Wall Street’s in an unusually bullish mood Tuesday morning. Tim Holland, chief investment officer at Orion Advisor Solutions, argues the market has just notched two peaks. Last week, the Labor Departm...
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stakes in Paramount, Citigroup
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company on Monday revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks. But Buffett had already shared the bigge...
Chevron, Micron and 18 More Stocks Goldman Recommends to Ride Out the Storm
Text size Qualcomm is one of the 20 stocks on Goldman Sachs’ ‘margin of safety’ list. Pau Barrena /AFP via Getty Images Exxon Mobil , Qualcomm , Micron and Chevron are just some of t...
Boeing Could Face Another Test on 787. Investors Need ‘D’ for Deliveries.
Text size An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Boeing investors could use a bit of good news, but they don’t seem to be getting any. The latest is the assertion that t...
Bitcoin ‘not going to take over as an alternative form of money’: Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that he doesn’t think bitcoin would take over “as an alternative form of money.” Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.50% and other cryptocurrencies have bee...
The cost of retiree healthcare is climbing— here’s what you should expect to spend
Healthcare costs continue to rise — Americans planning to retire should prepare ahead of time. The average 65-year-old couple retiring in 2022 can expect to spend $315,000 in retirement on healthcare...
SoFi Stock Spikes. Market May Be ‘Over-Discounting’ Growth Potential.
Text size Dreamstime Sofi Technologies stock was spiking Monday after it was upgraded by Piper Sandler analyst Kevin Barker, who said the market may be over-discounting the financial services company’...
JetBlue Launches Tender Offer for Spirit Airlines at $30 a Share
Text size Spirit Airlines planes are shown at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Spirit Airlines shares surged Monday after JetBlue Airways launch...
Crypto Prices Move in Tandem With Traditional Markets, Punishing Investors
Cryptocurrency prices are moving in lockstep with stocks and bonds like never before, punishing those who bought bitcoin and other digital assets in part to diversify their investment holdings. The th...
What is a high-deductible Medigap plan, and is it worth the cost?
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, covers “gaps” in Original Medicare coverage, including certain copays, coinsurance and deductibles....
Tax investigators identify potential $1 billion crypto Ponzi scheme, reports say
International tax officials have identified more than 50 leads to potential crypto tax crimes that may lead to official investigations in the coming weeks, including one case that could be a $1 billio...
Terra crashed. What does it mean for other stablecoins? Here are the potential winners and losers
It’s the third day since TerraUSD, an algorithmic stablecoin designed to trade 1 to 1 against U.S. dollars, fell off its peg for an extended period of time. TerraUSD USTUSD, +4.36%, or UST, the 11th l...
Can I turn my posttax 401(k) into a Roth?
Q.: I’m 74 and taking out the required withdrawals. Can I turn the post- tax 401(k) into a Roth so I don’t have to pay taxes? A.: Yes, sort of. How to do that varies. Though a Roth 401(k) account is a...
Opinion: 12 stocks to consider for the next leg of the bull market
You may want to wait until the stock market turns up again before expending energy on trying to pick individual companies. That’s because, during bear markets, almost all stocks become correlated with...
Bitcoin and Ether Prices Drop in Weekend Slump
Text size Bitcoin has lost 58% since its November 2021 peak near $69,000. Dreamstime Cryptocurrency investors are getting no rest on Saturday, as digital assets resumed their decline after a midweek r...
Why are stocks falling? What you need to know about bear markets, stagflation and crypto chaos
It will take more than Friday’s big bounce to put to rest the fear of a bear market in stocks as uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s ability to get a grip on inflation without sinking the economy ...
Stock market’s ‘ultimate lows’ are still ahead as investors have not yet capitulated, says B. of A.
Investors haven’t capitulated in this year’s beaten-up stock market, according to strategists at B. of A. Global Research. With recent fear and “loathing” suggesting that stocks are prone to a bear-ma...
This idiot-proof portfolio has beaten traditional stocks and bonds over 50 years
Do you have the right portfolio for your retirement savings? When it comes to long-term investing, the biggest issue — by far — is overall asset allocation: How much to stocks, sectors, assets and so ...
Are We in a Bear Market? Investors Should Stay Calm.
About the author: David Rosenberg is founder and president of Rosenberg Research & Associates. He was formerly chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc, and chief North Ame...
This portfolio manager’s strategy uses just one ETF and his own ‘crash indicator’ to beat the market by 530%
Markets are off to a stronger start on Friday, but it’s been a rough few days, with the S&P 500 facing a six-week losing streak, its longest in a decade. With a war raging in Europe, surging price...
The beginning of the end of the stock market’s correction could be near
The end of the U.S. stock market’s correction is looking a lot closer. That’s the conclusion of a contrarian analysis of market timer sentiment. It’s encouraging, from a contrarian perspective, that t...
This JPMorgan portfolio manager says he isn’t betting on a U.S. recession
In a wobbly stock market, Phil Camporeale, a portfolio manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co., is betting the U.S. will avoid a recession. Rising interest rates are the “number one culprit this year for...
‘Rebalancing during this pullback is a great idea’: 6 questions to ask your financial adviser right now as stocks continue to tumble
First, consider this general guide on investing: it’s about playing the long game instead of hyperventilating over headlines and doing something drastic, financial advisers say. Now file that statemen...
Feeling seasick? These simple, low-cost retirement portfolios are holding up well
Not everyone is having a terrible year. While stocks and bonds have all plummeted since Jan. 1, a few simple, low-cost, all-weather portfolios are doing a much better job of preserving their owners’ r...
SoFi shares have taken too heavy a beating ahead of ‘significant earnings momentum,’ analyst says
SoFi Technologies Inc. shares have taken too much of a beating, according to a Piper Sandler analyst who upgraded the stock Monday. Piper Sandler’s Kevin Barker said in a Monday note to clients that t...