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December’s Santa Claus Rally: Will it Deliver as Expected?

December’s Santa Claus Rally: Will it Deliver as Expected?

“Investors know that December is historically a great month for stocks, but this year’s blowout November might have stolen some of the Santa Claus Rally’s thunder.” Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

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A Bull Market Anniversary

A Bull Market Anniversary

If it weren’t for Facebook, I’d never know my friends’ anniversaries or birthdays. Having an anniversary or birthday might be the only good thing about Facebook. Since the stock market doesn’t have a social media account, it’s up to me to tell you we have a big...

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October Markets: A Pause Before the Election

October Markets: A Pause Before the Election

In non-election years, the S&P 500 average return in October over the last ten years has been almost 2%. October is quite middle-of-the-road. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

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September Stocks: Volatility & Opportunities

September Stocks: Volatility & Opportunities

Stock trading volume is low during the summer when most Americans take vacations. It seems that when Labor Day ends and everyone is back in the office, everybody starts trading at once. According to FactSet data, September is one of the year’s highest months for trading volume.

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NVIDIA: Striking Gold in Tech’s AI Rush

NVIDIA: Striking Gold in Tech’s AI Rush

From an earnings perspective, all eyes have been on the computer chip maker NVIDIA, which announced its earnings and projections after the market closed on August 28.  Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

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The Great Rotation: Tech Stocks to Small Caps

The Great Rotation: Tech Stocks to Small Caps

It's funny to remember how my friends and I played Spin the Bottle at junior high birthday parties. I didn’t have a girlfriend, and all the girls were cute, so I didn’t mind who the bottle pointed to. Up until now, that was what I considered the Great Rotation. Today,...

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GM’s Shifting Strategy: A Lesson for US Businesses

GM’s Shifting Strategy: A Lesson for US Businesses

I bought a first-year model GMC truck a few years ago and had to have it towed three times in the first month. The computer was causing the emergency brake to lock up and not release. It took GM a few weeks to work out a computer patch, but once they did, it has been...

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Stocks Surge Despite Trump Assassination Attempt

Stocks Surge Despite Trump Assassination Attempt

I had a business professor who was frustrated with our class and unexpectedly changed his test schedule. We complained that it wasn’t normal to change the test dates from what was printed in the syllabus, and he said, “That was yesterday’s normal; today's normal is a...

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