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Taming My 'Big Dumb Lizard Brain' With A 'Cowboy Account'

Award-winning author Sam Ro: "Investing is like dieting: For many people, attempting to cut out junk food entirely just doesn't work."

The Unluckiest Market Timer I Know Made Another Poorly Timed Trade

Award-winning financial writer Sam Ro reveals the key strategy that helped him successfully navigate market downturns and build long-term wealth.

One Of The Most Misunderstood Moments In Stock Market Cycles ⏱️

Award-winning financial writer Sam Ro shares his valuable insights on why stock prices fall amid good news and rise amid bad news.

When Uncertainty Becomes Unambiguously High

Celebrated financial journalist Sam Ro cautions against underestimating the resilience of Corporate America, which has had time to prepare for tariffs.

"Preparing For Worse Doesn't Mean Dumping Stocks": Investing Wisdom From Market Guru Sam Ro

Investing Wisdom From award-winning author Sam Ro: "Preparing for worse doesn't mean dumping stocks," and "buy-and-hold clearly dominates."

Warren Buffett: America's Businesses 'Usually Find A Way'

Acclaimed financial writer Sam Ro discusses Buffett's long-term optimism for U.S. stocks, despite speculation over Berkshire's cash hoarding.

The Most Important Latin Phrase In Investing

Eminent author Sam Ro discusses why it's key for investors to reframe perspectives when assessing investment risks from emerging headwinds like tariffs.

For the stock market, it's not bad unless it's bad for earnings

Award-winning writer Sam Ro, shares his insights on the stock market that continues to trade near record highs despite the looming threat of tariffs.

Wall Street Strategists Are Nailing One Of Their More Important Forecasts For 2024

Last week, Wall Street began circulating their outlooks for the stock market in 2025. For many folks, the key takeaway from these reports is the year-end price target.

Americans Have Money, And They Plan To Spend It During The Holidays

Americans plan to spend more on holiday shopping this year than they did last year. That’s the takeaway from pretty much every consumer survey conducted over the past several weeks. Below are some highlights (emphasis added):

Policymakers Don't Want To Tank The Stock Market

The stock market climbed to all-time highs, with the S&P 500 setting an intraday high of 6,012.45 and a closing high of 5,995.54 on Friday. The index gained 4.7% last week, the best weekly performance since last November.

Getting To 'The Other Side' Of Election Uncertainty

Experts Push Back On Goldman Sachs' Forecast For Low Returns

Goldman Sachs’ prediction that the S&P 500 will deliver 3% annualized nominal total returns over the next 10 years has gotten a lot of attention.

The Stat Explaining Why The Stock Market Gets So Much Negative News Coverage

The stock market climbed to all-time highs, with the S&P 500 setting an intraday high of 5,878.46 on Thursday and closing high of 5,859.85 on Monday. For the week, the S&P rose 0.8% to end at 5,859.54.

The Hiring Situation

On Friday, we learned the U.S. economy created a healthy 254,000 net new jobs in September. While the number confirms that the labor market isn’t falling apart, the pace of net job creation has cooled from levels seen earlier in this economic cycle.

You Said You Love Charts. So Here Are More Charts!

Consumer And Business Finances Are Healthy The customers in the economy have the capacity to spend, which means economic activity should keep churning. “As is well known, household and corporate balance sheets are strong,” Deutsche Bank’s Binky Chadha wrote in a Sept. 12 note. “This is very different from past down cycles.“

10 Charts To Consider With Stocks At All-Time Highs

I spent the past week at Future Proof Festival, the premier conference for the wealth management industry.

How Capitalism Will Keep AI From Destroying The Things We Love

Artificial intelligence (AI) is white hot right now. Companies everywhere are bullish on the promise of taking mountai

The Other Side Of The Fed's Inflation 'Mistake'

In the context of inflation, was the Federal Reserve late to tighten monetary policy and hike interest rates? Most would agree the answer is yes.

The First Question To Ask When A Markets Expert Speaks

Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, compiled an outstanding list of quotes from history’s investing legends.