Retirees and near-retirees have known for some time that the famed 4% rule needs to be revised downwards. But by how much? Would you believe 1.9%? That’s the conclusion of new research that replicates...
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How Low Will the Stock Market Go? S&P 3300 Might Just Be the Start.
The stock market desperately wants to put in a low. The Federal Reserve won’t let it. You wouldn’t know that from looking at the market this past week. On the one hand, U.S. economic data remains stro...
AT&T, Verizon and Comcast stocks just had their worst quarter in two decades
Some of the biggest telecommunications stocks just posted their steepest quarterly declines in two decades amid pressures both new and old on the cable and wireless industries. Shares of wireless comp...
Stock-market turnaround? Why October is known as a ‘bear killer.’
While September lived up to its reputation as a brutal month for stocks, October tends to be a “bear-market killer,” associated with historically strong returns, especially in midterm election years. ...
‘Painfully slow capitulation’: Why investors keep getting inflation wrong
A brutal third quarter in financial markets came to a close on Friday and one thing is overwhelmingly clear: Inflation is the single most important factor driving asset valuations right now and yet fe...
Young people shouldn’t save for retirement, new research says
Most financial planners advise young people to start saving early — and often — for retirement so they can take advantage of the so-called eighth wonder of the world – the power of compound interest. ...
This is the time when ‘accidents’ like Enron have happened — this JPMorgan quant says yields have peaked and prefers bonds over stocks
The old expression is when the tide goes out, you get to see who’s swimming naked. In financial markets, the tide is going out when central banks are raising interest rates and growth is slowing. That...
‘We are in deep trouble’: Billionaire investor Druckenmiller believes Fed’s monetary tightening will push the economy into recession in 2023
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller sees a “hard landing” for the U.S. economy by the end of 2023 as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening will result in a recession. “I will be...
It’s the worst September for stocks since 2008. What that means for October.
September is traditionally the toughest month for stocks, but this one is shaping up to be the worst since 2008, during the bleak days of the financial crisis. Seasonally inclined investors may wonder...
Dividend yields on preferred stocks have soared. This is how to pick the best ones for your portfolio.
This year nearly every type of security has declined — bad news if you look at your portfolio’s value each day and have difficulty sleeping at night. On the other hand, it’s good news if you’re lookin...
How to Build a Bond Ladder for Income
While stock prices typically rise and fall from year to year, bond prices have historically been quite stable. Yet 2022 is shaping up to be a year of infamy for fixed income. Since bond prices move in...
The U.K. Economy Is Having a Meltdown. Why It’s Going to Get Worse.
The recent sharp drop in the British pound and in U.K. government bonds means traders are at panic stations, with repercussions being felt across the globe. The spectacular drops in the past month wer...
U.K. could trigger a global crisis as pound collapses while bond yields soar, Larry Summers says
““A currency crisis in a reserve currency could well have global consequences. I am surprised that we have heard nothing from the IMF.”” — Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury secretary Former U.S. Tre...
Why TIPS might be a smart place to park some money right now
Inflation is running at 8% or higher, depending on how you count it (and who’s counting). The Federal Reserve is clearly panicking. And the markets are clearly panicking too. So at this point, Uncle S...
The Dow just joined the S&P 500 in a bear market: What investors need to know
The Dow Jones Industrial Average couldn’t outrun the bear. The blue-chip gauge on Monday fell 329.60 points, or 1.1%, to close at 29,260.81. That left the Dow DJIA, -1.11% 20.5% below its Jan. 4 recor...
A surging U.S. dollar is creating an ‘untenable situation’ for the stock market, warns Morgan Stanley’s Wilson
The U.S. dollar’s unrelenting surge is raising worries over corporate earnings, warned a closely followed Wall Street analyst, who noted that similar performances by the currency have historically led...
The stock market could be on the verge of a ‘tradeable’ rebound, according to a key technical indicator
Heading into the close on Monday, U.S. stocks appear poised for another difficult week as Treasury yields rose and the dollar’s global rampage continued. With the S&P 500 poised to record its lowe...
Stock market ‘on cusp’ of important test: Watch this S&P 500 level if 2022 low gives way, says RBC
The S&P 500 is approaching an important level to watch beyond its 2022 low, as investors anticipate a spike in jobless claims amid recession fears and soured sentiment in the U.S. stock market, ac...
Morgan Stanley says investors should consider this port in the market storm right now
The great British pound selloff, credited with exacerbating a global rout for markets last week, looks set to continue wreaking some havoc on Monday. Economic woes in Old Blighty are adding to the mar...
Oracle’s Ellison’s Compensation Topped $130 Million Last Fiscal Year
Sept. 23, 2022 8:24 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Oracle top executives are again among the highest-paid at big U.S. companies, thanks to a decision last year to give them more time to earn stoc...
Crypto Bill That Would Have Transformed Industry Vetoed by California’s Newsom
Text size California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed a bill that would have brought strong regulatio...
Will This Be Another ‘Lost Decade’ for the Stock Market?
Text size Investors are staring at a ‘lost decade.” NYSE After four decades of incredible performance, the stock market could be at the beginning of a lost decade. Yes, the S&P 500 has...
The Stock Market Is Reeling. How It Could Stop Falling Next Week.
Text size The S&P 500 is down 23% from its January peak. Getty Images After one of the worst weeks for the stock market in 2022, two factors could swing the market over the next few days and set i...
Don’t panic about your 401(k)
I’ve been doing this—writing about the stock market and investments—for a quarter of a century. It’s been a heckuva turbulent ride, including Russian defaults, emerging market crises, dot-com disaster...
Why the ‘sell Rosh Hashanah, buy Yom Kippur’ trade is a tough call as stock-market selloff deepens
It might seem arbitrary to take investing advice from old market adages, but there is one market strategy commonly mentioned ahead of the Jewish holidays – “Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur.” This ...
Don’t buy Occidental stock just because Warren Buffett is buying, analyst says
Shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. continued to outperform its peer group and the broader stock market after the oil- and gas-production company disclosed that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway In...