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Today! July 22, 2022 Good morning. First-time unemployment filings are ticking up.  While they’re not huge yet, they may be a sign of more trouble to come in the months ahead.  Most aren’t too worried about the numbers.  After all,…

Today! July 15, 2022 Good morning. Investors can do best with a simple investment strategy, like buying and holding great, dividend-paying stocks.  Traders can profit off of short-term moves in the market.  Now, there’s a new product in town.  It’s…

Today! July 08, 2022 Good morning. Most of last year, politicians and central bankers stated that inflation was transitory.  With the pandemic spending and stimulus over, and with central banks now tightening, that’s likely correct, even if it means we’re…

Today! July 01, 2021 Good morning. For the first half of the year, one of the top trades investors could have made wasn’t a play on oil, or even market volatility.  Rather, it was owning the Russian ruble.  The currency…

Today! June 24, 2022 Good morning. In financial markets, good news is often bad news.  And bad news is often good news.  While it seems counterintuitive, the logic is simple.  If the economy is in poor shape, it will be…

Today! June 17, 2022 Good morning. For the past decade, some of the largest buyers of stocks have been companies themselves.  Share buybacks have been popular, as they tend to help keep share prices high, and can offset dilution from…

Today! June 10, 2022 Good morning. It takes two quarters of declining GDP to mark an official recession.  With the first quarter of 2022 showing a surprise 1.3 percent drop, the quarter coming to an end this month could signal…