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The news was kind of bad this week (economy not adding many jobs), but the market soared to a new all-time high for the S&P 500, the Russell 2000 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Interestingly, the NASDAQ-100 and the Technology sector did not. Last week, I shared a review of July for the 88 ETFs that I track. A Look at the Market The S&P 500 has returned 14.0% with dividends included, and the price is up 13.4% for SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) in 2026 so far. This leaves the ma

I am a big fan of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and have even gotten a Certificate from Babson College as well as passed two classes offered by Anthropic. I believe that AI is an incredible tool that can help us, but I also recognize a lot of challenges. My world has been the investment world for quite a long time, and AI has invaded that world in so many ways. Many investors are trying to position their portfolios for the growth of AI, and lots of traders play their ideas sh

I have been looking for a job for ten months now. I will discuss my processes and how they have evolved here, but first I want to share some news: Someone tried to steal information from me. I have reported it to the CFA Institute's Job page manager, Momentive, and I want to share it with the world. The Elms Bakehouse Scam One of my favorite ways to find a potential job is the CFA Institute's Jobs Page, open exclusively to CFA Institute members, which includes me. I am very

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is big. It is transforming the economy globally, and many people fear that it will weigh on jobs. Yes, it will weigh on jobs, but it may create some jobs. Most are worried that jobs will be eliminated, and some will. The key is that it will change a lot of jobs. I have long been a believer in AI, but the common interface, ChatGPT, has really been bad from my perspective. I asked it about "attractive" cannabis stocks, and I did not like at all the

I follow cannabis stocks closely, as I run 420 Investor, a subscription service for people who want my insight on the sector that I have...