Corrected dividend stock screen table, because Hanesbrands had eliminated its dividend on Feb. 2. See note above table. If you are investing in dividend stocks, the last thing you want to see is a com...
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‘And then 2022 happened’: I borrowed $500,000 from friends and family to invest in the stock market, foolishly promising a 10% return. Can I avoid legal action?
Dear Quentin, I am a budding options/futures trader with my own sole proprietor investment business. Heading into 2022, I took on a large cash infusion of $500,000 from friends and family under the g...
How to retire rich — even if you just got wiped out
The Wall Street Journal published an article over the weekend about all the millennials and Generation Z “zoomers” who have fled the markets after getting crushed in the 2022 rout. One was 25-year-old...
‘I am watching my inheritance evaporate’: My brother and sister constantly hit our parents up for money. What can I do to stop this?
I am 46 and single. I have a good job and own my own home but live modestly. I have been fortunate not to have had to ask my parents for anything over the years. My brother and sister, by contrast, ha...
Jobs report tells markets what Fed chairman Powell tried to tell them
Oh dear. A lot of investors just learned again, the hard way, the old rule: When someone tries to tell you something about themselves, listen. On Wednesday afternoon Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Po...
Wall Street to Jerome Powell: We don’t believe you
Do you want the good news about the Federal Reserve and its chairman Jerome Powell, the other good news…or the bad news? Let’s start with the first bit of good news. Powell and his fellow Fed committe...
‘My stepmother has been less than ethical’: I suspect my stepmom removed me as beneficiary from my late father’s life-insurance policy. What can I do?
Dear Quentin, My dad passed away in March 2019. My stepmom told me I had an inheritance from my dad. She ceased communication with me after my dad passed away. I reached out to the Department of Fina...
These 2 dividend-stock ETFs are more like growth funds in disguise. Can either still work in your income portfolio?
Quality-stock and dividend-focused strategies shined during the market declines of 2022, rebounding from what investors may have found to be disappointing performance during the previous long bull mar...
Opinion: The Fed expects a ‘soft landing’ and no recession for the economy. We could get stagflation instead.
I am especially wary of economists — that includes Federal Reserve members and well as former Fed members — who are quick to see a soft landing for the U.S. economy. Soft landings are rare. Former Fed...
These money and investing tips can warm your portfolio when stocks cool
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Opinion: Why are my investments in a rut? That’s the way Wall Street wants it.
The Wall Street establishment doesn’t want you to read this article, and I’ll tell you why. If you’re an investor and not getting all the returns you deserve, there are lots of possible reasons. Perha...
What will the Fed and Jerome Powell do next week?
Jittery U.S. investors are still in “bad news is good news” mode because they want to see interest rates decline. And they expect to get what they want, as shown by the inverse yield curve. Two-year U...
Opinion: Intel just had its worst year since the dot-com bust, and it won’t get better anytime soon
Intel Corp. ended 2022 with its worst financial results since the dot-com bust more than 20 years ago, thanks to a double whammy of a downturn in both PCs and data centers that isn’t going to turn aro...
Opinion: ‘Don’t just sit there, do something.’ The stock market is telling you to make some hard decisions with your money now.
I have always refrained from saying what legendary investor Sir John Templeton considered the four most dangerous words in investing: This time is different.” After months of talking to and reading th...
Opinion: 6 cheap stocks that famed value-fund manager Bill Nygren says can help you beat the market
These are tricky times in the stock market, so it pays to look to the best stock-fund managers for guidance on how to behave now. Veteran value investor Bill Nygren belongs in this camp, because the O...
Opinion: Microsoft gave Wall Street hope, but then the cloud forecast turned dark
Microsoft Corp. sparked a relief rally for the cloud Tuesday, then rained on that parade after less than two hours of joy. Microsoft MSFT reported slightly disappointing holiday-quarter results, but t...
Why naked short selling has suddenly become a hot topic
Short selling can be controversial, especially among management teams of companies whose stocks traders are betting that their prices will fall. And a new spike in alleged “naked short selling” among ...
Opinion: ‘The Fed-fueled fantasy bubble has popped.’ Stock investors are detached from reality — but they’re about to get a big dose.
After the U.S. stock market made all-time highs last year, I spoke with Jeffrey Bierman, a professional stock-trader with more than three decades of experience. Bierman also lectures on TheoTrade.com ...
I’m about to get $130,000 from a lump sum pension payout, what do I do with it?
I am about to receive a lump-sum payout from a pension plan I was in. It’s around $130,000. Need some advice on the best way to invest this money. I am turning 60 in April and don’t have a 401(k) or I...
‘I have $30,000 in my savings account’: I’m 56, unemployed and single. I invented products that will cost $20,000 to bring to market. Should I do it?
Dear Quentin, I am a 56-year-old divorced woman who has raised four children as a single parent. I made the decision at a young age to give birth to all of my children, and I was the sole provider for...
This simple, no-sweat portfolio makes money in all markets
Well now. This is interesting. Very interesting. And—potentially — very profitable. Especially if you want your savings to go to work and make you money in all environments—booms and slumps, crashes a...
Here’s why Citigroup’s stock stands out among the biggest U.S. banks
The “big six” U.S. banks have all reported their fourth-quarter results, wrapping up a difficult 2022, when soaring interest rates forced a decline in several areas of business. Citigroup Inc. C, -1.7...
Sell your Bank of America shares now, says KBW
Shares of the largest U.S. banks have been performing well so far this year, but David Konrad of Keefe, Bruyette and Woods believes the party is over for Bank of America Corp. Konrad downgraded Bank o...