This week’s episode of Grow Money Business is all about Mea Culpa 2023 and 2024 predictions. About a year ago, Grant discussed some loose economic and financial predictions. In today’s episode, we return to those…
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November Market Commentary – Powell on Rate Cuts: Nope.
October Recap and November Outlook The Federal Reserve’s November meeting went as the market expected: no change in rates. What wasn’t expected was the October and early November rollercoaster of bond yields. And by rollercoaster,…
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August Market Commentary – The Sunny Side of the Street?
July Recap and August Outlook Data releases in July told a story of a stronger-than-expected economy, with headline CPI falling and the labor market remaining robust. The doom-and-gloom scenario of an all-but-inevitable recession seemed to…
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GMB Ep 193: What the US Debt Downgrade Means for Stock and Bond Markets
It’s been in the news recently that one of the three major independent organizations that evaluate creditworthiness in the US downgraded the rating from the highest possible level of AAA to the next level down,…
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July Market Commentary – The Fed Takes a Micro-Holiday
June Recap and July Outlook The Fed finally hit “pause” on interest rate increases in June after fifteen months and ten consecutive rate hikes. The “dot-plot” indicated that Fed officials think two further increases may…
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All’s Well That Ends Well? Not So Fast…
April Market Commentary March Recap and April Outlook Equity markets, using the S&P 500 index return as a proxy, at first glance appear to have shrugged off the mid-month drama of multiple domestic, regional bank…
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GMB Ep #153: Have Stocks Already Hit Bottom?
Stocks and bonds have had a terrible time this year, and many wonder if the worst is over or if the next 12 months will bring more hardship. However, although the economy faces challenges, there…
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GMB #130: Innovation in Stock Market Structure: A 40 Year History Lesson With Kenny Polcari
With the widespread adoption of retail investing and the usage of handheld devices, investing and stock trading have become easier than ever. However, in the 1980s, it used to be an entirely different story. This…
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