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Independent Investment Research & Investor: value, dividend and growth stocks. Risk management & hedging for an all weather portfolio.

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<ul><li>The U.S. Economy in Real-Time via another sleek and even better high frequency data point which is highly complementary — it confirms or not the 2 from above.</li><li>Weekly Economic Index (WEI) by Dallas Fed, a good GDP proxy as the index is scaled to align with year-over-year GDP growth, which gives it a concrete interpretive anchor beyond just being a directional signal:</li><li>3.06% (blue) for the week ended August 29th, and 2.84%t for August 22nd, according to the latest release from just 3 days ago, the 3rd of September — basically, it is equivalent to a +3% year‑over‑year rise in GDP</li></ul>

The U.S. Economy in Real-Time via another sleek and even better high frequency data point which is highly complementary — it confirms or not the 2 from above.Weekly Economic Index (WEI) by Dallas Fed, a good GDP proxy as the index is scaled to align with year-over-year GDP growth, which gives it a concrete interpretive anchor beyond just being a directional signal:3.06% (blue) for the week ended August 29th, and 2.84%t for August 22nd, according to the latest release from just 3 days ago, the 3rd of September — basically, it is equivalent to a +3% year‑over‑year rise in GDP

Live’ GDP, Weekly Index, Jobs, Households, CAPEX & Optimism + Model Portfolios

<ul><li>Dear all, 5 + 1 cherry picked Maverick Charts of the week say 10,000 words or more = the ‘How’ ! Table of contents = the ‘What’! Executed in a succinct manner with the aim of a high density of ideas, because great research respects the reader’s time:</li><li>Maverick Charts: GDP, FOMC Outlook &amp; Financial Conditions 📊 Bonus: ‘ POTUS’ Job Approval Rating Objective: both data-driven insights + valuable food for thought = the ‘Why’</li><li>Maverick Charts: GDP, FOMC Outlook &amp; Financial Conditions 📊 U.</li></ul>

Dear all, 5 + 1 cherry picked Maverick Charts of the week say 10,000 words or more = the ‘How’ ! Table of contents = the ‘What’! Executed in a succinct manner with the aim of a high density of ideas, because great research respects the reader’s time:Maverick Charts: GDP, FOMC Outlook &amp; Financial Conditions 📊 Bonus: ‘ POTUS’ Job Approval Rating Objective: both data-driven insights + valuable food for thought = the ‘Why’Maverick Charts: GDP, FOMC Outlook &amp; Financial Conditions 📊 U.

U.S. GDP, FOMC Outlook & Financial Conditions + ‘POTUS’ Job Approval Rating

<ul><li>4 + 1 cherry picked Maverick Charts of the week say 10,000 words or more = the <em>‘How’!</em></li><li>Table of contents = the <em>‘What’! </em>Executed in a succinct manner with the aim of a high density of ideas, because great research respects the reader’s time: Maverick Charts: Defense Contractors Backlog, Palantir, Mercado Libre, Wix</li><li>Bonus: S&amp;P 500 1st year Performance with new Fed Chair</li></ul>

4 + 1 cherry picked Maverick Charts of the week say 10,000 words or more = the ‘How’!Table of contents = the ‘What’! Executed in a succinct manner with the aim of a high density of ideas, because great research respects the reader’s time: Maverick Charts: Defense Contractors Backlog, Palantir, Mercado Libre, WixBonus: S&amp;P 500 1st year Performance with new Fed Chair

Defense Contractors Backlog, Palantir, Mercado Libre, Wix + S&P 500 & New Fed Chair

<ul><li>Dear all, Berkshire Hathaway’s 2nd quarter 2026 earnings came out yesterday, August 8th.  Stock Buybacks</li><li>As I anticipated in my preview report three weeks ago, Berkshire’s share repurchases proved to be a big surprise.</li><li>Moreover, my forecast was not only correct directionally , but also numbers wise, highly accurate!</li></ul>

Dear all, Berkshire Hathaway’s 2nd quarter 2026 earnings came out yesterday, August 8th.  Stock BuybacksAs I anticipated in my preview report three weeks ago, Berkshire’s share repurchases proved to be a big surprise.Moreover, my forecast was not only correct directionally , but also numbers wise, highly accurate!

Berkshire Buying Back Stock = Stock Undervalued!

<ul><li>SpaceX (SPCX) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK), naturally not an apples to apples comparison, but a very ‘valuation’ kind of comparison and food for thought.</li><li>To begin with, when SpaceX IPO-ed, many of you will recall this chart that I posted:</li><li>SpaceX (SPCX) at $2.1 trillion market capitalisation. Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) at $1.05 market cap</li></ul>

SpaceX (SPCX) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK), naturally not an apples to apples comparison, but a very ‘valuation’ kind of comparison and food for thought.To begin with, when SpaceX IPO-ed, many of you will recall this chart that I posted:SpaceX (SPCX) at $2.1 trillion market capitalisation. Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) at $1.05 market cap

SpaceX & Berkshire, Fair Isaac, Blackrock, Margin Loans + S&P 500 ATHs & Valuation