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I really enjoy these weekly posts. Thank you for continuing to post them. I'm going to start paying closer attention to "7) Reversion to the Meme" on the expectation of new entries.
From the blog:Transportation costs remain stubbornly high (+10.7% over last year), with skyrocketing auto insurance rates being a major contributing factor. The 22% increase over the last year is the biggest 1-year spike since 1976.
Insurance inflation is crazy. I need to pay attention more. Thanks.
@BaluBalu- Be sure to keep us informed of your findings- maybe a new thread devoted to the insurance situation?
good idea. May be @Observant1 / thread moderator can move our recent posts from this thread to the new thread so this thread stays clean so it is easier for others to access old Week in Charts posts.
@Observant1 Thank you for this thread (Charlie Bilello. And, I don't mind a little bit of subject drift. But, an insurance thread (by whomever) might prove valuable to share experiences and being posted in 'Other investments' for maximum board exposure. Remain curious, Catch
I don't mind a bit of subject drift either. In this particular case it may be beneficial to move the insurance-related posts to a dedicated thread. One of the board admins would need to do this since I don't have the necessary permissions.
I created the new "Rising Auto & Home Insurance Costs" thread in Other Investing. Requested that posts for auto and home insurance in this thread be moved to the new thread.
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00:00 Intro
00:12 Topics
01:03 Inflation Coming in Hot (CPI Report)
04:57 Skyrocketing Car Insurance Rates (Progressive $PGR)
06:19 Rate Cuts Pushed Back (Fed Policy)
09:34 Nvidia Surpasses Google & Amazon ($NVDA, $GOOGL, $AMZN)
12:56 Consumer Concerns (Retail Sales Report)
15:38 Half off Sale on Used Teslas
20:34 Narrowing Trade Deficit
22:37 Borrowing Money to Pay Interest (Debt/Deficit)
24:33 Higher Wages, Lower Food Inflation
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Blog
The Week in Charts (03/01/24)
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:11 Topics
00:57 All News Is Good News
05:59 Another Strong Earnings Season
08:15 Home Depot: Stock Surges on Earnings Decline?
09:28 Higher Home Prices, Lower Affordability
14:18 Higher Incomes Driving Continued Expansion
15:49 Bond Bear Market Continues
18:26 Fed Cuts Pushed Back to June
22:59 More Affordable Rents
Video
Blog
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:18 Topics
01:10 Here Comes the FOMO
09:20 March 2009 Low: 15-Year Anniversary
11:53 Digital and Physical Gold Rush
17:19 Spending Like Drunken Sailors
22:51 Rising Household Debt Burden
27:29 38 Consecutive Months of Jobs Growth
33:18 Labor Market Loosening
24:42 Rising Wages, Falling Inflation
Video
Blog
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:16 Topics
01:24 Active Managers Go All-In
06:27 Pricing in a Perfect Future
13:34 Stubborn Inflation = No Fed Cut
27:20 The End of Negative Interest Rates
30:13 What is Debt and What is Growth?
33:55 Bitcoin ETF Boom
38:15 Why You Need to Invest
40:25 The Path to Prosperity
Video
Blog
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:10 Topics
00:50 The Fed's 2% Inflation Farce
09:59 Japan Ends Negative Rate Era
13:42 One of the Best Starts to a Year
20:12 The Reddit IPO
22:58 Bitcoin Pullback
25:00 Apple Monopoly?
26:53 Most Unaffordable Housing Market in History
29:09 Increase in New Listings
Video
Blog
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
01:14 Topics
01:52 Biggest Q1 Surprises
02:13 One of the Best Starts to a Year
07:51 Enormous Eight Divergence
12:57 Higher Growth, Higher Inflation, But Still 3 Cuts (Fed)
23:33 Biggest Surprise From Here?
26:13 Smooth Sailing
31:49 Signs of Froth?
43:32 Cuckoo for Cocoa
47:48 The Housing Affordability Gap
57:40 The Power of Dollar-Cost Averaging
Video
Blog
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:18 Topics
00:57 Inflation Heating Up
08:43 The Most Absurd # in CPI
10:53 See You in September (Fed Cut Pushed Back)
17:28 The Higher For Longer Impact
20:59 The Start of a Correction?
27:24 Correlation ≠ Returns
30:53 Reversion to the Meme
32:54 Fast Food Isn't Cheap Anymore
37:13 Rising Donations
Video
Blog
I'm glad that you enjoy The Week in Charts.
Insurance inflation is crazy. I need to pay attention more. Thanks.
Remain curious,
Catch
I don't mind a bit of subject drift either.
In this particular case it may be beneficial to move the insurance-related posts to a dedicated thread.
One of the board admins would need to do this since I don't have the necessary permissions.
I created the new "Rising Auto & Home Insurance Costs" thread in Other Investing.
Requested that posts for auto and home insurance in this thread be moved to the new thread.
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:14 Topics
00:46 When the Levee Breaks
07:21 The Other Side of Mania
12:01 The Large/Small Divide
15:19 Netflix Numbers
19:14 When Valuation Matters
22:12 Tesla Trimming
26:25 Housing Slump Continues
30:51 Higher (Cash Yields) For Longer
Video
Blog
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:24 Topics
01:15 Labor Market Cooling
04:18 Bad News Is Good News?
07:31 Will the Unwind Ever Happen?
09:20 The Next Fed Move
13:04 Manufacturing/Services Slowdown
14:20 The Undisputed King of Buybacks
16:31 The Amazon Economy
20:09 Higher Multiples
22:05 New Housing Highs
23:30 A Renter's Market
Video
https://www.youtube.com/@charlie_bilello/videos
The three most recent The Week In Charts videos were posted only to his employer's YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@creativeplanning/videos
Now with that out of the way, let's proceed...
The Week in Charts (05/10/24)
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
01:03 Topics
02:19 "Don't Let Them Sell You a Bond Fund"
13:50 Saving Social Security
26:08 Is the Consumer Finally Pulling Back?
34:51 Falling Fertility Rates
43:08 Buy In May and Stay
45:53 Welcome to the Casino
49:01 Happy Workers
Video
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:23 Topics
00:54 Inflation Isn't Going Away
08:41 Fed Needs to Hold the Line
15:29 Racing Back to New Highs
18:35 Roaring Kitty Returns
27:02 Emerging Signs of a Leadership Change
31:11 The Walmart "Bubble?"
34:22 A Return to Prosperity
Video
The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:14 Topics
00:42 The AI Show Goes On
09:01 Booming Utilities?
11:12 Housing Market Gridlock
17:35 Jamie Dimon on Credit Spreads & Buybacks
19:43 Roaring Kitty Says Goodbye
21:40 Trouble at Target
23:25 A Great Start
Video
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00:00 Intro
00:21 Topics
00:34 Stocks
10:25 Bonds/Fed
22:33 Real Estate/Housing
31:58 Commodities
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49:53 Economy
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The most important charts and themes in markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:37 Topics
02:04 The Cumulative vs. Current Inflation Debate
15:30 Is Rising Unemployment Signaling Recession
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34:41 The Best Start to a Presidential Election Year Ever
37:08 Secular Trends Getting Stretched
41:24 The Path to Prosperity
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