“Toto, I’ve a Feeling We are Not in Kansas Anymore.” – Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, 1939
What are the possible outcomes of the Ukrainian standoff?
What are the financial market impacts of the Federal Reserve tightening plan combined with the Ukrainian standoff?
What sectors of the equity markets did speculation appear to drive overvaluations for most of 2021?
How has the sobering effect on speculative trading affected different parts of the stock market?
What areas of the financial markets have performed the best in the last 3 months?
Which Texas company stocks have performed the best and which companies are lagging the most in 2022?
What types of reasonably conservative fixed income allocations appear attractive right now?
What should I do for legacy planning in 2022?
Headline Round Up
*Dow Falls Back to April 2021 Level?
*Nasdaq 100 QQQ’s Fall 13% So Far in 2022.
*Treasury Bills Spike Over 1/3%!
*Ukraine Headlines Shock Investors!
*Oil Topped $95 Before Pullback Below $92. World Oil Tops $100 Per Barrel.
*California Gasoline Hits All Time High!
*President Biden Discusses Gasoline Tax Cut?
*Europe’s Energy Crisis Pays Off for U.S. Natural Gas Sellers!
*Chip Shortage: 82% of Consumers Pay Above Sticker Price for New Cars!
*Americans Ready to Travel!
*Rewarding Investors! BHP Group Ltd. to Return Cash Flow to Investors as Commodity Prices Soar.
*Bitcoin Miner Sucks Up Excess Bakken Natural Gas.
*Average Mortgage Purchase Price Now $453,000 vs. Average Household Income $88,000? What could go wrong?
*Texas Survives Cold Snap Without Disruption.
*Crypto Lender to Pay $100 Million in Penalties!
*Courage: Elon Musk Accuses SEC of Harassment Campaign.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (02/18/2021 – 02/18/2022)
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NASDAQ Composite Index (02/18/2021 – 02/18/2022)
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Global X MLP ETF (02/18/2021 – 02/18/2022)
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Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (02/29/2012 – 02/17/2022)
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ARK Innovation ETF (02/18/2021 – 02/18/2022)
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ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (10/19/2021 – 02/18/2022)
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West Texas Intermediate Crude Contract Spot Price (02/18/2021 – 02/18/2022)
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