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Mid-year is a smart time to model conversions before year-end tax planning gets rushed. A practical walkthrough of who benefits, how to size a conversion, and the bracket-management math that makes it work.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Comcast Corporation (CMCSA), Market Wrap, ATI Inc. (ATI), Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG), AT&T Inc. (T), Capital Flows, Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT), The Roth Conversion Window, CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA), ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation (XOM), MicroStrategy (MSTR).

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In this compilation program, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the World.
Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-As, 401k Plan, Compound Frequency, Is It Good Time to Buy Stocks, Fidelity 401k Plan, Small Cap Stocks, Fed Rate Cuts, Relative Strength, Young Investor Looking for Advised, Silver, Start Taking Equity, Financial Terminology, Fundamental Analysis, 457 Retirement Plan.

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When the Russell 2000 is up over 20% and the S&P under 10%, "I just own the index" means very different things depending on which index. A chance to explain how market-cap weighting quietly concentrated listeners into a handful of names.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH), Market Wrap, McDonald's Corporation (MCD), Rotation Trade, Oracle Corporation (ORCL), The Index Fund Trap, Barrick Mining Corporation (B), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM), ImmunityBio, Inc. (IBRX), The Power Grid.

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A look back at what actually worked in the first half of 2026 versus what the consensus predicted in January. Great for humility about forecasts and a setup for second-half positioning.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH), Market Wrap, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), The Streaming Industry, The Campbell's Company (CPB), The Half-Year Scoreboard, Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), Xometry, Inc. (XMTR), Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM), Indexes Performance.

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A major shop just lifted its S&P 500 target to 7,800 on a "Blue Sky" scenario, implying another leg higher from here. A teaching moment on how Wall Street targets are built, why they move, and how little they should drive your decisions.
Today's Stocks & Topics: MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI), Market Wrap, The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB), EQT Corporation (EQT), NAFTA Renegotiation, The Mosaic Company (MOS), JPMorgan Says 7,800: Should You Believe Price Targets?, Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT), iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ), AI Jobs Apocalypse, The Buckle, Inc. (BKE).

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