We publish a lot of market-related content each week, and we want to make sure you don’t miss the most important topics.  Below are some charts and tables we view as “can’t miss” from the last week.  

The second half of the year began this week, and below is a recap of how various ETFs across asset classes did in the first half of 2024:

The average stock in the Russell 1,000 was up just slightly in the first half, and four stocks in the index gained more than 100%: NVIDIA (NVDA), Vistra (VST), Cava (CAVA), and AppLovin (APP).  Below is a more expanded list of the best-performing stocks in the first half:

To continue reading the rest of this week’s “Can’t-Miss” analysis, which includes another dozen or so important market-related topics, sign up for one of our two membership levels with our July 4th special below!

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Below is a snapshot of what’s included so that you can decide which membership option is right for you:

If you didn’t get a chance to buy one yet, go check out our July 4th-themed Bespoke Threads shirts that will be available online for a few more days!  Click here or on either of the images below to buy yours now!

Separately, please read on to learn about a new initiative launching in July that we’re very excited about!

STOCK MARKET SUMMER CAMP FOR STUDENTS

If you or any of your friends or colleagues have children, grandchildren, nieces, or nephews, please take note!

Here at Bespoke we’ve been following the stock market 24/7 for more than two decades, so based on the “10,000 hour” rule, we can confidently say that we are market “pros”.

At the same time, traditional education across grades K-12 doesn’t focus on the stock market, investing, and how it all works.

For years, we’ve thought about addressing the “stock market literacy gap” for students across the country.  Now, we’ve come up with a plan!

Starting this summer, we are now offering “Stock Market Camp” for students in grades 5-8 and 9-12! 

Bespoke’s Stock Market Camp will run for five days from Monday-Friday with each live Zoom class lasting roughly 75 minutes.  Camp will be fun, engaging, and interactive, and by the end of the week, students will have a basic understanding of how the stock market and investing works!  If a live class is missed, a recording will be available.

We don’t have to tell you how valuable knowing this information at a young age can be!  Instead of kids playing video games, scrolling through TikTok, or messing around on Snapchat, we think our five-day Stock Market Camp will pay major dividends down the road!

For now we are making our Stock Market Camp available to students that are referenced by Bespoke readers.  We are running one week of camp for high school students (grades 9-12) from July 22nd-26th, and one week of camp for middle school students (grades 5-8) from August 12th-16th.  Each weekly camp will be capped at 40 students max, so please sign up ASAP to reserve your student’s spot.  You can purchase as many spots as you’d like or forward this email to colleagues and have them sign up.

SIGN UP YOUR STUDENT OR STUDENTS TODAY AS THE CAMPS ARE LIMITED TO JUST 40 ATTENDEES!

STOCK MARKET CAMP GRADES 9-12

STOCK MARKET CAMP GRADES 5-8

We will touch base after sign-up to gather the pertinent information.  If you sign up and the student cannot attend during the dates listed above, we can either provide access to a full recording of the camp or a credit for a future camp.  Refunds will be provided upon request if we are notified at least one week before the camp’s start date.

Please reach out if you have any questions about Bespoke’s Stock Market Camp.  The camp is for informational and educational purposes only, and there will be no investment advice or recommendations provided.  All discussions will be impersonal and historical in nature.  There will be no forward-looking analysis or discussion.

STOCK MARKET CAMP GRADES 9-12

STOCK MARKET CAMP GRADES 5-8

Don’t forget to go check out our Bespoke Threads site to pick up some super-soft Bespoke merch!!!

Have a great weekend!