Positively Sloped
Positively Sloped is where markets, culture, and momentum collide — because the most interesting things in the world are the ones trending up and to the right. Jake and Scott break down what’s moving — in the markets, in the headlines, and in your group chat — with sharp insights, real opinions, and just enough irreverence to make finance actually fun. These are the conversations we’ve been having for years — debates, hot takes, and deep dives — just now with a mic in front of us.
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11. Black Friday Records, Fed Rate Cuts & Tech Giants Driving Market Shifts
In this episode of Positively Sloped, we break down record-setting Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, the surprising drop in consumer confidence, and what it means for the economy. We dive into the Federal Reserve’s potential rate cuts, explore the rise of “buy now, pay later” spending, and analyze how tech giants like Nvidia, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Broadcom are shaping markets. Plus, we touch on the NFL, holiday shopping trends, and the future of brick-and-mortar retail in an increasingly AI-driven world.
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Kingsview Wealth Management serves as portfolio manager to separately managed account strategies and investment adviser to exchange-traded funds. As of the date of this recording, those strategies and funds held positions in Amazon, Microsoft, Target, NVIDIA, and Meta, and did not hold positions in AMD, Broadcom, Alphabet, Apple, Palantir, SoftBank, Berkshire Hathaway, Walmart, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, or Kroger.