What's the "sentiment"?

What hobbies do you have? And no, volunteering is not a hobby, we all do that. What do you make, build or create? One of mine is that I weld metal art sculptures… I’m actually getting ready to exhibit some metal art work inside of a large City Hall gallery. So on many days after the market closes you’ll find me outside, in my driveway, with all of my gear, welding away. The Boulevard that I live on is active, and my driveway seems to be a place the “Kool Kidzz” often stop by to “hang”

In addition to all of my neighborhood friends people that are just driving stop. They see me welding, and want to know if I can fix blah, blah or blah.. Literally, “Lil blue harried grandmamama ladies” even stop to ask, it’s a constant. I can’t tell you how many times that I have told people it would simply be cheaper and easier to go on AMZN and buy their precious object new. 9 times out of 10 they tell me how they’ve had it forever and what it means to them. If I can fix their stuff I then do, if not I don’t take it. I’ve never charged a soul one dime for any of those “sentimental projects”

What then happens is many times I come home, there will be a cake at my doorstep, ballgame tickets in the mailbox or like last week, 5 dozen donuts!!! Really??? Thank Gawd all of the neighbor kidzz like Krispee Creeam…. 😁 

Fools!! Sentimental fools I tell ya!!! 😃 And I thank God for letting me meet every single one of them. The markets however have little empathy for sentimental attachments. What’s here today can be gone tomorrow. And we all know that there are no guarantees in the stock market. There are some signs, not strong, no, but they are there, of a possible rotation coming up. Big Tech is still on deck with NVDA reporting next Wednesday AUG 28. 2024 after the bell. Many of the stocks that broke north today were our sentimental favorites. J-Pow delivered what many were hoping for with his Fed speech today. We did break above 5,600 today and closed at 5,635, it wasn’t easy, but the Bulls held on. 5,600 is still “The line in the sand” to watch….. If the Bulls lose that, being “sentimental” will do no one any good….

This coming Sunday night we here at investingwithfaith.com plan on releasing the results with some charts from a fresh scan. Don’t be surprised if some familiar names are still in play, ( SFM 😁 ) and we look forward to seeing what else might pop up… If you can go get outside this weekend, go for a hike, hit some nature trails, breath some fresh air, after this past week you earned it, we all did.

Invest wisely, live charitably and be well

Brother Bill