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Enough
John D. Rockefeller, one of the wealthiest people in history, was once asked how much money was enough. His famous reply:
"Just a little bit more."
A funny way for him to say, there's never enough. It reminds me of a kid's book I read to my kids called Morris Wants More.
Morris (who looks a lot like Trump, I'm sure not an accident)
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The latest from Tim:
What War?
The Iran war is not over, but don’t tell the stock market. What looked like the beginning of a downturn in March quickly reversed in April. Now we’re back making all-time highs again.
Why?
It appears the fear of high oil and
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Divergence
Over long periods of time, markets and headlines tend to move together. Fearful news often leads to falling markets, while optimism usually means rising prices. But every so often, we experience seasons of divergence.
We find ourselves in one of those seasons again.
Markets are sitting at all-time highs, while the tone of daily news and social media feels unsettled—marked by social tension,
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Bubble
Is the stock market in an AI-fueled bubble? Should we be preparing for a drop in stocks similar to what happened in the year 2000 when the internet-fueled stock bubble popped? These questions are being asked daily in the financial
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Crushin' it!
This summer my family took a trip to Sunriver, OR to relax and swim at the pool there. In the past when we've gone, I've attempted to ride my road bike from Sunriver up to Mt. Bachelor. It's a brutal ride and I've made it all the way up once or twice. This year I took a bike for my
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Easy Negativity
16 years ago I was sitting in my office with Bruce and we had just endured a 56% drop in the stock market. There was very little good news that day. It was easy to be negative.
5 years ago, in March
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