US retail sales rose 0.7% month-on-month; practical "tips for investing" point to consumer discretionary names with strong digital sales channels, aligning with broader e-commerce consumption trends visible in Q2 data. Now, I didn't get the sense that the economy was falling off a cliff. That's not the point of this piece. It's to simply point out that this is a market priced for perfection on corporate earnings through 2026. I'm just unsure we will get perfect earnings as tariff effects take root in the economy. This quote is one of Buffett’s most famous, and it offers the essence of picking your opportunity. You needn’t invest until you find an opportunity that you find attractive, one that meets your standards of potential reward for the risk you’re taking. Biotech indices have rebounded 7% this quarter; one upbeat "tips for investing" is identifying companies nearing FDA approval milestones, as binary events in biotech can deliver significant short-term gains when timed correctly.