Every company’s founders dream of ringing the opening bell on a major stock exchange. Becoming publicly traded is often viewed as a milestone that validates years, sometimes decades, of growth and innovation. Taking a successful private…
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The second quarter marked a notable shift in tone as the elevated volatility that defined the beginning of the year began to recede. While uncertainty remained present, investors grew increasingly comfortable as geopolitical tensions surrounding the…
If you took physics in either high school or college, you might remember Newton’s Laws of Motion. If you can’t recall exactly what these are, perhaps you might recollect hearing or reading about them. If not…
The second quarter of 2026 was quite eventful for equity investors, with some of the strongest returns since the second quarter of 2020. In my view, the quarter played out in two very distinct parts, the…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently took yet another stab at estimating U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the 1st quarter of 2026.(1) Ordinarily, by this point, I would have ignored the report. It is…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris at Trading Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:36): John,…
This past week, I started and finished a book called Mockingbird by Walter Tevis. Truthfully, I had never heard of it until about 15 minutes before I ordered a copy. It just sounded interesting, and strangely…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:30): Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris of Trading Perspectives. As always, we have a good friend, Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:36): John,…
It has been a long time since I tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep due to all of the worries dancing around in my head. What is the point? Why worry about those things…
Trump Accounts: What you need to know The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) created a new tax-advantaged savings vehicle known as a “Trump Account.” While the name has attracted plenty of attention,…