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Fighting Temptation in a Volatile Market
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... out and look for perspective. Volatility and even bear markets are the price of getting access to the markets' long-term returns. That 13-year run-up in the S&P included many significant setbacks, ...
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Understanding the Fed’s Rate Hikes and the Market
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... that it will continue to act aggressively to combat inflation. In the fastest rate-increasing cycle since the 1980s, the Fed has now moved the short-term rate it controls from near 0% to between 3% and ...
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Better Inflation News Spells Opportunity
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... to invest. It may be wisest to nibble in the near term, and if and when the good news continues, to get more and more fully invested. Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you'd like to discuss your investments. ...
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Is the Next Stock Market Catalyst Taking Shape?
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... time to start planning how to invest it. Stocks are likely to be volatile for some time, but investing in the right areas soon could yield good long-term results. Bear in mind that many quality stocks ...
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When Will Stocks Get Back in the Black?
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... if you have a short-term investing horizon and may need your money back within the next year. That's because it's not clear when the market will hit bottom and stabilize. What's important to remember is ...
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For Investors, the Shoe Has Dropped
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... 2020, or a shift downward like we're experiencing now, tends to be dramatic. In the current selloff, less-profitable companies and those built on stories about long-term potential were hit first and ...
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What the Crashes of Netflix and Facebook Tell Us
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... Netflix had crashed 69% from its highs, and Meta (as Facebook's parent is now called) had plunged 34%. These two stocks' fall should be a wakeup call, if any were still needed, for long-term investors: ...
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Market Turmoil Brings Buying Opportunities
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... P/E ratio has fallen in half, from 50 to 25, for instance. But investors sold indiscriminately ahead of the anticipated interest-rate hikes. So companies with sustainable long-term business strengths have ...
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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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... infrastructure bill all weighing on investors' minds, there's no immediate turnaround in sight. But the best thing long-term investors can do right now is to stay positive. Stocks' ups and downs are ...
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How to Handle the Market’s Volatility
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... two of investors' current concerns are the financial troubles of the giant Chinese property company Evergrande and the fear that capital gains tax rates will rise next year. But my longer-term concern ...
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How to Handle the Market’s Volatility
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... two of investors' current concerns are the financial troubles of the giant Chinese property company Evergrande and the fear that capital gains tax rates will rise next year. But my longer-term concern ...
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Will Biden Double the Capital Gains Rate?
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New tax legislation is taking shape in Washington, and business owners, farmers and wealthy investors have been paying close attention to reports that the long-term capital gains tax rate could be essentially ...
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How to Invest for Inflation
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... can make a difference. While investors are rotating to value stocks, and selectively holding on to growth stocks, one area to be extremely cautious about is long-term bonds. Inflation ...
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Rising Inflation and Interest Rates: What to Do
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If you follow the news, you know that inflation is rising, and so are long-term interest rates. It's been so long since both of those things happened, in a significant, long-term way, that many people ...
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What to Know About the Short-Squeeze Trend
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... situations going forward. There will be lots of hype, and stories about regular people making enough of a profit to pay off their debt or buy Teslas. But short-term trading is a zero-sum game, and someone ...
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What the Democrats' Win Means for Stocks
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... markets have been rising in unison so far, I believe the best approach going forward will be to buy stocks of individual companies based on both their long-term prospects and their ability to weather the ...
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Vaccine News Shakes Up the Market
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... and Apple are sitting on hordes of cash that they can deploy anytime. While they may lose momentum in the short-term, they're still good long-term investments. Meanwhile, it's worth looking carefully ...