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Even when accounting for down days like yesterday the US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, has been trading in a narrow sideways range since October when major AI trends started to shift. The resulting volatility has left the S&P up about three quarters of a percent this year. While a flat return like that implies a calm market, there’s a lot going on beneath ...


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Good morning and happy Tuesday! I hope you enjoyed Presidents Day weekend. I usually work that holiday and yesterday ended up being no different. Although as the day began, I told myself I’d work less. My tradeoff was going to be skipping my post this week as I write them on Monday. But then while catching up on news I came across first one piece and then another about AI dev...


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Before I begin, I’d like to share some brief thoughts on leveraging AI to write these posts. Each new day brings examples of firms of all shapes and sizes doing this to varying degrees and with varying amounts of transparency. AI tools promise efficiency, which is something every business should pursue. But one of my struggles is that much of what we do as service providers i...


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I wanted to add some color to a comment I made last week about not using crypto or precious metals as a place to store short-term cash. It’s not that these can’t be good longer-term speculative investments, just that each category is far too volatile for keeping your cash “safe”. That’s ironic because safety is one of the main justifications for owning both categories. But sa...


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Last week we talked about market predictions for this year and what they mean (more or less) for current savers. This week let’s review how this relates to retirees and those nearing retirement.

In a sense, savers have it easy; it’s all about accumulation. Buy shares, monitor, rebalance, and let the power of compound interest work its magic. Making the transition from ...


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