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by TonyLiberty If you open a Roth IRA at 18 and invest $100/week into an S&P 500 index fund until you’re 40, you should have $500,000 tax-free. You’ll only spend $100,000 of your own cash and the gains are due …
Home Prices rose by 6% year-over-year during January, the fastest increase since January 2022 pic.twitter.com/SxWWnQ4BcA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) March 27, 2024 Home prices increased at the fastest clip since 2022 at the start of the year, according to …
CRB stands for “Commodity Research Bureau,” which is a widely followed index that tracks the prices of various commodities. It includes 19 commodities in its index. Just as Powell gets dovish, the CRB index is within 1% of its highest …
Manufacturing is dying…inflation is broadening…and the kids are trading a coin called “Joe Boeden” https://t.co/j5rTZY0CMz pic.twitter.com/V7mwSuLUc0 — Will DeCotiis (@Will_DeCotiis) March 15, 2024 The latest data from the U.S. NY Empire State Manufacturing Index paints a grim picture, with March’s …
“The rally in US equities since last October’s near-death experience has been unmistakably broad, even though the Mag 7 have captured most of headlines. And last week this broadening was confirmed when the S&P 500 equal-weighted index made an all-time …
Increased focus on the Japanese yen as carry trade comes to an end. Nikkei index reaches all-time highs after three decades, despite aging population and extreme debt-to-GDP ratio of over 250%. Global macroeconomic landscape experiencing significant shifts. h/t theSilverVigilante
by TheBarnacle63 I just checked ratings for S&P components, and I am a bit shocked at what I see. Here are the ratings based on Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Underperform, and Sell Strong Buy: 29 Buy: 349 Hold: 117 Underperform: …
Chinese stocks hit a decade-low P/E ratio at 8, revealing a concerning trend in valuation practices. In a seismic development, a Hong Kong court orders Evergrande’s liquidation, plunging its stock further, while China’s real estate index remains in an 85% …
In a sobering analysis, the Heritage Foundation’s 2024 Index of U.S. Military Strength paints a grim picture, asserting that the entire U.S. military, along with nuclear and missile defense assets, is outdated, feeble, and ill-prepared to handle multiple major conflicts …
h/t mrmrmrj It is unlikely – but not unprecedented – for the market to rally for years from the current high valuation
China’s economic woes deepen as the Hang Seng Index plunges 4% in response to another round of disappointing macro data. The persistent question arises: how long until China resorts to injecting substantial liquidity despite its rapidly escalating debt? Concerns grow …
by nobjos This chart has nothing to do with the weights of the stocks in the index. It’s highly unusual for the biggest companies to outperform the index (aka size effect). The latest research from Dimensional shows that once a stock joins …
by betsharks0 Surely nothing can go wrong here.
The recent decline in China’s Shanghai Composite Index, plummeting below 2,900 and marking a 15% drop from its April peak, raises concerns about the nation’s structural challenges. This significant 28% performance gap when compared to the MSCI World Index (USD) …
by confoundedinterest17 Biden says over and over again the Bidenomics is working. It isn’t working. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. declined by 0.5 percent in November 2023 to 103.0 (2016=100), following a (downwardly revised) decline of 1.0 percent …
🌍 Global Supply Chain Pressure Index rising. “Two continental shipping passages, the Suez and Panama canals, are suffering from obstructions to trade traffic.” Not good for short-term goods #inflation. H/t: @FinancialTimes pic.twitter.com/FBwiN1DIF1 — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) December 21, 2023 🇨🇳 …
2024 promises volatility! Fund managers bullish on duration, yet crowded trade faces headwinds and risks. 2024 Will Be A Roller Coaster Ride! 🔥🔥🔥 Fund managers are extremely bullish on duration as a majority of them (62%) expect lower long-term rates …
https://t.co/XuqKrBc7sJ — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 15, 2023 China 🇨🇳 desperately trying pic.twitter.com/0i3v0Gbw1q — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 15, 2023
by confoundedinterest17 Biden is hoping for one more term as President. And declining oil prices might help him get re-elected. But we have a battle brewing! The United Nations and World Economic Forum (and their proxies John Kerry, Greta Thunberg and …
by ChampionshipUsed9855 VIX is below 13 again. QQQ has been basically flat for nearly a month. The FOMC is next week, could be a pivot point. Even the perma-bull just admitted this market is high on crack:https://t.co/OOk8ZN4gf9“Buyers have gotten drunk …
The October Coincident Employment figures were influenced by the auto-strike, so we should reserve some judgment until those numbers are added back in November. 15 individual components are used across both indexes which reduces outsized distortions. — Eric Basmajian (@EPBResearch) …
Despite a decline in the value of the Japanese yen, the Producer Price Index (PPI) in Japan continues to indicate a deflationary trend. In other words, the prices that producers receive for their goods and services are still experiencing a …
h/t ChampionshipUsed9855
by j_stars The IWM ETF tracks the Russell 2000 Index, which is a market-cap weighted index of small-cap stocks. The fund has a expense ratio of 0.20%. Small business owners are struggling, despite claims of a thriving economy. Janet …
🚨🚨🚨 The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hits 8.00% for the first time since 2000. Taking into account mortgage rates, incomes, and house prices, October 2023 stands out as the least affordable month for U.S. housing this century. Spread: 308 …
by LateApostate The Investment Association keeps a pretty good track of it https://www.theia.org/news/press-releases/net-fund-flows-remain-positive-while-fixed-income-funds-turn-outflow#:~:text=Tracker%20funds%20saw%20net%20retail,6%25. Calastone published figures that show that active funds have seen outflows of USD 8.5 billion from retail investors, while passive funds have seen inflows of USD 6.7 …
Was Douglas Durst's strange post on his US Debt Clock website a warning of what is to come? The post appeared the night before markets began panicking about Japan on October 2nd, 2023. pic.twitter.com/D4PMG0IdMc — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) October 5, 2023 …
by theSilverVigilante Strong US dollar backing away from 107. Oil tanks from hitting $95 overnight. A weaker dollar and weaker oil coinciding with a completely flat precious metals movement and completely flat equity markets. This is the confusion before the …
More pain in financial Equity markets is almost guaranteed with the US dollar Index reaching its 2023 highs of the year. Not only that but oil is bouncing back very hard despite the strong dollar. What’s up almost 3% for …
