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Notes on markets, money, and the long view. The Weekly Update from Anton, plus press, and the occasional essay.

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Riding Through Roller Coaster Markets

Progress with tariff negotiations has calmed institutional investors who have been slowly adding to their stock portfolios since the stock market bottomed on April 8. After Trump’s April 2 Rose Garden announcement of pro

Anton BayerJune 10, 20259 min read

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Disparity Widens of Optimism Between Executives and Households

In the complex and extensive ecosystem of the US economy, the fundamental core of its sustainability and continued growth largely depends on the consumer. That’s you and me and how we spend and save our money. As investo

Anton BayerJune 4, 20256 min read

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Retirement During Volatile Markets

Many of our retired clients had successful careers and are now enjoying their retirement years. Stock market volatility is difficult to navigate for investors and even more challenging for those already retired. The diff

Anton BayerMay 28, 20256 min read

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When Great is Not Good Enough

Since the inauguration of President Trump, investors have been very nervous about his administration’s aggressive policy changes and process. He and his administration seem to be keeping Wall Street and Main Street on a

Anton BayerMay 6, 20257 min read

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Trump Is Not the Economy

Institutional investors have once again become headline-driven. Institutional traders seem to base their daily trading strategy on Trump tweets panicking about this announcement or another. Most interesting is their litt

Anton BayerApril 30, 20256 min read

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Volatility Returns: A Historical Look and What It Means Now

“The VIX gets clicks.” It’s an old saying in the financial media world, dating back to when publications first started selling display ads online. The VIX–better known as the “fear index”-- is what most investors watch t

Nyle BayerApril 16, 20255 min read

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Uncertainty and Unpredictability

These two words have been repeated in almost every news article these past couple of months as it relates to the stock market and new policies rolling out seemingly daily from Washington. However, there are far more well

Anton BayerApril 9, 20257 min read

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Uncertainty During a Growing Economy

The current stock market is selling off on tariff concerns while corporate America continues to grow its profits. This year the stock market selloff is like 2022 when investors’ fears of pending policies have prompted a

Anton BayerApril 2, 20259 min read

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It’s Not Over Yet

George Foreman affectionately known as “Big George” died this week on March 21 at the young age of 76. He has many accolades to be remembered including his boxing career, business successes, father, Christian faith, and

Anton BayerMarch 26, 20257 min read

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Case for Staying Invested

For the past week, major media outlets have opined on the stock market volatility speculating whether this is the beginning of a significant stock market selloff and if the US economy is entering a deep recession cycle l

Anton BayerMarch 12, 20255 min read

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