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Welcome back to Murphy's Market Minute with Elliot. This week, we're diving deep into market insights, fresh economic articles, and the ever-elusive guest appearances from Rip.

We kick things off by exploring two fascinating articles, one detailing China's economic relationship with the U.S., and the other focusing on the resurgence of spending power within the American middle class.

Elliot then sheds some light on China's potential slowdown, debunking media-driven narratives and emphasizing its limited impact on U.S. growth. Contrary to what some headlines might suggest, there's minimal cause for panic.

We also dive deep into the middle class's uphill journey in regaining their spending power, emphasizing the slow but steady progress seen in recent times. There's a silver lining as we inch closer to the 100% mark.

Concluding, Elliott offers a refreshing perspective on media narratives, the importance of staying informed, and reading beyond just the headlines.

Stay tuned, and keep an eye out for more updates, insights, and of course, Rip's unpredictable appearances!

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Murphy's Market Minute is a weekly production from OWLFI featuring Elliot Omanson and his service dog rip. These videos cover the latest market news and trends for our clients and their portfolios. In addition, you will find Elliot giving actionable tips and advice on investments, taxes, estate planning, retirement, and business solutions, all tying back to the strategic plans OWLFI offers.

Our specialties create powerful differences in tax savings, investments, and income strategies through the way we allocate your current and future assets and income streams. These strategies allow us to help our clients generate significantly more income in retirement. We achieve these goals while reducing the overall risk of their portfolios.

Welcome back to another edition of Murphy's Market Minute! After spending some quality family time, we return this week to catch up on all things market-related, including political insights, economic data, and updates on OWLFI.

Reflecting on the U.S. economy, Elliot discusses the recent indictment of the former president and Fitch's downgrade, exploring how these events have influenced the market. Other topics include the surprising climb in mortgage rates and a strong jobs report.

Elliot gets into the wild week in the market, highlighting a decrease in people's retirement assets due to inflation, but also sharing an optimistic outlook with a strong GDP tick and reduced recession chances.

Providing an update on the current market scene, Elliot takes a deep dive into the reduction of spending power in American households and the continued strength of hiring. He wraps up with a message inviting any questions and thoughts.

Murphy's Market Minute is a weekly production from OWLFI featuring Elliot Omanson and his service dog Rip. These videos cover the latest market news and trends for our clients and their portfolios. In addition, you will find Elliot giving actionable tips and advice on investments, taxes, estate planning, retirement, and business solutions, all tying back to the strategic plans OWLFI offers.

Our specialties create powerful differences in tax savings, investments, and income strategies through the way we allocate your current and future assets and income streams. We achieve these goals while reducing the overall risk of their portfolios.

Welcome back to another edition of Murphy's Market Minute! After a brief hiatus, we return this week to catch up on all things market-related, economic data, OWLFI updates, and the TD Ameritrade & Charles Schwab merger.

We start by reflecting on economic data collected over the weeks, drawing attention to key articles that shed light on the U.S. economy.

Next, Elliot talks about the transition from TD Ameritrade to Charles Schwab, a seamless process that is finalized and underway. There will be no significant changes or impact on fees; it's merely a change in custodianship.

We also introduce Chase Klusman, from Rockers University. Chase, who just passed his Series 65 Securities License, will be learning the ropes in the OWLFI processes.

Finally, we provide an update on OWLFI’s growth and stability, including the introduction of our own private Equity Fund. We also give you an idea of how our team has expanded to 30 employees, with potential growth to 40 in the coming weeks.

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Welcome back to this week's edition of Murphy's Market Minute with Elliot Omanson and Rip, the office dog. In today's episode, Elliot shares crucial market updates, discusses various financial news headlines, and addresses the importance of managing your finances when it comes to supporting adult children.

⏰ Time Stamps:
00:01 - Introduction and Rip's summer cut
00:32 - Market update: Inflation and unemployment numbers
01:10 - Market performance on April 13th
01:54 - Financial news headlines overview
02:24 - Banks, Buffett, and the U.S. banking system
03:31 - Oil's role in the economy and Kevin O'Leary's refinery plans
04:24 - Analyzing the Biden economy
06:45 - Impact of supporting adult children on parents' finances
08:58 - Conclusion and market outlook

Key Points:

🏦 Elliot discusses bank failures, the banking industry, and Warren Buffett's confidence in the U.S. banking system, emphasizing the backstops in place and the fact that banks have never cost the federal government a dime.

🛢️ The role of oil in the economy is examined, with Elliot highlighting Kevin O'Leary's plan to build a $14 billion oil refinery and the long-term use of hydrocarbons in various industries.

💵 Analyzing the Biden economy, Elliot talks about job growth, real income growth, and how these factors impact the market and the FED's decisions on interest rates.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Addressing the financial impact of supporting adult children, Elliot emphasizes the importance of securing one's own retirement before helping adult children, sharing insights from an article on the topic.

Stay tuned for more market insights, and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for updates!

Welcome back to this week's edition of Murphy's Market Minute! In today's episode, Elliot discusses two seemingly contrasting articles, shedding light on the current state of financial health in the United States and examining the new bull market in stocks.

⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Article 1: Americans lost financial ground last year
01:31 - Cash reserve issues and consumer financial stress
02:41 - Bright spots: financial health improvement and inflation deceleration
04:17 - Change in narrative: positive counterpoints
04:54 - Article 2: The new bull market in stocks
05:28 - Year-to-date market gains overview
06:14 - Positive outlook for 2023

Key Points:

📉 Article 1 highlights the decline in Americans' financial health in the past year, with fewer people having funds to cover six months of expenses and excellent credit scores. However, it also emphasizes the stabilization of financial health in recent months and an improving outlook.

📈 Article 2 focuses on the new bull market in stocks and presents a more positive narrative. Fundstrat believes that we are six months into the bull market, with several indices and funds showing significant year-to-date gains.

🔊 Elliot observes a shift in the overall narrative from predominantly negative to a more balanced approach, with positive counterpoints being presented. This change may indicate an improving analyst mood and overall market sentiment.

💡 Elliot concludes that the improving narrative and more positive outlook may contribute to a good year for portfolios, helping investors regain some of the losses experienced in the previous year.

Stay tuned for more market insights, and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for updates!

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Welcome to this week's edition of Murphy's Market Minute with your host, Elliot Omanson. Today is March 10th, and as always, Elliot is here to provide you with a quick and concise update on the current state of the market.



Before we dive into the market update, Elliot has some exciting news to share. He reveals that it's going to be his 21st anniversary in seven days, but he's going to celebrate it by leaving his wife in Kansas and going to Florida. Of course, he's just kidding and will be celebrating with his wife this weekend. 



Today's episode has a special guest, Cherie, who is new to OWLFI but not new to Elliot. Cherie's son and Elliot's son have been friends for almost a decade, and they've talked for about six months. Elliot is thrilled to bring someone with the skill sets he needs onto his team, and they will discuss Cherie's role at OWLFI later in the video.



Elliot then moves on to the market update, and unfortunately, it's not good news. The market is down due to the Fed talking about persistent inflation, and the odds of them being able to create a soft landing are becoming less and less. The White House has announced a slew of taxes to help slow the economy down and bring inflation under control even quicker.



However, Elliot is not all doom and gloom and has an exciting article to share. It's from a guy named Ken Fisher, who is famous for trashing annuities while owning an 86-million-dollar stake in an annuity company. Ten years later, he wrote an excellent article titled "A bull market is in full swing, and most of us are in denial." Elliot is excited about this article because it highlights what he's been saying all along that the market has been on an upward trend for the past few months, and it's time to invest in it.



Elliot goes on to explain how the market had a great start to the year, but towards the end of February, it shed about half of what it had gained due to the end-of-the-year bump. However, it gained some traction in March but has been struggling to keep it going since then. Ken Fisher talks about how it's been four months since the stock market began its recovery and all the excuses as to why it's not a real bull market from the Fed and its rate hikes, inflation, recession, Chinese high balloons, and more.



Elliot believes that this is a time to invest in the market, and he's confident that Cherie's skill sets will help his team navigate the market better. He's excited to see what the future holds for OWLFI and his team.



That's it for this week's edition of Murphy's Market Minute. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more updates, and we'll see you next week!



Murphy's Market Minute is a weekly production from OWLFI featuring Elliot Omanson and his service dog rip. These videos cover the latest market news and trends for our clients and their portfolios. In addition, you will find Elliot giving actionable tips and advice on investments, taxes, estate planning, retirement, and business solutions, all tying back to the strategic plans OWLFI offers. 



Our specialties create powerful differences in tax savings, investments, and income strategies through the way we allocate your current and future assets and income streams. These strategies allow us to help our clients generate significantly more income in retirement. We achieve these goals while reducing the overall risk of their portfolios.