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The 1st step into making baseball exciting again: stress more stolen bases. Those damn computers have determined that the cost/benefit calculation doesn’t work for stolen bases. That’s nonsense. Pitchers should be called for balks if they cross that imaginary first base/home plate line. Call the balks. And let us enjoy speed on the base paths again. It’s so much fun!

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Imagine it’s 20 years ago and I tell you there’s a player in MLB who’s hitting .198 with 182 strikeouts through 129 games. You’d laugh. Then I tell you he’s the Yankees’ everyday LF and 2-hole hitter. You’d stop laughing real fast. You’d weep. Bitterly.

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According to Deutsche Bank, 85% of the U.S. High Yield market has a yield below the current rate of inflation.

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FYI: Inflation-adjusted yields on junk-rated debt in Europe have turned negative for the first time in HISTORY…

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This just in: There’s about $8 trillion tied up in 5 U.S. Stocks. And you think this is a normal market…

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As a financial advisor, make sure you’re doing just that, advising on the risk/reward of the markets. Yes, we are collecting fees on accounts, but there comes a time when funds should be moved away from the fee machine and into pure guarantees…