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🎉 The Countdown Begins! 🎉 Something BIG is coming… and we can’t wait to share it with you! ⏳Won’t be long now and we will keep you posted. Stay tuned because this is something you won’t want to miss! 🔥 Relaxation and more relaxation Who’s ready? Drop a comment with your guess below! 👇 #BigAnnouncement #Countdown #StayTuned

We’re officially in the midst of the holiday season — Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas and New Year's are fast approaching. So, what's the best way for founders to use their time in December? Should you be furiously reaching out to investors, trying to secure a last-minute check before the close of 2024? Probably not. If you are not already in conversations with investors, it is highly unlikely that you will be able to secure funding now. The rush to close a check in the next month seems desperate and screams, "I'm almost out of runway, and I need your check to survive." Not a great way to start off with investors. Now is a great time to review your OKRs and KPIs (hopefully you have them) and reassess if needed. Take time to reflect on what went well this year, identify areas for improvement, and determine a solid roadmap for 2025. Use December to prepare so that you can kick off your fundraising on solid ground come February. December doesn’t need to be a sprint, but it’s a perfect time for reflection and strategic planning. Make it count.

The countdown begins! For all of my retired folks out there, any tips/info you think value drop a comment!

🎄📈 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year… for Investors? 📈🎄 When Andy Williams first sang "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" in 1963, the S&P 500 was celebrating too, hitting a record high of 74 points after rebounding from a bear market. Fast-forward 61 years, and the holiday cheer is back—this time with the market and the festive spirit at all-time highs! 🎉 Here’s why this season could be extra sweet for investors: - December’s Wall Street Magic: Historically, the S&P 500 averages a 1.25% gain in December, making it the second-best month for returns (just behind July). Add Thanksgiving week to the mix, and it’s truly the stock market’s most wonderful time of the year. - Election Year Bonus: In presidential election years, the odds look even better, with the S&P 500 climbing 75% of the time during this period. - Goldman Sachs predicts the S&P 500 could hit 6,200 by year-end, fueled by investor optimism and easing geopolitical tensions. So, as you dig into turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, maybe consider a side of U.S. equities too. 🦃📈 Because history says holiday cheer isn’t just for the holidays—it’s for your portfolio too.

The most underrated aspect of investing in alternative investments as opposed to the stock market is time to adjust. Here’s why (and why I didn’t lose 20% of my investment overnight). Weight Watchers and Snowflake recently lost 19 - 20% of their value overnight. Weight Watchers announced Oprah was leaving their board and Snowflake’s CEO announced his retirement. That news quickly followed a 20% drop in values of both companies. As an investor…how do you react to that? You can’t make great investing decisions because key information on the business gets dropped all at once, and you don’t have time to adjust (unless you’re Nancy Pelosi and blatantly insider trade 😌) My experience with real estate is this… Big shifts in values happen over months, not minutes. And those months give you valuable time to adjust.

After falling to its lowest level in its nine years of existence last quarter, the Late Earnings Report Index, our proprietary measure of CEO uncertainty, was back up for the Q1 earnings season. More details on this and an upcoming unusual earnings date from Under Armour this week in Christine Short's new article below. #earnings #investing #trading #stockmarket #uncertainty

In this week’s #TopMarketTakeaways, we’re looking back at the last 11 months in markets to reveal what we’re most grateful for this season. Like any year, 2024 had its ups and downs—but we’re heading into the holidays with optimism. Read on to learn why. https://bit.ly/4fXQ9W8

In this week’s #TopMarketTakeaways, we’re looking back at the last 11 months in markets to reveal what we’re most grateful for this season. Like any year, 2024 had its ups and downs—but we’re heading into the holidays with optimism. Read on to learn why. https://bit.ly/3ZwTTbm

In this week’s #TopMarketTakeaways, we’re looking back at the last 11 months in markets to reveal what we’re most grateful for this season. Like any year, 2024 had its ups and downs—but we’re heading into the holidays with optimism. Read on to learn why. https://bit.ly/4ilLzCE

In this week’s #TopMarketTakeaways, we’re looking back at the last 11 months in markets to reveal what we’re most grateful for this season. Like any year, 2024 had its ups and downs—but we’re heading into the holidays with optimism. Read on to learn why. https://bit.ly/3CRrd45