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Focusing On Buying Dividend Paying Stocks Is A Mistake

Picking the right stocks to invest in is not an easy process but all too often I see retail investors make the mistake of narrowing their investment research to just stocks that pay dividends.   This is a common mistake that investors make and, in this article, we are going to cover the total return approach versus the dividend payor approach to investing. 

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How Will The Fed’s 50bps Rate Cut Impact The Economy In Coming Months?

The Fed cut the Federal Funds Rate by 0.50% on September 18, 2024 which is not only the first rate cut since the Fed started raising rates in March 2022 but it was also a larger rate cut than the census expected. The consensus going into the Fed meeting was the Fed would cut rates by 0.25% and they doubled it.   This is what the bigger Fed rate cut historically means for the economy

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A Market Selloff Triggered By A Fed Policy Error

The Fed made a significant policy error last week by deciding not to cut the Fed Funds rate and the stock market is now responding to that error via the selloff we have seen over the past week. Unfortunately, this policy error is nothing new. Throughout history, the Fed typically waits too long to begin reducing interest rates after inflation has already abated and they seem to be on that path again.

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