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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

Fed Chair Powell says inflation may be here to stay, the five biggest financial regrets folks have, and the ETF space tries to attract you to active management

Season #2

Fed Chair Powell CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/16/powell-cites-lack-of-progress-this-year-in-reaching-feds-inflation-goal.html Financial Planning Magazine home page: https://www.financial-planning.com/  
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Fidelity looks to charge you for shopping, the hidden costs of homeownership and "so you think you want to be an investor?"

Season #2

Fidelity charges platform fees: https://www.etf.com/sections/fidelity-plans-15-platform-fee-etf-issuers The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing:...
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The conflicts your financial advisor doesn't want you to know about, the 'experts' have a hard job and a sermon on diversification.

Season #2

The Conflicts Your Financial Advisers Don't Want You to Know About: https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/financial-adviser-conflicts-fees-money-bc235dc2 Peter Mallouk Book: https://moneysimplifiedbook.com/  
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Even the pros can't hold stocks, a Nobel winning behavioral economist passes, and President Trump gets a stock

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Daniel Kahneman, Nobel-Winning Pioneer of Behavioral Economics, Dies at 90: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/daniel-kahneman-nobel-winning-pioneer-of-behavioral-economics-dies-at-90-56b8b5a9 Why It's So Hard to...
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How to invest with money market rates still high, Texas pension fund speculates on stocks, and recency bias clouds our thinking.

Season #2

How to invest? More than ever, it depends on who you are: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/how-to-invest-more-than-ever-it-depends-on-who-you-are-487fa01b Texas Pension Funds' Bets on Regional Banks Turn Sour:...
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Nvidia is on fire, Bitcoin creates FOMO, and I see if an AI bot can do my job.

Season #2

It's Nvidia's stock market. You choose how to live in it: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/nvidia-stock-market-f254a7ac He lost $ 500,000 on Bitcoin. Now He's Celebrating:...
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Warren Buffett's annual letter is released, Jack Bogle's wisdom lives on, and a reframing on whether investors should try to lock in yields.

Season #2

Warren Buffet's Letter: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2023ltr.pdf Four ways to lock in yields above 5%: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/secure-high-yield-4-strategies-d663ba88  
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WSJ's stock picking contest examined, the USA's unsustainable debt, and conflicts of interests for everyday investors.

Season #2

WSJ Heard on the Street Stock Picking Contest: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/heard-on-the-streets-stock-picking-contest-bbb58f00 A $1 Trillion Conundrum: The U.S. Government's Mounting Debt Bill...
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Can we just invest in the S&P 500? Are stocks expensive? Can dividend investing rise from the dead?

Season #2

Stocks are at Records: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stock-prices-valuations-financial-advisers-35ced497 Can dividend investing rise from the...
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Timing markets is really really hard, the difficulty of portfolio tilting and the loss of purchasing power in the dollar.

Season #2

Timing is hard: https://www.ft.com/content/47b49fd1-48fb-4855-9c34-d32348c6df37  
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Bank of America Plaza teaches us a lesson, dividend growth throughout history, and lessons from my research of a REIT in college.

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Bank of America Plaza: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2024/01/23/dallas-bank-of-america-plaza-makes-plans-for-the-future-without-bank/ Dividend Growth History S&P 500:...
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The worst 20 year investment periods, the dangers of hubris in investment allocation and why investing at the top is great.

Season #2

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