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Navigating today's global economy and deciphering investment choices can be an intricate endeavor. The influx of opinions and ever-shifting financial data adds to the challenge. For those committed to success, staying informed through market education and unbiased guidance is paramount. This realization has led an increasing number of individuals to integrate KPP Financial's 'InvestTalk' radio program and podcast into their investment strategies. InvestTalk, a daily program, delves into a ra ...
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Business Bootcamp Podcast is made for small business owners. My name is Mike Andes. I started college at the age of 13 with full intention of going to medical school. I went to school for an MBA and now I own a landscaping company, an Anytime Fitness gym, and 3 online businesses. I share my highs, lows, and experiences being an entrepreneur. You can learn from my mistakes and identify with the day-to-day struggles of a small business owner. Call in or ask a question online and get concrete a ...
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InvestTalk 5-17-2024 – Best of Caller Questions
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In this compilation program, Steve Peasley, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: Savings Account, Financial Data on Companies, TSP Investments and Percentages, Options & Capital Gains, 401k, A-I in the Finance Industry,…
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InvestTalk 5-16-2024 – Beyond Efficiency, Are the Markets Sensible?
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Sometimes the financial markets do cross the sensibility line, but it is difficult to profit from that knowledge. Today's Stocks & Topics: SFM - Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., Market Wrap, MSCI - MSCI Inc., BROS - Dutch Bros Inc., Beyond Efficiency, Are the Markets Sensible?, I-R-As, AON - Aon PLC, RLI - RLI Corp., “Soft Landing”, BELFB - Bel Fuse In…
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InvestTalk 5-15-2024 – Retailers Are Cracking Down on Returns and Tracking 'Problem' Customers
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According to the National Retail Federation, shoppers racked up more than $5 trillion worth of retail sales in the U.S. in 2023 and about 14.5% of those sales were returned. Today's Stocks & Topics: OKE - ONEOK Inc., Market Wrap, MMM - 3M Co., SOLV - Solventum Corp., Retailers Are Cracking Down on Returns and Tracking 'Problem' Customers, AWSHX - A…
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InvestTalk 5-14-2024 – What You Might Want to Know About Grants for First-Time Homebuyers
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Many banks have grants to help borrowers make a down payment-- especially first-time and lower-income buyers. Today's Stocks & Topics: VRT - Vertiv Holdings LLC, Market Wrap, SHOP - Shopify Inc. Cl A, What You Might Want to Know About Grants for First-Time Homebuyers, SONY - Sony Group Corp. ADR, Copper, Covered Call, UFPI - UFP Industries Inc., Te…
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InvestTalk 5-13-2024 – Does Your Portfolio Need a Risk Audit?
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There are ways to identify the risks hiding in your portfolio. Today's Stocks & Topics: CVS - CVS Health Corp., Market Wrap, ROCK - Gibraltar Industries Inc., Does Your Portfolio Need a Risk Audit, Material Sector, PICK - iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF, IIPR - Innovative Industrial Properties Inc., Tariffs on China, CAN - Accentu…
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InvestTalk 5-10-2024 – How Retirement Income Guardrails Can Ease Clients’ Worries
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Effectively communicating withdrawal strategy improves the client experience. (Retirement income guardrails—strategies that predetermine when spending retirement adjustments would be made and the spending adjustments themselves—have become increasingly popular in recent years.) Today's Stocks & Topics: EQL - ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF, Market Wra…
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InvestTalk 5-9-2024 – Will GDP Growth Continue to Weaken Until the Fed Starts Cutting Interest Rates?
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Some analysts project an optimistic economic forecast in the long run but slow growth for the remainder of 2024. Today's Stocks & Topics: POWL - Powell Industries Inc., Market Wrap, GRBK - Green Brick Partners Inc., Will GDP Growth Continue to Weaken Until the Fed Starts Cutting Interest Rates?, Second High-Risk Account, XBI - SPDR S&P Biotech ETF,…
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InvestTalk 5-8-2024 – Is A-I a Bit 'Overhyped' in the Short Term?
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One billionaire investor has slashed his big bet on the chipmaker that was one of the best performers last year-- when it rallied a whopping 238%. Today's Stocks & Topics: KEY - KeyCorp., Savings Account, Market Wrap, BLD - TopBuild Corp., Is A-I a Bit 'Overhyped' in the Short Term?, XLB - Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF, VAW - Vanguard Materials …
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InvestTalk 5-7-2024 – Is It Possible to See Opportunities After a Tough Month for Stocks?
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Market returns remain heavily concentrated, with just 10 stocks accounting for 85% of the market’s gain for the year to date. Today's Stocks & Topics: KKR - KKR & Co. Inc., Market Wrap, HIMS - Hims & Hers Health Inc., RYI - Ryerson Holding Corp., Is It Possible to See Opportunities After a Tough Month for Stocks, Interest Rates and Homes, Senior Lo…
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InvestTalk 5-6-2024 – Job Growth Took a Hit in April and Unemployment Rose
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The unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.9% against expectations it would hold steady at 3.8%-- and some traders priced in a strong chance of two interest rate cuts by the end of 2024. Today's Stocks & Topics: ODFL - Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., Marke Wrap, AVMV - Avantis U.S. Mid Cap Value ETF, Job Growth Took a Hit in April and Unemployment Ro…
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InvestTalk 5-3-2024 – Why Hundreds of U.S. Banks May Be at Risk of Failure
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Expert: Most at risk banks aren’t insolvent or even close to insolvent-- they are just stressed. Today's Stocks & Topics: ABNB - Airbnb Inc. Cl A, Market Wrap, CSW - ICSW Industrials Inc., SBUX - Starbucks Corp., Why Hundreds of U.S. Banks May Be at Risk of Failure, GT - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Tre…
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InvestTalk 5-2-2024 – Is It Easier Than Ever for Fund Investors to Build a Good Portfolio?
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Compared to the 1980s, investors who don’t want to build their own portfolios have much better options today. Today's Stocks & Topics: TMDX - TransMedics Group Inc., Market Wrap, SWKS - Skyworks Solutions Inc., Is It Easier Than Ever for Fund Investors to Build a Good Portfolio, URNM - Sprott Uranium Miners ETF, APH - Amphenol Corp. Cl A, Monetary …
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InvestTalk 5-1-2024 – The Business of Healthcare Is Complicated
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Citing a challenging reimbursement environment and rising costs, Walmart says it cannot operate a profitable business and will close clinics and shutter its telehealth service. Today's Stocks & Topics: TGT - Target Corp., Market Wrap, JACK - Jack in the Box Inc., The Business of Healthcare Is Complicated, SPLG - SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, PKB - In…
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InvestTalk 4-30-2024 – Why It Matters that Large-Growth Stocks Are Overvalued
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Simply put, valuations are the best predictor we have of future returns, and the longer the investment horizon, the larger the role of valuations. (This has to do with the implications for expected returns.) Today's Stocks & Topics: COF - Capital One Financial Corp., Market Wrap, ONEV - SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility Focus ETF, EVR - Evercore Inc…
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InvestTalk 4-29-2024 – How Will the Best Interest Rule Impact You?
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This Department of Labor rule helps determine whether your financial advice is coming from a trusted professional or someone akin to a car salesman. (Participants in small retirement plans and investors rolling into fixed index annuities should see the most benefit.) Today's Stocks & Topics: CAT - Caterpillar Inc., MAS - Masco Corp., Market Wrap, G…
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InvestTalk 4-26-2024 – Best of Caller Questions
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In this compilation program, Steve Peasley, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: Relative Strength, 401k Pre-Tax Contribution, 529 Plan, Volume and Capitulation, Japanese Stock Market, KPP Portfolio Management, Fidelity…
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InvestTalk 4-25-2024 – Understanding the Difference Between the CPI and PCE Indexes
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Inflation is top of mind for investors, but there’s more than one way to measure consumer prices. Today's Stocks & Topics: MOS - Mosaic Co., Market Wrap, PWR - Quanta Services Inc., Understanding the Difference Between the CPI and PCE Indexes, SPGP - Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF, Commodities Prices, PH - Parker Hannifin Corp., AVGO - Broadcom Inc., Gro…
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InvestTalk 4-24-2024 – Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early or Invest?
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Higher safe yields in 2024 upend the old rules related to mortgage paydown. Today's Stocks & Topics: BC - Brunswick Corp., Market Wrap, CVCO - Cavco Industries Inc., BUD - Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. ADR, Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early or Invest, UPS - United Parcel Service Inc. Cl B, Cathie Wood - CEO of Ark Invest, TSP Investments and Perce…
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InvestTalk 4-23-2024 – You Can Make IRA Contributions at Any Age, but Should You?
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Traditional IRA contributions after RMD age may make sense, but it depends on your tax situation. Today's Stocks & Topics: CRSP - CRISPR Therapeutics AG, Market Wrap, SBSI - Southside Bancshares Inc., FSTA - Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, FREL - Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF, WNC - Wabash National Corp., TFII - TFI International In…
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InvestTalk 4-22-2024 – What Caused This Year’s Stock Market Rally to Stall and What Happens Next?
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Markets had a rocky week, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 enduring their longest downturn since October 2022. Today's Stocks & Topics: STLD - Steel Dynamics Inc., Market Wrap, ZTS - Zoetis Inc., What Caused This Year’s Stock Market Rally to Stall and What Happens Next, Brokage Account Security, SCCO - Southern Copper Corp., Municipal Bonds, The NY Stoc…
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InvestTalk 4-19-2024 – Mortgage Rates Have Surged Past 7%
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Mortgage rates are climbing based on expectations that the Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates anytime soon. (Is there a sensible play for wannabe home buyers?) Today's Stocks & Topics: ABG - Asbury Automotive Group Inc., Market Wrap, Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, 401k Contribut…
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InvestTalk 4-18-2024 – Do You Check Your Financial Health?
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You should and there are a couple of easy ways to get started. Today's Stocks & Topics: Stock Screeners, Market Wrap, SELF - Global Self Storage Inc., Do You Check Your Financial Health, EV Stocks, ADSK - Autodesk Inc., China's Manufacturing, LVS - Las Vegas Sands Corp., CDW - CDW Corp., CVE - Cenovus Energy Inc., Private Equity. Our Sponsors: * Ch…
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InvestTalk 4-17-2024 – 15 Stocks That Have Destroyed the Most Wealth Over the Past Decade
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As a group, these stocks wiped out an estimated $281 billion in shareholder wealth over the past 10 years. (That’s a big number, but far less than the estimated $15.9 trillion in wealth created by the top 15 stocks on the positive side.) Today's Stocks & Topics: LULU - Lululemon Athletica Inc., Market Wrap, 15 Stocks That Have Destroyed the Most We…
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InvestTalk 4-16-2024 – Why Is Inflation Still So Sticky?
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Start by blaming rising housing costs and higher gas prices. Today's Stocks & Topics: EQNR - Equinor ASA ADR, Market Wrap, SURG - SurgePays Inc., REPX - Riley Exploration Permian Inc., PRFT - Perficient Inc., Why Is Inflation Still So Sticky, NLY - Annaly Capital Management Inc., FLIN - Franklin FTSE India ETF, US Growth, AMT - American Tower REIT,…
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InvestTalk 4-15-2024 – Does a Focus on Dividend Growth Add Value in Down Markets?
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Why Dividends May Not Be a Tax-Efficient Way to Return Capital to Investors. Today's Stocks & Topics: RMBS - Rambus Inc., PM - Philip Morris International Inc., WIRE - Encore Wire Corp., PWR - Quanta Services Inc., Does a Focus on Dividend Growth Add Value In Down Markets, SBUX - Starbucks Corp., WTS - Watts Water Technologies Inc. Cl A, The Bond M…
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