The typical end of the week markets today. Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq stumble after Trump says war with Iran not yet over https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live...ays-war-with-iran-not-yet-over-224909548.html
I think this take on the day is a bit more accurate. Stocks tumble as oil soars, Dow loses more than 500 points https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/01/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
Not that I care about how and why we are down today.....a single market day. With what is happening lately and how disconnected it is from fundamental business reality....I dont have much interest in the markets. I feel about like LORI. AND when the markets are in this sort of mode....it is no fun to torture yourself.....so just detach from it all and do your normal life.
Fancy estate planing and tax manipulation. Not something I am interested in. it sounds so good on paper....but in the end it often ends with a big mess. I am a fan of planing and estate planing....but I am not a fan of the sophisticated plans that many of the ultra-rich try to use. Givers’ regret: What happens when wealthy parents try to claw back fortunes from their kids https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/tax-changes-rich-parents-claw-back-kids.html
YES.....the markets will be closed tomorrow for....Good Friday. So today is the last day of the week and anyone that is a short term trader is looking at having to hold what they own at the close today.....over a three day weekend. BUT....the good news at this moment.....the big averages have made a nice come-back today....but they are all still in the red.
NICE....I think I ended at the high of the day today for my stocks. I had a large....small gain for the stocks. I also beat the SP500 by 0.57% today. I only had two stocks in the RED today.....AMZN and GOOGL.
It is good to be done with the week on a high point in the markets for the day. it is also nice to end the....short....week, with a much lower year to date loss for my entire portfolio than last week. At the close today my year to date LOSS for my entire portfolio is......drum roll please......(-5.87%).
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE.....although it is only Thursday. We get a 3 day weekend from the markets which are closed tomorrow.
The market close today. Dow falls, S&P 500 and Nasdaq shake of early losses on Strait of Hormuz hopes https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live...sses-on-strait-of-hormuz-hopes-200009635.html
Doing ANYTHING based on EMOTION in investing is never a good thing. Some Timeless Counsel After March’s Volatility Keep your goals in front of mind and fight the urge to react emotionally. https://www.fisherinvestments.com/e...some-timeless-counsel-after-marchs-volatility "The world is and never will be a perfect place. The key for investors is to focus on the fundamentals underpinning the market and not to react to the noise."
Some things to consider if you are going to be retiring in the next few years. 5 Things to Do Today If You Want to Retire in 2030 Tackling this checklist now will make it easier to retire when you want to. https://www.morningstar.com/retirement/5-things-do-today-if-you-want-retire-2030
The jobs data is so distorted and corrupt....I dont trust any of it......and as a long term investor I really dont care much about this sort of short term data. BUT....it is in the news again today. March jobs report: US economy adds 178,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 4.3% in surprise turnaround https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/a...s-to-43-in-surprise-turnaround-190000531.html
Are "we" spoiled? Are "our" kids spoiled? No....not really. I have a very strong work ethic thanks to my family....and....that was passed on to my kids. Long-Term Money https://collabfund.com/blog/long-term-money/ ".....The goal of some parents is to work so hard that their kids and grandkids get to live a life that appears spoiled by the standards of previous generations.".....
I like this little article....to start the day. Don’t give up on Nvidia https://www.riskhedge.com/the-jolt/do-not-give-up-on-nvidia
Lots of good statistics here on the up and down years of the SP500. The Down Years https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2026/04/the-down-years/ ....."In the nine years from 2000 to 2008 the S&P 500 was down almost as many years as it was up."...... .....:Since 2009 it’s been much smoother sailing. The S&P has finished out the calendar year down just two times out of the past 17 years."........"losses have been few and far between for investors during this 17+ year-long bull market in U.S. stocks.".......
We have a nice green open in all the big averages to start the week. BUT....the gains are mild all the way around. S&P 500 is little changed as investors await possible Iran and U.S. ceasefire https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/05/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
I would call today a...."DEFAULT".....green day so far. I believe that the BULL MARKET is still intact....although it is somewhat hidden by the constant daily media noise. So on a day like today with ZERO news.....we are seeing the intact bull market pull stocks up mildly at the open. We will soon be seeing the big bank earnings which will signal the start of yet another earnings reporting time for the markets. The big question......will good earnings beats be IGNORED? If we continue the recent trend....yes....they will. Or as an alternative......if we see good earnings beats especially by the largest 10-20 companies in the SP500......along with a ceasefire and semi-resolution in Iran....will be be all set up for a MAJOR RALLY?
I start the day and the week with three RED stocks......NVDA, COST, and of course.....the current market whipping-boy....MSFT.
Yes this could SUPERCHARGE the space industry.....not to mention the markets. We are lucky as a country to have ELON and his space businesses. We would not even have a space program without him and his rockets. We would be unable to even put a person into space and would still be BEGGING rides on Russian rockets. SpaceX's IPO could supercharge the entire space industry https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/t...arge-the-entire-space-industry-101227330.html
