Not Your Financial Advisor

Not Your Financial Advisor

Personal, fixed-checklist investment research — weekly recaps, trends, and honest scorecards. Not financial advice.

🛢️ Oil at $114, a bank reality check, and Shell as the new pick

Oct 28, 2026

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5 min read

🛢️ Oil at $114, a bank reality check, and Shell as the new pick

Hot oil, a French bond scare, Fed-ECB-BoJ week, 15 banks scored, and eight oil majors on the site

Maarten Stapel
Maarten Stapel
😴 Hot inflation, an AI-debt scare, and who really makes money from sleep

Oct 21, 2026

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4 min read

😴 Hot inflation, an AI-debt scare, and who really makes money from sleep

A hot CPI, an AI-debt scare, three new picks, and who makes money from sleep

Maarten Stapel
Maarten Stapel
📉 A weak jobs report, a cooling Fed, and why carmakers struggle to make money

Oct 7, 2026

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2 min read

📉 A weak jobs report, a cooling Fed, and why carmakers struggle to make money

Plus last week's picks and what could move markets next

Maarten Stapel
Maarten Stapel
Rates at a 19-year high, stocks up anyway

Sep 30, 2026

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2 min read

Rates at a 19-year high, stocks up anyway

Plus last week's five daily picks and what could move markets next

Maarten Stapel
Maarten Stapel
A Fed hike, a wobbly Dow, and where PEG ratios actually break down

Sep 22, 2026

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1 min read

A Fed hike, a wobbly Dow, and where PEG ratios actually break down

Plus last week's five daily picks and a real spectrum for spotting overvalued growth stocks

Maarten Stapel
Maarten Stapel
📉 Oil spikes, a Fed decision, and Novo vs. Lilly

Sep 15, 2026

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2 min read

📉 Oil spikes, a Fed decision, and Novo vs. Lilly

A rough week for markets, seven daily picks, and who wins the GLP-1 fight

Maarten Stapel
Maarten Stapel