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RBA minutes: Economic recovery is likely to be slower than in late 2020/early 2021

Reserve Bank of Australia October monetary policy meeting minutes  Full text:

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Oct 19, 2021 comments off
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Reserve Bank of Australia Financial Stability Review

The Financial Stability Review provides the Bank’s assessment of the current condition of the financial system and potential risks to financial stability. It contains a number of boxes on topics…

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Oct 08, 2021 comments off
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The Benefits of Rebalancing

Historical Data, May 1998 – August 2021 Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX) CAGR: 8.4% Standard Deviation: 15.8% Sharpe Ratio: 0.48 Growth of $100,000: $658,251   FTSE US Inflation-Linked…

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Oct 07, 2021 comments off
Options Trading

Updated: The Performance Gap Between Large Growth and Small Value Stocks

In fact at that point in July large growth stocks had returned over 19% per year since 2017 while small value stocks had lost 7.2% per year. This was the…

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Sep 11, 2021 comments off
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Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early Or Invest?

This article will present an alternative approach that incorporates investing.   Those who argue against paying off a mortgage early make a mathematical argument in favor of investing those additional…

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Sep 08, 2021 comments off
Options Trading

Using TLT Options to Increase Expected Returns of a Buy & Hold Portfolio

While this is true, this ignores the ability to layer on options exposure in a margin account in a well thought out disciplined manner.   TLT is a popular ETF…

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Sep 02, 2021 comments off
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How To Create Your Own Indexed Annuity

Many conservative investors buy these products to have downside protection in years when the index declines in exchange for limited upside potential in years when the index rises. In this…

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Aug 31, 2021 comments off
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Gold Price Outlook Hinges on Updated Fed Interest Rate Dot Plot

The Federal Reserve rate decision is likely to sway the price of gold as the central bank is slated to update the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).

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Jun 13, 2021 comments off
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The Scary Fed Number Everyone is Talking About

Volumes across the Federal Reserve’s open markets desk suggest that excess liquidity is being drained from financial markets. Is this the start of the taper?

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May 31, 2021 comments off
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A look at central banks for May: Part 1

Central banks The central banks are listed below with their current state of play. The link for each central bank is included in the title of the bank and the…

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May 02, 2021 comments off