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🎄Friday5: Wall Street's S&P 500 predictions, America's favorite Christmas foods & drinks, how wealthy were the McCallister's in Home Alone & more...

Dating apps are causing swipe fatigue. So, people are finding love elsewhere.

Here's my 2024 S&P 500 target, investment outlook and portfolio strategy.

Friday5: Have we officially conquered inflation? How low can the Fed rates go? The tide is turning in the rental market & more...

Google isn’t just losing market share in A.I. 2023 was rough for Chrome too.

Will the US Housing Market boom or bust in 2024? Part 3

Friday5: Millennial's financial health plummets. Dad Fashion is back. Humanoid robot Digit goes into mass production. And more...

Unwrapping Spotify’s year of frugality🎵

US Residential construction activity is up 14% YoY. Is the US housing market set to boom once again? | Part 2

Friday5: US still on track for soft-landing with 27 states in contraction? Dividend ETFs underperformed S&P 500 & more...

The curious case to include defense tech companies in your investment portfolio | Part 2

The US Housing Market is in a gridlock. What happens next? Part 1

How much will your Thanksgiving dinner cost you? Favorite potato & pie recipes in every US state, 5 Thanksgiving dinner table conversation topics & more...

A bond market meltdown to a soft landing- Is the US economy slowing down faster than anticipated?

Friday5: AI hype cooling on Wall St? Safest & riskiest countries to invest in. American homes become fancier though affordability at all time low.

Geopolitical tensions are driving venture capital funding into defense technology. Here’s 3 charts and insights you should know about.

Will retail earnings beat estimates? Are we in a bear bubble? Ron Barron's top 6 stocks

US credit-rating outlook is cut to negative by Moody’s. Why should you care?

Friday5: Cash rich companies are getting richer, Taylornomics helped US avoid a recession, Pinterest pops as GenZs shop & more...

PayPal attacked Apple in 2014 with this ad. 9 years later, PayPal has fallen behind. Can it build back again?

Bitcoin & gold outperform the S&P 500, while investors remain under-allocated in gold. Is the investment thesis favoring bitcoin over gold?

US GDP grew 4.9% in Q3. But CEOs from 5 industries have turned cautious. Is this the peak?

Friday5: Is the US stock market bottoming? Amazon brings on Humanoid bots, Halloween candy is 7.5% more expensive & more...

Pinterest is using AI to become a digital bazaar. GenZ's are loving it.

Cash, bonds or TIPS. Which one is a better investment choice?

The US labor market is resilient. But, is the US consumer healthy| Part 2

Friday 5: Who thinks a US recession is coming? Millennials & GenZ's pick up Gig work, Ethereum struggles with user retention & more...

How fast-food chains are using technology to drive customer loyalty and higher spend?

Pepsi smashed its Q3 earnings. Should you invest in the stock?

The US Labor Market is resilient. But, is the US consumer healthy? | Part 1

Friday 5: Dollar General's CEO comes back to save the day, Olive Oil & Orange Juice prices at all time highs, Revenge Travel fades away and more...

Kellogg's just broke up its cereal business. It now wants to sell you snacks.

Dollar General: The bull and the bear case for the stock | Part 2

Are interest rates the right monetary tool to fight fiscal-driven inflation?

Friday 5: Chipotle's robot-made burrito bowls, Jamie Dimon's bold AI prediction, GenZ's hustle for homeownership and more...

Duolingo is a language app. Why does it want to teach Maths and Music?

Part 1: Dollar General's fundamentals are weakening. Can it recover?

Part 2: The Fed is broke: How the Fed creates and destroys money?

Friday Five: Meta's AR Glasses, Airbnb's Crackdown on Parties, Google & Apple's Search Deal, Amazon's R&D & more...

Is America's shoplifting problem all that bad?

Is it time to recession-proof your investment portfolio?

Part 1: The Fed is broke. How is that possible?

Friday Five: 2 stats, 1 trend, 1 insight & 1 delightful new finding to end your Friday on a high note

Your favorite social media app might ask you to pay up soon. Will you?

The curious case to include gold in your portfolio: Will gold prices reach new all time highs soon?

Bank of America says that the US economy is in "recovery" mode. Does the bond market agree?

Friday Five: 2 trends, 2 insights & 1 joke to spark your curiosity

The burnout crisis: A trillion dollar problem

Equity Risk Premium Part 2: Where is S&P 500 headed next?

Oil prices are spiking. What will happen next?

Friday Delight: 5 charts that will inspire, inform or make you laugh

Equity Risk Premium Part 1: Why was the S&P 500 trading higher in August 2023 despite 10Y Treasury rates climbing?

I built an Economic Scenario Map to guide me through key economic outcomes for the US. Here’s how you can use it.

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