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Notes on markets, money, and the long view. The Weekly Update from Anton, plus press, and the occasional essay.

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US Soft Landing

Investors have been on pause since early 2022 with their new investments to determine when the Federal Reserve rate hikes will cease. More importantly, they are concerned that higher interest rates will drive the US econ

Anton BayerJanuary 25, 20236 min read

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Planning to Win

Below is a short exert from the Chapter “Strategies to Profit During Market Cycles” from my book, “Physicians Guide to Wealth” released last year:

Anton BayerJanuary 18, 20234 min read

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Listen to the Fed's

In February 2018, Jerome Powell took office as the 16th Chairman of The Federal Reserve. He had a goal to improve the Fed's communication with the investment marketplace. Starting in January 2019, he began holding press

Anton BayerJanuary 11, 202317 min read

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New Year, New Start

By any standard, the past three years were historic. It reminded me of the tech bubble that burst from 2000 to 2003, with San Jose’s Silicon Valley as the epic center. You had to live there to truly understand the financ

Anton BayerJanuary 4, 20236 min read

2022

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Not Another Holiday Checklist!

2022, or as I like to refer to it, “the year of three two's,” is finally coming to a close. Families across the world are getting together to celebrate the holidays, which means that the final scramble to finish shopping

Anton BayerDecember 21, 20227 min read

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Don’t Fight The Feds

The saying “Don't Fight The Feds,” or DFTF for short, has been the theme this year on Wall Street. Since March 16, when the Federal Reserve embarked on its rate hike policy, the stock market has plummeted. Mortgage inter

Anton BayerDecember 14, 20224 min read

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US Economic Engine Chugs On

Despite all the challenges going on around the world, the US economic engine continues to chug forward. The Group of 7 Nations (referred to as G7 nations, which were formerly G8 until Russia was expelled in 2014) referen

Anton BayerDecember 6, 20225 min read

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Thankful

I thought I would take a break from the exciting world of finance to focus on Thanksgiving and the many blessings we have.

Anton BayerNovember 22, 20227 min read

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Actors of our Financial Theater

Over the past 30 years, I have been fascinated by watching the many actors in our financial markets. I say actors because it all seems like one big national play complete with all the theatrical variety of comedy, thrill

Anton BayerNovember 16, 20228 min read

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