A Deep Dive Into Modern Monetary Theory In Contrast To Classical Economics and Supply Side Economics With Historic Examples Introduction This is the third post in a series on our National Debt. If you want to read the first one or the second one just click the green links in this sentence. Let me start […]
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Introduction The mid-year financial market update is a crucial tool for investors and financial professionals to reassess their strategies and make informed decisions in a rapidly changing market landscape. This comprehensive update provides an in-depth analysis of various aspects of the financial market, including M&A industry trends, investment outlook, digital health market update, and market
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If you missed our first post in this four-part series, we started with a deep dive into government spending over the past 15 years, especially the surge brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we continue our exploration by examining the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) alarming projections and the broader implications for our economic future.
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I know I owe you all part two in the series on the debt crisis but in the past weeks we had a death in our bank family and things have been chaotic. I will get to it – maybe even next week – but I wanted to give you an update on what is
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Over the weekend, I was reading a newsletter from Bonner Private Research, and it sent me down a rabbit hole reading about government spending over the past 15 years and, in particular, the massive increase in spending brought on by the Covid pandemic. Given the gravity of the situation, I want to share what I’ve
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As the Fed contemplates changes to interest rates, we examine the impact electronic trading of bonds has on volatility and yields
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As President of BankChampaign, not only does Mark Ballard stay current on industry trends and best practices, but he shares his financial expertise on his informational investment blog featured on BankChampaign’s website. Ballard has been with BankChampaign since 1991. Spanning topics such as stock market standings, investment metrics, inflation trends, portfolio management, company investment analysis,
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UPDATE #2: This is officially the second largest bank failure ever UPDATE: California bank regulators have closed SIVB down – this typically means they will reopen on Monday in a different corporates format. We will see… Yesterday, the 16th largest bank in the country lost > 60% of its market value. In the past 18
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We discuss where the stock market is and potentially could head given interest rates being higher for longer.
The Fed Speaks – Rates Will Be Higher For Longer Read More »
Introduction If you read my recent “2023 Investment Focus” blog post, you will see that I noted several focus areas for investing during 2023, and the energy supply/demand imbalance plays prominently in that list. I thought adding a bit more color to the concept for you might be interesting, so below I’ll give you some
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If you read the 2022 In Review series on this blog, you got a feel for how we managed to outperform the stock market in 2022. Much of that strategy will apply to 2023, but I wanted to give you a broadened look at the Macroeconomic issues I believe we are facing and some of
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This is the final entry in our 2022 In Review series. It relates directly to the earlier posts in this series, so I recommend you do a quick review of it before reading this Part 4. Successfully Managing Investments in 2022 As 2021 was winding down, in the last few months we became increasingly concerned
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