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For Investors, the Shoe Has Dropped
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The stock market has looked at higher inflation and rising interest rates, and to say that it doesn't like what it sees would be an understatement. Since the beginning of the year, the S&P 500 index ...
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What the Crashes of Netflix and Facebook Tell Us
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... forces are slowing the economy and punishing stocks of companies that don't deliver near-term earnings growth. In some cases, like Meta's, a growth stock may be beat up so badly that it becomes a buy. ...
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Market Turmoil Brings Buying Opportunities
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... of the tech-stock selloff is behind us. The Federal Reserve this month announced its first interest-rate increase since 2018, and signaled that six more rate hikes are likely in store for this year. That's ...
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A Bad Time to Be Over-Diversified
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... return right now. On the other hand, if you invested in an index fund whose holdings included Apple, you'd likely have a far smaller return. That's an over-simplified example, but you get the point. ...
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A Big Market Shift is Underway
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... the cost of borrowing. Thus, the long-term earnings potential of companies like Tesla or Peloton become less appealing when interest rates climb. The tech-heavy NASDAQ index is down 7% since early November, ...
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Why I Don't Invest in Crypto
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... the value of U.S dollars in circulation. Lots of investors have jumped on the crypto bandwagon, including celebrity billionaires like Elon Musk. I'm steering clear. In the short term, Bitcoin and other ...
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Higher Interest Rates Could Hammer Stocks
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... Should that pattern continue, it would likely prompt the Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest rates. Tightening the money supply—or in plain English, making money more expensive—could cool the ...
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Time to Make a Shopping List
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... made its reversals look like small road bumps. It's human nature to get lost in short term trading. But it's long-term investing that can really make you wealthy. If you invested $100,000 in 1999 in ...
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How to Handle the Market’s Volatility
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If it seems like the stock market has been more volatile than usual lately, it's not your imagination. On September 9, the S&P 500 closed at 4,459, down 1.7% from the day before. Four days later ...
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How to Handle the Market’s Volatility
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If it seems like the stock market has been more volatile than usual lately, it's not your imagination. On September 9, the S&P 500 closed at 4,459, down 1.7% from the day before. Four days later ...
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Where to Invest Now? It's Tricky
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... dividend stocks pay you to wait. In looking for sectors that I consider most likely to see price appreciation, oil companies stand out, as do banks. Rising oil prices--oil has jumped from $40 a barrel ...
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Will Biden Double the Capital Gains Rate?
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... earnings would continue to apply, pushing the top rate to 43.4%. Here's why I don't think this scenario will become reality. First of all, Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike have wealthy constituents ...
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When Will Stocks Rise Again?
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Remember when the stock market seemed like it would go up forever? Between March 20 of last year and May 7 of this year, the S&P 500 index gained 84%, driven by factors like government stimulus spending, ...
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How to Invest for Inflation
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... companies’ costs—everything from wages to materials to borrowing costs. That puts pressure on earnings growth—and fast earnings growth is a core attraction of companies like Netflix, Amazon and Facebook. ...
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Rising Inflation and Interest Rates: What to Do
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... sharp pullbacks, possibly as much as 10% to 20%. If you own some of the hotter stocks from the past year or so, their price appreciation means they now likely account for a larger percentage of your portfolio ...
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The Stock Market Rotation is Here
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The technology and work-from-home stocks that have powered the market since early in the pandemic have suddenly come back down to earth. Names like Zoom, DocuSign, Amazon and Tesla have all fallen sharply ...
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What to Know About the Short-Squeeze Trend
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... followed by the inevitable crash. Within a matter of days, Tilray lost all of its recent gains. Likewise, AMC shares plunged from around $19 to $5.50. And GameStop dropped from nearly $400 per share to ...
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What the Democrats' Win Means for Stocks
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... turmoil we’re likely to see in coming months. More than 250,000 new Covid-19 cases are now being reported daily, up 37% from two weeks earlier; average daily deaths are up 48% over the same period. ...
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Use Tax Planning to Grow Wealth Faster
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... want to take a distribution anyway. For example, if you expect much higher total income next year, taking money now means you might pay a lower rate on it than you would next year. Likewise, certain charitable ...
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Vaccine News Shakes Up the Market
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... groups could start receiving the vaccine by the end of December, according to U.S. health officials. So while it's likely to be a difficult winter, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for our public ...