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Robert Hunt Financial Market Update

Robert Hunt Financial Market Update

Hosted by: Robert Hunt

The week's financial news is a mess. I clean it up and provide education and fun so that you make the right financial decisions.

Episodes

How to mess up index fund investing, the next hot investing idea sometimes ain't so, and Morgan Housel and Howard Marks produced a podcast masterpiece

Season #2

Messing Up the Closest Thing to a Sure Thing in the Stock Market: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/messing-up-the-closest-thing-to-a-sure-thing-in-the-stock-market-bc319230 Howard Marks - Morgan Housel Podcast:...
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Citadel's Ken Griffin supposedly rules the investing world, Kamala Harris introduces her scary tax plan, and the Deadlift ETF outperforms the market by 2.4x

Season #2

Citadel's Ken Griffin has remade the hedge fund industry with himself on top: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/citadel-ken-griffin-hedge-funds-c9ddf51d What we know about Kamala Harris's 5 Trillion Tax Plan So...
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Index fund's discards find new life, investors who borrowed now have to repay and Vanguard Capital Markets forecast revisited

Season #2

Investors Borrowed Like Crazy During the Rally, Now They're Paying the Price: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investors-borrowed-like-crazy-during-the-rally-now-theyre-paying-the-price-608115e7 Wall Street's Trash...
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Target Date funds get ditched, 1987 crash comes back and the stages of fear in a market meltdown.

Season #2

401k Investors Convinced That Target Date Funds Miss the Mark: https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/401k-savers-target-date-funds-alternatives-6e4e6f75?st=y50wpf09aa8tz8g&reflink=article_email_share Is...
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A couple wins the powerball and gets hosed, there is no such thing as a 'stock-pickers market', and famous investor scorecards.

Season #2

A Couple Won the Powerball. Investing it Turned to Tragedy: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/a-couple-won-the-powerball-investing-it-turned-into-tragedy-fc8fd31c Why your fund manager can't beat today's stock...
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Making money on the election is harder than ever, JP Morgan's top expert gets it wrong, and why you should not answer when your bank calls

Season #2

Making Money on the Election Trade is Harder Than Ever: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/2024-election-results-investments-stock-market-804e2afd Wall Street Bids Adieu to Its Biggest Bear:...
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Hot new 'boomer candy' funds, Americans fall into a 'cash trap', and Robert's Corner where I connect mold remediation and investing

Season #2

Americans Chasing High Interest Rates Risk Falling Into a 'Cash Trap': https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/americans-chasing-high-interest-rates-risk-falling-into-a-cash-trap-f4282aee These Hot New Funds are...
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Why stocks are the greatest asset class, quite compounding and stock picking is still difficult

Season #2

Why stocks are the greatest asset class: https://ofdollarsanddata.com/why-stocks-are-the-greatest-asset-class/ Quite Compounding: https://collabfund.com/blog/quiet-compounding/  
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Bank branches seek to lure you in, Scott Burns keeps preaching truth and active bond funds appear to signal they are the way to go

Season #2

Banks adapt branches to clients feel welcome:...
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Trouble in the private real estate LP world, the benefits of spousal IRAs, and the fickle friend that money is

Season #2

Here's a Tax Break That Married Couples Often Overlook: https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/married-tax-breaks-spousal-ira-b0e7c2a1 Fickle friend: https://wng.org/articles/fickle-friend-1620654037  
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International investing takes the lead, Nvidia reveals the difficulty of stock picking and Vanguard releases their return expectations

Season #2

International stocks are poised to beat the S&P 500: https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20240513112/international-stocks-are-poised-to-beat-the-sp-500-heres-why Cathie Wood sells Nvidia a bit early:...
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The golden age of investing, Vanguard hires an outsider, and Nvidia creates FOMO not seen since Tulipmania

Season #2

Investors are Striking Gold All Over: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/stock-market-dow-record-economy-6b77dac7 Vanguard Names Former Blackrock Executive as CEO:...
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