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Market Monday | Fed Cuts Despite Market Highs The Fed cut rates by .25% with the stock market near all-time highs. How often has this happened, and what historically lies ahead? Is the wealth effect powering this bull market? What could the next recession look like? Is there…

Market Monday | The Cuts Continue The Fed will likely lower rates this Wednesday. How many more times will they cut for the rest of the year? What is the main role of the financial media? What will the mid-term election year bring? Are bonds still good diversifiers for stocks?…

Market Monday | The Honey Deuce Economy As the US Open wrapped up, how much was the signature cocktail, and what can that tell us about inflation? We have two different four year market cycles to sort out. Can we hold several competing ideas in our minds at the same time? What…

Market Monday | Same Playbook? With an expensive stock market that doesn't seem to stop, what could be supporting high prices? If earnings are fine, what could drive stock market volatility? Are the same old economic indicators sufficient to understand today's market and…

Market Monday | Goldilocks Economy? Humans love to categorize the world. What are the benefits? Risks? Are earnings revisions going higher or lower? What does seasonality have in store for the stock market? What's driving earnings? What major change is coming to 401(k) plans?

Market Monday | Crazy Train Market? We lost a legend with Ozzy Osbourne's passing. Is this a crazy train market? How many all time highs have we had in 2025? Does this mean stocks have to go down? What two events caused the lost decade in the S&P 500? Which major banks and…

Market Monday | Egg-celent News Waffle House delivered a sign of normalcy returning to markets. Will we see more to follow? What was president Trump's message to the Fed, and how was it delivered? How much can the deficit be easily reduced? What are some unintended consequences…

Market Monday | A Shifting Narrative? While the Fed held rates steady last week, will we see the narrative shift over the next month? Where are interest rates in other parts of the world? What's actually going on with employment? What should we expect in year 3 of a bull market?…

Market Monday | Births and Birthdays Which stablecoin company went public? How old is the Dow Jones Industrial Average? What is the oldest stock market index? How is the Down Jones Industrial Average weighted? Join us!

ICYMI: Market Monday | The More Things Change... Which coin will no longer be added to the circulation next year? Which new legislation just passed? Are Leading Economic Indicators still negative? How has the underlying structure of our market and economy changed? Does the same…

Market Monday | Rapid Recovery? With peak tariff and the accompanying sharp drawdown behind us, is the equally sharp recovery now upon us? How does this recovery stack up to prior ones? But we're still entering a heightened tariff regime - just how high is it? How would you…

Market Monday | $1.11 Trillion The Fed sees a tug of war between inflation and unemployment. Federal interests payments have exceeded...how much? Morality aside, what does that mean for the economy and markets? Speaking of, how are earnings holding up so far? Which other bull…

Market Monday | The Bears Are Roaming Bearish sentiment continues hitting extreme levels. Just how extreme? Who's not so bearish? While it has been a rough start to this year, what can we expect for the rest of the year? How much have dividends grown in the past 20 years? And…

Market Monday | Weeks When Years Happen The dual headline risk happened right on queue. Did you see Goldman Sachs' recession head fake? Just how good was Wednesday's one-day gain? When do some of the biggest one-day gains happen? What's the main problem with seeking relief from…

Market Monday | Opposing Ideas? What's the sign of a first rate intelligence? Bearish sentiment got you down? You're not alone. Is hiding in cash the best solution? Is diversification finally working again? Why do we encourage investors to largely stay invested? Join us!

Market Monday | Sentiment Slump - Still? AAII bulls are historically low. What does history say? Quick check-in on analyst estimates. How many market corrections have there been, and how often do they turn into bear markets? How often does the market end the year down double…

Market Monday | Is This the Year? How does year three of a bull market compare to the first two? Got whiplash from the tariff tantrum? Why did the GDP Nowcast drop like a rock? What are your favorite economic doom and gloom headlines? Will fewer illegal immigrants cause an…

ICYMI: Market Monday | How Long is Long Term? American Association of Individual Investors bears are increasing fast. What does that tell us? Has the Fed crushed the business cycle? How often do recessions actually happen? What's the long-term average stock market return? What…

Market Monday | Trade War... No More? After a strong start to the year, should we expect a February chill? While the trade war lasted fewer than 24 hours, will it heat up again? What happened the last time President Trump disrupted established trade deals? How is the stock…

Market Monday | Fed Pause - Cause for Concern? The Fed held rates steady last week - should we be concerned? With January now in the rearview mirror, does January's market performance matter? How will the Federal government buyout package affect unemployment? Join us!