4th quarter was good and the second half of the year was good. Unfortunately, the first half of the year stunk so bad that the year was down. As a result of the recent meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried and his … Continue reading
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April was a bad month. Inflation is kicking in big time. As a result, the federal reserve will likely be raising interest rates and already has somewhat. In the short term, the stock market is down. The long term prospects … Continue reading
The market was fairly flat in March. Up a bit. Quarter was down a bit. The other day Daniel got a Facebook advertisement for investing in limited partnerships in farmland. The advertisement claimed superior rates of returns. Daniel doesn’t know … Continue reading
A couple months ago, we argued in this newsletter that greed was just as scary in the market as fear. The market that month had gone way up without a rational reason. Now we come to this month. In the … Continue reading
The market this month was fairly flat or up a little depending on what index you are looking at. The year to date, of course, is up huge. In past newsletters we have talked a lot about the dangers of … Continue reading
The stock market in April was very good. The Dow went up about 900 points or 2.7%. In this newsletter we are going to be discussing confirmation bias. However much we wish to believe otherwise, human beings are not always … Continue reading
The market has been very strong recently. In March, the Dow went up over 2049 points or 6.6%. For the quarter, the Dow went up 2375 points or 7.76%. Most clients made money last month and quarter. We would advise, … Continue reading
The stock market in February went up about 950 points or 3.17%. What is very interesting is that some people believed the market went down or was flat. That leads into the topic of this newsletter, which is the recency … Continue reading
This newsletter is a very exciting one. It marks an end of month, end of year, and end of decade. The results of all 3 markers are overwhelmingly positive. The month is up 2.22%. The year is up 21.28%. The … Continue reading
The market continues to go up. This month’s results were great. Obviously, the market will at some point turn back down. No telling when that will be. I am watching. My topic today is sudden money. Sudden money is inheritances, … Continue reading