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55% of Americans are reported to be invested in the stock market according to robo.1db.com/Gallup. The S&P chart shows the stock market advancement and daily volatility. Volatility has averaged .989% each trading session from its intraday high and low points. The question, has the market presented optimal times to invest over this bull run or

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” — Thomas Edison Published in Equities.comWilliam Corley | Thursday, 10 October 2019 09:00 (EST) https://www.equities.com/news/s-p-500-buy-or-bolt

How big of a deal is the trade squabble between the United States and China? Over the past 20 years, the global Gross Domestic Product has risen from $32 trillion to over $86 trillion, which is a 5% compounded annual rate (CAGR). During this timeframe, China’s GDP grew from $1.1 trillion to $13.6 trillion. The

National Home Prices rose 3.2% year-over-year, according to S&P/Case-Shiller. Atlanta, Boston, and Miami led metro area price appreciation at 4.0%, 3.9%, and 3.9%, respectively. While Los Angeles, New York, and San Franciso trailed the national average by single digits, but still rose 1.1%, 0.9%, and 0.2%. Census Bureau tabulates occupied housing units at 122.5 million.

According to the BLS inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index increased modestly 1.7% last year. However, for those of us that bills to pay each month some of the items after adjusting for inflation have risen far more than 1.7%. The cost of health insurance rose 10x that amount. How about household repair expenses