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News Flash: TACO truck hits stock market!

Why Monday's action in stocks, bonds, commodities and crypto is proving my case for simpler investing. And what I'm doing about it.

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ETF Yourself
Mar 23, 2026
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They call it TACO. TACO = Trump Always Chickens Out. No one’s ever seen anything like it. Again on Monday, it hit the markets “very strongly.” And in about 2 weeks, it should all be resolved. Maybe.

And it is playing right into the hands of those of us who play defense alongside the obligatory offense. Here’s what’s on my mind after yet another “Manic Monday.” As a big fan of the 1980s band “The Bangles,” I’ll go on record as saying, I like their hit song better than this new weekly market game, where POTUS speaks, and the algorithmic trading systems that now run the stock market react.

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