Sentiment in the stock market is so dark, it’s time to rummage through the hard-hit technology sector to pick up potential long-term winners. For help, let’s turn to tech expert Chris Armbruster, the ...
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Weekend reads: There’s a recession warning as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
The Federal Reserve this week increased the federal funds rate for the first time since 2018. Long-term market interest rates had risen significantly as investors anticipated that the central bank wou...
More than 70% of savers are worried that inflation will affect their ability to retire
Inflation just hit its highest level in 40 years. Future inflation expectations have risen by a third in 12 months. And the federal government’s own “inflation protected” bonds, which were designed to...
Opinion: Timeshare apartments are wildly popular — and often lead to buyer’s remorse. Here’s how to unload one without losing money
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Hi, Ms. MoneyPeace: I have been receiving your MoneyPeace email newsletter for years and enjoy reading them. My husband and I are in a difficult situation. We bought a timeshar...
Opinion: Top investors dump stocks — why that might mean you should buy
Well, here’s some cheerful news for all of us with a retirement portfolio: The geniuses running the world’s biggest investment funds have panicked and have bailed out of the market. If that’s not a go...
Opinion: Short-sellers are scarce and that’s some of the best news the stock market’s had lately
The U.S. stock market should be given the benefit of the doubt over the next 12 months, according to an analysis of short sellers’ recent transactions. This upbeat message may incline you to view shor...
Opinion: Businesses subject job candidates to so many indignities — and then they wonder why they can’t find people?
Business leaders in organizations large and small are facing a common challenge: they can’t find enough workers to fill all their open positions. According to September Labor Department statistics, it...
As Russia presses its war with Ukraine, here are 10 aerospace and defense stocks expected to rise up to 39%
No matter when the shooting stops and Russia’s war in Ukraine comes to an end, it seems clear from actions taken by European countries that we’re entering a period of increased defense spending. Below...
Opinion: This market-timing model says you probably have too much money in stocks
If you follow a traditional 60%/40% stock-bond portfolio allocation, you currently should be just 38% invested in equities — 63% of 60%. If your target equity allocation instead is 80%, you should cur...
Opinion: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could keep stocks sliding for weeks before the market finally hits bottom
U.S. stocks staged an impressive reversal on Feb. 24 — including a 950-point intraday move to the upside for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.51% — but there’s too much eagerness to declare t...
‘She had a will, but it was null and void’: My friend and her sister are fighting over their mother’s life-insurance policy and $32,000 bank account. Who’s right?
Dear Quentin, My friend’s mom passed away about a year ago. She had a will, but it was null and void because there was only one witness signature. She has two daughters. One of the girls, Mary, moved ...
What the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine means for markets
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are keeping investors on edge. President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed Russian leader Vladimir Putin had made up his mind to invade in coming days but tha...
‘He promised to pay them off’: My daughter lived with a man for 9 years. He took out credit cards in her name. Will she be held liable?
Dear Quentin, I have a problem. My daughter lived with a guy for nine years. During that time, I found out that he took out two credit cards in her name without her permission. Identity theft, right? ...
Opinion: These 5 tech stocks — including small caps you probably don’t know — can lead the sector’s comeback
Amid all the big swings in the S&P 500 and other benchmarks, it’s natural for many investors to be worried. But as the adage attributed to Warren Buffett goes, sometimes it pays the most to be gre...
Opinion: Inflation fears are overblown — five reasons why you need to buy the dip in stocks
Inflation and the Federal Reserve’s potential reaction to it have the stock market all shook up. But like early concerns that Elvis Presley and rock ‘n’ roll would ruin the country, these are just fal...
Oil is the hottest sector, and Wall Street analysts see upside of up to 48% for favored stocks
Energy is the best-performing stock-market sector this year. Given today’s strong economic growth and inflation, many believe oil prices could remain at current levels for years or maybe even move hig...
Opinion: Amid a global chip shortage, Intel is making less money — how did that happen?
Intel INTC, -2.48% was the world’s largest chipmaker until 2021, when it was dethroned by Samsung. Though Samsung’s main business is memory chips, which is a different segment of the market to Intel’s...
‘We do not want him to receive anything from our estate’: How do we ensure our son-in-law does not get his hands on our money?
Dear Quentin, My wife and I are in our 70’s and have one daughter as the sole beneficiary to our estate. We live in Ohio. She is separated from her husband, and it doesn’t appear that they will be get...
Opinion: These 2 numbers sum up why the housing market won’t get back to normal for a long time
Last week I got a letter in the mail. Like you, I’m surprised this still exists as a practice but desperate times call for desperate measures: Courtesy Ben Carlson Now I would like to think our house ...
Opinion: This stock market rally has more upside, but expect any relief to be brief
The U.S. stock market’s impressive rally last week is more likely a reflex bounce than the beginning of a new leg of the bull market. I say that not because the rally ran out of steam on Monday, with ...