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Capital Gains Tax Hike a Possibility
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... earning capital gains above $1 million per year. Long-term capital gains — the sale proceeds from stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate and other investments that are owned for more than a year — ...
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What the Elections Mean for Your Investments
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... that approach because it could cost you gains. Historically, broad stock markets are generally flat in the year of an election cycle, although actively managed portfolios have the potential to beat markets. ...
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Raise Cash, Look for Opportunities
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... looks interesting right now – and I don't mean Tesla, whose sky-high shares are up 126% this year. Traditional automakers like Ford, whose stock has lost a third of its value since January, are worth checking ...
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Be Very Careful Here
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Something strange is happening in the stock market. While earnings among companies in the S&P 500 index are down 25% this year, the index itself is down just 10%. Meanwhile the broad economy is in ...
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What to Do Now
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... strong balance sheets and, I think, great futures. Some of these firms, including in tech, had rallied so much in recent years that they didn't make sense to buy. Now they do. So don't get psyched out ...
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What the Coronavirus Means for Investors
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The Wuhan coronavirus headlines are scary: More than 1000 deaths in China since late last year, and over 40,000 confirmed cases globally. Thirteen cases so far in the United States, and thus far no vaccine. ...
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Iran Tensions and Your Investments
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... and hypothetically have a nuclear weapon in just about a year. That raises the possibility of a pre-emptive U.S. strike against Iranian nuclear facilities in 2020. Iran would likely retaliate, and a full-scale ...
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How to Lose Money in the Stock Market
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Is it time to get out of the stock market? That's a question that many people are asking as the longest-ever bull market rumbles toward its 11th year. But the question is the wrong one. If you're a serious ...
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The Coming Corporate Debt Cliff
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... businesses to borrow trillions of dollars. But they'll soon have to pay the piper: Some $4 trillion of corporate debt will come due in the next five years – and the fallout could affect the economy as ...
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Bond Yields Are Low – So Where Do You Find Income?
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It's difficult to find good income opportunities in the bond market right now. The 10-year Treasury, which was yielding more than 3% last fall, is heading into this fall at 1.7%. That's even less than ...