Market Insight from JP Morgan – 4th Quarter 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by J.Wenger

It’s that time again: time for the latest and greatest installment of  JP Morgan Asset Management’s quarterly market outlook.

Screenshot of JP Morgan Guide to the Markets

Each quarter, you can find this little gem of a PDF on JP Morgan’s Asset management website; a downloadable “Guide to the Markets” AND audio commentary.

Topics include US Equities, Economy and Fixed Income, along with an view of the International landscape and Asset Class performance.

Sources:

JP Morgan Guide to the Markets: Q4 2013
http://www.jpmorganfunds.com

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The Debt Ceiling is Not the Issue. The Debt is.

Posted on October 6, 2013 by J.Wenger

Exactly!

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$2,800 per month as the new minimum wage?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by J.Wenger

Maybe in Switzerland…Yahoo! News reports that a petition was delivered to the government demanding ~$2,800 per month for all adults in the country. Doubt it will get ratified, but stranger things have happened…

Sources:
Switzerland to vote on $2,800 monthly ‘basic income’ for adults
Yahoo! News

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5 Weekend Investing Reads

Posted on October 5, 2013 by J.Wenger
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Safe Investing Process – Adjusting your Goals

Posted on September 29, 2013 by J.Wenger

Even after you set your goals, you still need to check in every once and while to make sure that you still want to go where those goals are taking you.

We spend so much time “being busy” that we don’t stop to reflect until something unfortunately occurs or we have not time left.

Below is a great list of reminders, regardless of your age, from a NBA legend.

Take stock of your annual goals/monthly plans/daily actions, and ask yourself: Will I be happy with the person I will become?

  1. Learn who you are as an individual
  2. Stand up for yourself and your beliefs
  3. Avoid a physical fight-if you can
  4. Play a team sport
  5. Choose your friends for the right reasons
  6. Fight your fear of the unknown
  7. Listen to advice
  8. Be politically aware
  9. Mind your manners
  10. Be patient in love
  11. Stay fit
  12. Never, never do something on a dare
  13. Get organized
  14. Find heroes to copy
  15. Be independent
  16. Question authority
  17. Get smart
  18. Express yourself
  19. Pay attention to the short run
  20. But keep your eye on the long run

Source:
20 Things Boys Can Do to Become Men
Esquire.com | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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8 Weekend Investing Reads

Posted on September 28, 2013 by J.Wenger

Odds and Ends

  • Solar panels replace granite counter-tops as next “must have” (Bloomberg)
  • How to be Happy Today! (Micanbe)
  • Lehman Bros Did Not Cause the Financial Crisis(The Big Picture)
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2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta vs 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 vs 2013 Porsche 911 C4S

Posted on September 28, 2013 by J.Wenger

Carlos Lago and Randy Pobst restage Motor Trend’s Best Driver’s Car competition with this year’s winning Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, the all-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and the explosive, exotic Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.

  • The Ferrari = 6.3-liter 731 hp V-12
  • The Corvette = 6.2-liter 460 hp V-8
  • The Porsche = 3.8-liter 400 hp flat-6

Does the Corvette have what it takes to dethrone the 911? Does the wailing Ferrari?

Published on Sep 25, 2013 by MotorTrend

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