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Higher Interest Rates Could Hammer Stocks
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Inflation is back. U.S. consumer prices rose 6.2% year-over-year in October, the steepest increase in more than 30 years, as a flood of cheap money surging met consumer demand and supply chain bottlenecks. ...
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Where to Invest Now? It's Tricky
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Where should you invest your money? Right now, that's a far from a simple question. If you have new cash to put to work, or if you're ready to take some profits on existing investments and reallocate ...
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How to Invest for Inflation
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... throughout 2021 and maybe longer, in large part because of the $7 trillion in pandemic stimulus money the federal government has pumped into the economy. Likewise, I think the rotation from growth stocks ...
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Rising Inflation and Interest Rates: What to Do
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... than they originally did. And that means your portfolio is much more risky than it should be. Investors should review their holdings, potentially take some money off the table and redeploy it into undervalued ...
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The Stock Market Rotation is Here
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... the pandemic-era growth stocks as far up as they can for now, investors have decided to take money off the table and redeploy it into cheaper stocks that have room to run. Areas to look at include value ...
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What to Know About the Short-Squeeze Trend
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... management and so on. There is always a way for patient investors to make money without taking on extreme risk. Please reach out if you'd like to discuss where the best opportunities for long-term investing ...
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What the Democrats' Win Means for Stocks
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... trillions of dollars in stimulus money sought by Biden as outweighing the potential tax hikes. They also see Washington taking up stimulus legislation before turning to tax legislation. While ...
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Use Tax Planning to Grow Wealth Faster
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... investment, even if the purpose is to reallocate that money into other investments, triggers capital gains taxes. Rather than selling, consider donating appreciated stock to charity or gifting shares. ...
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Capital Gains Tax Hike a Possibility
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... it's not my place to tell you who to vote for. But I am advising my clients to be prepared for the different eventualities that could lie ahead, and to be prepared to make money moves to suit your situation. ...
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Be Very Careful Here
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... future of those industries right now, so I'm staying well clear and not adding to any current positions. There's one more reason people may be plowing money into the market: Fear of missing out on the ...
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Fear Means Opportunity
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... stimulus money. Under the more than $2-trillion federal relief bill, the government is sending $300 billion in cash payments to individuals and $27 billion to schools. Schools are largely closed and have ...
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What to Do Now
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... a domino effect that will drive down corporate earnings. And they're probably right. In times like this, consumers' fear can become self-fulfilling as they stop spending money, which hurts businesses, ...
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How to Lose Money in the Stock Market
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... in soon enough – you probably shot yourself in the foot. It's just human nature. Convinced that the key to protecting and growing their money is to "do something," many investors end up doing the wrong ...
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The Coming Corporate Debt Cliff
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... new bonds to refinance their maturing ones, they could either default or be forced to sell off business divisions to raise money. That could hurt earnings, lead to layoffs and even help fuel a recession. ...
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Time to Invest Smarter
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... always a way to make money in stock market, whether it's a roaring bull market or a grinding bear market -- or anything in between. What's going on right now is that the broad, easy gains that investors ...
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Interest Rate Cuts: Too Little Too Late?
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... way to make money, whether markets are headed up or down. Now could be the time to sell some of your winners and buy quality stocks that haven't performed as well but could benefit from any turbulence ...
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Should You Invest in Real Estate?
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... the subject, including my thoughts on real estate's pros and cons. Let's start with the pros. One attractive aspect of real estate investing is that it's leveragable: Banks will lend you money at good ...
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Reaching Your Goals Vs. Spinning Your Wheels
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... and failing to build wealth boils down to understanding your cash flow and making smart decisions about your money. This is right in a good advisor's wheelhouse. An advisor should help you pinpoint unnecessary ...
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The Biggest Mistakes Investors Make
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... could up paying $3,000 in taxes and early-withdrawal penalties. Worse, the lost compound-interest opportunity on that $10,000, over 40 years, could be about $450,000. If you need money between jobs, there ...
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Why a Year-End Financial Checkup Is Smart
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With the year winding to a close, it's important to take specific steps in regard to your finances. Below are five actions that can help save you significant amounts of money and become more confident ...