Why “National Debt Crisis” Is Hard to Spot Until It’s Too Late If you’ve ever felt like the national debt is either a ticking time bomb or… basically irrelevant, depending on which headline you read that day, you’re not alone. The frustrating part is that both vibes can sound reasonable in the moment. A big […]
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Key Takeaway: The 19th-century railroad expansion is the closest historical parallel to today’s AI industry. Both faced massive skepticism, required extraordinary capital, and consumed resources at a scale few could imagine—yet railroads ultimately transformed the global economy and delivered generational investment returns. The same long-term, infrastructure-driven opportunity exists for AI today. With all of the
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“Explore our latest analysis on the financial market turmoil triggered by unexpectedly high tariff announcements and what it means for investors.”
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Introduction Given the volatility in the stock market this week, particularly after Monday’s big drop (this was posted on Friday, August 9), I thought there might be some readers of this blog that were wanting to buy some stocks that had pulled back in price but needed an idea of where to start. So, I
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I’m currently sitting in the Miami Airport watching the market and thought I’d give you a quick update on what’s happened to initiate this correction. Understanding the Impact of Yen Carry Trade Unwind on US Stocks The financial markets are a complex web of interconnected trades across multiple markets all at the same time. One
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RECAP In the first post of this series, I discussed the stock and bond markets’ performance for the year and compared that to our Model Portfolios upon which client portfolios are managed. Today, I want to talk a bit about why 2022 was a stock pickers market and why I believe that 2023 and beyond
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THE MARKETS We all lived through 2022 and it was an ugly year in the markets. Both stock and bond indexes were down in double digits and most of the investment world suffered severe losses for their clients. Here at BankChampaign, our clients faired much better than the markets overall, but we will discuss more
What’s Up With The Market? The S&P 500 peaked on January 4th and it has been a volatile ride down since that date. The prospect of rising inflation, the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates and reducing its balance sheet caught up with the major index even though the growth stocks in the index fell along
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