Week 2 of our 30 Week til Newborn Challenge
Jan 14, 2023 8:24 pm
Hi there,
Here's my weekly update for January 14th, 2023...
🗒️ Equal Weight RSP Leads S&P 500 in First Weeks of 2023
After outperforming in 2022, equal weight is off to a strong start this year.
The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) handily outperformed the S&P 500 last year, with that momentum continuing into the first weeks of 2023.RSP has climbed 4.9% year to date as of January 11, while the S&P 500 has increased 3.4% [...]
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🗒️ ETF of the Week: JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI)
VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.
” JEPI has the distinction of having appeared on “ETF of the Week” before, but there’s plenty of reason for its repeat performance.
Jaffe noted that the pitch for JEPI was [...]
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🗒️ Tap Into Municipal Bonds With VTEB and VTES (When You Can)
While inflation appears to be slowing, it’s still well above the level that the Federal Reserve would like it to be.
So, it’s likely that the U.
S.
central bank will continue to raise interest rates, which some believe will tip the U.
S.
economy into a recession.
For investors in higher tax brackets concerned about recession [...]
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🗒️ Structure Matters: Losses of $18 Trillion in Stocks Favor Alternatives
As investors, we are trained to measure historic price as the mark on successful decision making.
No matter how you cut it, the loss of $18 trillion in global stock markets, as stated in a recent Fortune- Bloomberg article written by Jan-Patrick Barnert, is staggering and has left most investors “wondering about 2023”; especially growth investors.
This [...]
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🗒️ Time to Dive Deep into Value
2023 is off to a cautious start, heralded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
It has warned that the upcoming recession will likely leave the gl…
🗒️ Microsoft Strikes Partnership with Paige To Advance Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment
Microsoft is making a strategic investment in Paige, which is leveraging AI for cancer diagnostics and treatment.
Paige will also use Microsoft Azure as its cloud provider for the Paige Platform.
🗒️ Paytient Secures $40.5M for Its Benefit Helping Patients Pay for Care
The funding round was led by Mercato Partners Traverse Fund and included participation from Bertelsmann Investments.
In total, the company has raised $63 million.
Paytient created Health Payment Accounts, which help patients pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses.
The latest CPI report for the United States suggests that the inflation spike after 2020 was transitory in the rather weak sense that I understood the term “transitory.
” I am curling in a bonspiel over the next few days, so I do have a long time to spend on this article, so I just want to outline my thinking on the topic of “transitory.
”The figure above shows the annual inflation rate of the durable goods component of the CPI in the United States.
The spike in the inflation rate has reversed to a roughly flat annual inflation rate.
This component is somewhat cherry picked, but I think it is a somewhat “clean” sub-component of the CPI.
It avoids the construction lag of the housing component of the CPI, and dodges highly erratic energy prices (which we all know about).
For me, the “transitory” nature of inflation was that after the spike subsided, inflation rates would resume at a level similar to the pre-spike levels.
This is different than the 1970s....
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System reforms have also led to patients having to pay more at the point of care. Widespread medical debt is a uniquely American problem. | ||
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More than 1 in 5 Americans are covered by an HSA yet the average HSA account has less than $1200. With max contributions for 2023 up to $3850 for single and $7850 for families, there is a vast opportunity for employers to create more ways for employees to save! #hsapay #hsa | ||
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The path to an enjoyable and health pregnancy comes from lots of preparation and products. As the due date for delivery grows closer taking of yourself now is an essential part of daily planning. #hsapay #hsa | ||
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The Affordable Care Act is one of the most significant health reforms in a generation. In addition to covering 15 million uninsured Americans, substantially expanding government health spending, and setting off a fierce political debate, the ACA is notable for an underappreciated reason: it is a major expansion of market-based health insurance. Traditionally, health insurance […] | ||
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Enjoy,
frank
