Why is the Stock Market Up So Much in the 2020s?

Author James Playsted Wood once wrote, “The thing that most affects the stock market is everything.” The list does seem endless when you start ticking off the factors that influence stock market returns over time. Headlines, geopolitical events, economic growth, government policies, human emotions, investor positioning, interest rates, inflation, risk appetite, demographics, quarterly earnings reports and […]

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All It Takes Is $15,000 Invested in Each of These 3 Dow Jones Dividend Stocks to Help Generate Over $1,000 in Passive Income Per Year

You can count on these ultra-reliable dividend stocks to boost your passive income no matter what the stock market is doing. As companies mature, they often choose to implement a dividend as a way to directly reward shareholders. On the other hand, smaller up-and-coming companies will want to put all the dry powder possible into […]

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How to Earn Stock Market Returns With Half the Risk

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Designing Your Custom AI Assistant — Smashing Magazine

What if your best AI prompts didn’t disappear into your unorganized chat history, but came back tomorrow as a reliable assistant? In this article, you’ll learn how to turn one-off “aha” prompts into reusable assistants that are tailored to your audience, grounded in your knowledge, and consistent every time, saving you (and your team) from […]

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