In no way are we compensated by YouTube…. but we sure do use it… even as Financial Planning Nerds…with some personal examples here too!
Why we love YouTube and How we use it!
Our Channel
As a regular video poster here at our blog on Street-cents.com – we have a YouTube Channel where we post all of our videos- for the record we do not embed them in our posts due to the advertisements that occur after the video is watched….
Subscriptions
What we really like about YouTube is the ability to subscribe to various channels…. Yes, mine is packed with very specific individuals that have garnered trust over the years, such as mentioned here Peter Zeihan, but also a stay updated men’s clothing personality, as well as a Drone person, marketing specialist, and even a few local fishing personalities…
How To Instructions on Anything
The first time YouTube instructions saves you a ton of angst, time and money, you will gravitate to it for ANY fixit troubles you may have… From screen broadcasting in the office, to capping unused sprinklers at the house… to even how to roll tamales was on during our remote working time.
Live Web Cams and 4k Videos
Anyone in the office long enough will spot a Live Webcam somewhere…usually of either the beach or the mountains (tranquility and calm) but sometimes just of up beat music with a backdrop of videos flying over various scenic terrane – great live painting like wall screens!
Feels Good too
Many of these people are making their living with our eyes watching, listening, and learning from their videos and channels…. What an easy and great way to give back!
Have a Great “Why we like YouTube” Day!
John A. Kvale CFA, CFP
Founder of J.K. Financial, Inc.
A Dallas Texas based fee only
Financial Planning Total Wealth
Management firm.
Why October can be a Bumpy Month … Halloween? No
Our content in this venue is sometimes informative (we hope), sometimes clarification of headlines, sometimes educational, sometimes humorous and self-deprivation, and in this post more of a diary for our own education and collective remembrance.
Why October can sometimes be spooky for Capital Markets?
Probably the spookiest October that many may only read about is October 1987, but long-term historians will note that while the fourth quarter is generally a good quarter for capital markets (likely not the case this year with a FOMC yielding an interest rate rocket – ok, digressing), October can be rather spooky.
Why?
Year End for Many Mutual Funds – A very large number of mutual funds in the order of North of 20% have their year-end in October. This creates unique pressures across-the-board both on stocks that have done bad and false increases on stocks that maybe have done good as mutual funds close their books down for the year. As a sidenote last month, September garnered over 10%-year end mutual fund companies.
Black Out – With the official start of earning season being early October, publicly traded companies are restricted from purchasing their own stock. As of the most recent reading approximately 30% of exchange volume was estimated to be company buy backs…. Yes, your read that correct…30% of daily volume … Wow! Once the black out commences, by law companies are no longer allowed to purchase their company stock until a certain date after their public filing. The purpose of this is of course to cut back on any perceived manipulation. This absence of a normal one third volume of trading can make for “thinner” markets and spookier.
Confession Time – The Clock has run out – Publicly traded companies, many of which are on a fiscal year (tax year ends 12/31), the final quarter becomes the quarter of confession especially If earnings are skewed much differently than what capital market participants expect. This force is a pseudo-named “Confession”, as the calendar has just run out of rope forcing the final grade for the year in some cases.
Seasonality – As mentioned above, weird things have happened in October, creating a weird feed back loop. This means, that by knowing sometimes things can get spooky in this month, market participants and thereby Capital Markets can get spooked easier!
Mix it all up and we get a witch’s Brew of spooky times in October.
But guess what?
We have let you know in advance, and we are not calling for a Spooky month, but there is a reason this post/memoir/diary is coming out now…. Just after a few spooky huge up days in Capital Markets…
Boo… We have your back!
John A. Kvale CFA, CFP
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Tagged 1987 Crash, October 1987, October Blues, Seasonality, Spooky October