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Have We Entered A Stealth Bear Market?

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by  Erik Conley

July 23, 2026

For months I've had an uneasy feeling about the sustainability of this great bull run. So many headwinds. So much debt. Such high prices, both for stocks and consumer goods. Two shooting wars. ...

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Why Markets Won’t Fall: Resilience in the Face of the U.S. – Iran War

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by  Erik Conley

July 22, 2026

Markets have absorbed the U.S. – Iran war launched on February 28, 2026 with remarkable speed. The S&P 500 recovered a 9% drawdown in just 11 days - the fastest rebound on record ...

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How I Think About Investing

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by  Erik Conley

July 3, 2026

In the last piece I told you why I built a system instead of trusting my gut. This one is about the ideas inside that system. The handful of principles everything else is ...

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Know Your Risk Exposure – Volatility And Drawdowns Measure Different Things

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by  Erik Conley

June 11, 2026

Drawdowns - The #1 Performance Drag The market is the most dangerous when it feels the safest. In June 2007, junk bonds - the riskiest corner of the bond market - were priced ...

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There Are Signs That A Market Top May Be Forming

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by  Erik Conley

June 3, 2026

Market tops rarely announce themselves. They emerge gradually, through a combination of overly-optimistic expectations and assumptions, subtle shifts in the macro picture, and a creeping deterioration in market structure that most investors overlook ...

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