, on closer examination, to be shaky business.” The Misbehavior of Markets – by Benoit Mandelbrot & Richard L. Hudson. I’m...
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Volatility: The World’s Only Undervalued Asset Class
I have argued that risk is under-priced because in large measure of the structural changes in the markets and participants positioning. Risk is an ever-present condition that cannot be eliminated,...
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The Fed Balance Sheet Unwind Myth
Since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve has been heavily discussing, warning rather, they were going to begin to “unwind” their gargantuan balance sheet. As Michael Lebowitz recently...
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Weekend Reading: Markets Love Central Banks – No Matter What They Do
I discussed yesterday, the apparent “myth” of the Fed’s proposed “balance sheet reduction” program as the most recent analysis shows a $13.5 billion “reinvestment” into their balance sheet which has...
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Trick Or Treat 10-27-17
Review & Update Trick Or Treat Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager Follow Us On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud, Seeking Alpha Review & Update In last week’s missive, I...
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The “Fat Pitch”& Miss
While I remain long and invested in the markets on behalf of my clients, I focus and write about the significant risks that are currently present. I am fully aware a laissez-faire attitude towards...
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Technically Speaking: Seasonally Strong Period Begins
“Technically Speaking” is a regular Tuesday commentary updating current market trends and highlighting shorter-term investment strategies, risks, and potential opportunities. Please send any comments...
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The Roach Motel – Something Wicked Part II
In Something Wicked This Way Comes, we provided an in-depth look at how stock repurchases are distorting McDonald’s (MCD) earnings per share and making the company look more profitable than it truly...
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The Smart Way To Incorporate International Investing
When it comes to the absolute market capitalization of the U.S. stock market, America remains the big kid on the global block. Relatively speaking, compared to the rest of the world, U.S. market cap...
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A Long Time Ago, In A Market Galaxy Far, Far Away
“The opening crawl is the signature device of every numbered film of the Star Wars series, an American epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas. It opens with the static blue text, ‘A long...
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QE’s Untold Story
We’ve produced some research over the years that we’d love to see the powers-that-be react to, but none more so than our look at financial flows during the QE programs. By netting all lending by banks...
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