Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt Financial Market Update

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The week's financial news is a mess. I clean it up and provide education and fun so that you make the right financial decisions.

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Robert Hunt

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Chinese Stock Pump and Dump Scam, Currencies Matter, and AI Would Like to Sell You A Fund 20.06.2025 18:53

Obscure Chinese Stock Scams Dupe American Investors by the Thousands: https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/obscure-chinese-stock-scams-dupe-american-investors-by-the-thousands-8416f795?st=fMkZDh&reflink=article_email_share How to Diversify Against the Dollar: https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/06/how-to-diversify-against-the-dollar/  

Vanguard's Unintended Benefit, Stock Holding Wisdom, and a Potential Ponzi Scheme in Texas 06.06.2025 20:26

Tens of millions lost in home-buying ruse: https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=4c483888-7e1e-4914-86c6-9565f940db14

Too Much Money in One Stock, Vanguard Letter Saga, and a New Way to Think About Mortgages 30.05.2025 19:12

You Have Too Much Money in That One Stock: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/yes-you-have-too-much-money-in-that-one-hot-stock-26ccf9d7  

Is Berkshire Hathaway Enough, How Expensive Are Stocks, and So You Think You Want to Be A Stock Picker 23.05.2025 20:01

Just How Expensive Are Stocks After All the Ups and Downs: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stock-valuations-investors-76d1daa6  

Investors Stay Patient, Buffet's Compounding, and the Difficulty of Individual Stock Picking 16.05.2025 19:05

These investors cashed in by holding firm during market slump: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/stock-market-rise-fall-investor-success-75a1dee3  

Stocks Snap Back, Money Market Fund Ripoffs and Morgan Housel's Wisdom 09.05.2025 19:26

Money Market Fund is Ripping You Off: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/your-money-market-fund-is-ripping-you-off-660486a5?st=xX78ne&reflink=article_email_share Investors's Spend Six Minutes to Research Stocks: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/buying-stocks-research-study-2a839a4a?st=SSPgNo&reflink=article_email_share Morgan Housel Doesn't Need to Beat the Market: https://www.etf....

Vanguard Explained, AI Can Do It All, and Market Truisms to Keep You Sane 02.05.2025 18:53

Gold Soars, Vanguard Tries PE, and Crazy Traders Risk It All 25.04.2025 19:22

I Could Lose It All Tomorrow WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/yolo-stock-traders-young-investors-9feaf501 Don't Buy Into This Easy Fix for Stock Market Craziness: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/stock-market-craziness-alternative-funds-7df17b9c  

I Write Vanguard a Letter, International Stocks Sing, and the Biases of Investors 18.04.2025 19:18

Misbehaving in a Volatile Market: https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/04/misbehaving-in-a-volatile-market/  

Tariffs Again, Buffett's Wisdom and My Vanguard Saga Continues 11.04.2025 19:24

Keep your head of your spooked by tariffs: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/warren-buffett-suggests-reading-a-19th-century-poem-when-stocks-fall.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple. UIKit.activity. Mail  

Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs 04.04.2025 18:04

Market Upheaval From Trump's Tariffs Could Be Just the Beginning: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/market-upheaval-from-trumps-tariffs-could-be-just-the-beginning-e70303f3?st=HzcaM5&reflink=article_email_share Trump's Tariffs Aim to Create a New World Economic Order: https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trumps-tariffs-aim-to-create-a-new-world-economic-order-f48057ae  

Leveraged ETFs are Scary, Individual Investors Wig Out, Investing Can Be Brutal, and Maybe Tariff Talk 28.03.2025 18:30

Billions Flowed Into New Leveraged ETFs Last Year. Now They're in Free Fall: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/billions-flowed-into-new-leveraged-etfs-last-year-now-theyre-in-free-fall-0c413245?st=2vNfJK&reflink=article_email_share How Five Investors Are Playing the Market Chaos: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/investors-strategy-stock-market-chaos-befec544?st=oNdNFr&reflink=arti...

Democrats Dump Stocks, Long Term Investing Is Hard, and a Chevy Malibu Deal. 21.03.2025 19:39

The Days of Set and Forget Investing Just Ended for Many Americans: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/investing-stocks-risk-strategies-trump-policies-c4a5d3d9?st=DPJGPZ&reflink=article_email_share Are Stocks a Sure Thing Over the Long Term? Not Necessarily https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stocks-long-term-investment-risks-873723c1?st=RaF5cA&reflink=article_email_share Chevy Malibu 2024:...

Beware of Drawdown Fears, The News Cycle Turns On U.S. Stocks and Cash Balance Plans Make An Appearance 14.03.2025 19:12

The Mounting Case Against U.S. Stocks: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/us-stocks-underperform-trade-war-9c68599d?st=yHSA3j&reflink=article_email_share Cash Balance Plans Build Wealth: https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/cash-balance-plans-retirement-high-earners-71bfed2e  

International Stocks Start Winning, The 7 Deadly Sins Investors Make, And How to Buy a Great Sedan 07.03.2025 18:21

Seven Deadly Sins Investors Make: https://www.thedailyupside.com/advisor/investing-strategies/7-deadly-investing-sins-clients-make/ Buy a Chevy Malibu: https://www.cars.com/shopping/results/?makes[]=chevrolet&maximum_distance=50&models[]=chevrolet-malibu&sort=list_price&stock_type=new&zip=75225

Buffett's New Letter Drops, International Stocks Still Look Cheap, and Dishwashers 28.02.2025 18:03

Berkshire Hathaway 2024 Letter: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2024ltr.pdf Stocks Have a Big, Expensive Problem: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stocks-have-a-big-expensive-problem-dc3b7469?st=toh5zC&reflink=article_email_share  

Vanguard's New Offerings, Carvana Makes Me Question Indexing, and Your Stock Portfolio After You Leave a Manager 21.02.2025 18:43

Vanguard Introduces Two New ETFs: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vanguard-introduces-new-etfs-to-meet-investors-short-term-liquidity-needs-302373595.html Carvana Stock: https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/carvana-stock-up-500-top-analyst/  

Europe's Unloved Stocks Are Suddenly Hot, What to Do With a Giant Stock Market, and Compelling Data On Cash and Complexity 14.02.2025 18:26

Europe's Unloved Stocks Are Suddenly on Top of the World: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/european-stock-growth-a93373cb What You Should Do About the Stock Market's Giant Problem: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/what-you-should-do-about-the-stock-markets-giant-problem-f4ca338e  

Vanguard Cuts Fees In A Major Way, Dollar Cost Averaging Is Examined, And 401k Plans Continue Their March 07.02.2025 18:48

Vanguard's Average Fee Is Now Just .07%: https://www.gmtoday.com/business/vanguard-s-average-fee-is-now-just-0-07-after-biggest-ever-cut/article_59d339a0-e270-11ef-bc69-bb870d1b5379.html  

Get Paid To Own an ETF, the Best Referree for the Active vs. Passive Debate and Catherine Hunt Asks Me Some Hard Questions. 31.01.2025 18:55

Spiva Report 2023: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/spiva/spiva-us-year-end-2023.pdf

Which President Will Give You the Best Returns, the Dark Side of Fidelity, and Hedge Fund Fees Are Still High 24.01.2025 17:31

WSJ What You Don't Know Can Sting You: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/what-you-dont-know-could-sting-your-portfolio-6c095df2 Hedge Fund Fees Eat Up Half of Portfolio: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/hedge-fund-fees-eat-up-half-of-clients-profits-9749e27e  

Capital One Gets Sued, Fascinating Data on the Stock Market, and a Short Seller Embraces Indexing 17.01.2025 18:59

Capital One is Sued: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/14/cfpb-sues-capital-one-alleges-it-misled-consumers-on-savings-rates.html A Short seller Embraces indexing: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/wall-streets-pre-eminent-short-seller-is-calling-it-quits-aee48b64?st=V4NFMJ&reflink=article_email_share  

Snow Day Brings Various In Studio Guests, An Invitation to Avoid, and the Dangers of Back Tested Data. 10.01.2025 19:19

You're invited to Wall Street's private party, say you are busy: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/private-alternative-assets-etfs-cf987342  

A 2024 Stock Market Prediction Revisited, Stocks Cap Best Two Years in a Quarter-Century, and Robert's Corner Where I Discuss My Own Plan for 2025. 03.01.2025 18:20

Harry Dent Prediction of Doom: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12898577/US-economist-2024-market-prediction-crash-Great-Depression.html Stocks Cap Best Two Years in a Quarter-Century: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stocks-on-pace-for-best-two-years-in-a-quarter-century-c5b5f9b3?st=ivEKkS&reflink=article_email_share  

Steve Ballmer is Our New Index Fund Hero, Elite Colleges Have Investing Troubles, and My Thoughts on Excess Returns and Top Heavy Indeces. 27.12.2024 18:42

Steve Ballmer, the Non-Investing Guru of Investing: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/steve-ballmer-the-non-investing-guru-of-investing-b0058c11 Elite Colleges Have a Looming Money Problem: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/elite-colleges-have-a-looming-money-problem-f20ba0fa    