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Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
📚 Best Books of 2025 📚
As we near the end of 2025, we asked the guests from The Meb Faber Show what books they'd recommend from this year.
See responses from @RickRieder, @Ritholtz, @Greenbackd, @behaviorgap, @alphaarchitect, @verdadcap, @dawallach, @TotemMacro, @camharvey, @BobEUnlimited, @m2jr, @KeithMcCullough, @dollarsanddata, @ElmWealth, @MikePhilbrick99, @ColeWilcoxCIO, @MebFaber & many more!
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Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
It always feels like it’s smart to hold cash until better investment opportunities emerge. But unless you are a market timing genius, it’s much better to focus on asset portfolio diversification than to time the market. Thread.
To start, cash very rarely outperforms assets:
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Two days ago the NYT posted an investigation into politicians trading stocks
They found that 81 Democrats & 101 Republicans filed up to 3,700 trades and $100M in possible volume
Many had 100% winners, with some perfectly timed
Here’s examples of just how good they were
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Starting today, if you or someone you know is in need of help, you can call or text the number 988 to be connected with trained counselors. There is always hope.
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Modern monetary theorists will tell you that solving inflation is easy. All we need to do is raise taxes.
Imagine trying to pass tax increases in this political environment? Crazy.
The fact that smart people pretend this makes any sense remains an unsolved mystery.
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Friends, I need some help
My husband Ryan was just diagnosed with one of the most aggressive types of cancer - a brain cancer called Glioblastoma
I'm looking for contacts at a hospital in japan or at drug maker @DaiichiSankyoUS
Read this and let me know if you can help 👇
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Break the Stigma.
#MentalHealthMatters
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
.@choffstein is easily one of the top investment researchers today
I've always hated beefy market reports, but the stuff he focuses on is so valuable in a practical setting that I just get reeled in
Still not completely over his paper "Liquidity Cascades". Packed with alpha.
🍲 Fresh from the kitchen...
RETURN STACKING
Strategies For Overcoming a Low Return Environment
In which we explore how investors can utilize capital efficiency to introduce diversifying exposures and increase expected returns.
investresolve.com/return-sta…
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Anthony Bourdain. A life unknown.
Watch the trailer now for Morgan Neville’s #ROADRUNNER: A Film About Anthony Bourdain. In theaters July 16.
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
One popular argument goes as follows:
“We are long-term investors. Volatility doesn’t matter to our portfolio.”
This is an appealing idea.
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Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Ohio State's National Championship hype video featuring @KingJames and @johnlegend 😤
Can't wait for Monday 🍿 (via @OhioStateFB)
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
If you're looking for a quick overview of the latest updates to the #PPP rules and applications - including the new 2nd Draft Loans - this is a pretty solid summary 👇 buff.ly/2LiCpMH
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
*US Nov-7 Week Continuing Claims -429K to 6,372,000
*US Jobless Claims +31K To 742K In Nov-14 Wk; Survey 710K
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
"Beware of the revenge trade when you lose money in the market, and you say "I am going to get it back in the same market. I am going to show that market I was right.""
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Here’s a satellite view of that giant blanket of smoke over the entire west coast of the US, in case you were wondering if it also looks apocalyptic from space (yes it does)
Incredibly vast extent of smoke this morning along the U.S. West Coast.
GeoColor imagery via GOES-West: col.st/cB8SX.
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
Presidential Elections Don't Matter (for Investments)
morningstar.com/articles/100…
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That is an astounding technological achievement teapaw.org/Holbornlolz/status/126…
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
More news from #IRS:
They've launched the website where people who have not filed returns can input their Direct Deposit info to ensure a quick Recovery Rebate 'check'.
For more info👇
irs.gov/coronavirus/non-file…
Chris Sipes, CFP® retweeted
From the @WSJ
Raises many issues such as
How important better testing is for our ability to identify the vulnerable and super spreaders, helping to contain the virus and reducing overwhelming pressure on our healthcare system to
HUGE concerns regarding many developing countries
