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Investing With John Neff’s Contrarian Screening Strategy
. In this article I cover a strategy that focuses on firms following the Neff strategy. Inspired by John Neff, who served as portfolio manager of the Vanguard Windsor Fund from 1964 until his retireme...
Southwest Launches A New Promotion That You Are Going To Love
Customers are not thrilled with the state of air travel at the moment. Thanks to a combination of factors ranging from pilot shortage to climate change-induced disasters to covid-19-induced crew short...
Powell Has Pretty Much Sealed the Fate of the Short-Term Stock Market
For the third consecutive time, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, putting the overnight lending rate between 3.00% and 3.25%. Earlier this yea...
CD rates are higher, but should you put your cash in them? Consider your goals.
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Ray Dalio says stocks, bonds have further to fall, sees U.S. recession in 2023
As the world waits for the Federal Reserve to deliver what’s expected to be its third “jumbo” interest-rate hike, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio shared a warning for anybody still hanging on...
S&P 500 sees its third leg down of more than 10%. Here’s what history shows about past bear markets hitting new lows from there, according to Bespoke.
Stocks fell sharply after the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it was raising its benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point as it battles inflation, with the S&P 500 continuin...
Carl Icahn to investors: ‘The worst is yet to come’
Wall Street icon Carl Icahn has a warning for his fellow investors: “The worst is yet to come.” Speaking on Wednesday at MarketWatch’s Best New Ideas in Money Festival via a remote feed, the 86-year-o...
The Fed raised rates — retirees and near-retirees should do this
Retirees have to watch their spending, especially after the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike announced on Wednesday. For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would rais...
Brace yourselves, the Fed is about to inflict ‘some pain’ to fight inflation — here’s how to prepare your wallet and portfolio
The Fed is ready to bring the pain. Are you prepared? Weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned there would be “some pain to households and businesses” as the central bank jacks up inte...
If Microsoft Stock Support Fails, Here’s When to Buy
The recent stock performance has been a tough pill for Microsoft (MSFT) bulls to swallow. Just a few months ago, Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) , Microsoft and Apple (AAPL) were the relative strength ...
Fed approves third large interest rate hike and signals more before year-end
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stepped up its aggressive fight against high inflation by agreeing to the third straight super-sized increase in interest rates and signaling more big hikes before the...
Thinking about a Roth conversion? If you have an IRA, consider this ‘bear market bonus’
If you’ve been thinking about converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, here’s the good news: This year’s market turmoil may be giving you a golden opportunity to do it. That’s because the stocks an...
Jeffrey Gundlach says bonds are ‘wickedly cheap’ compared to stocks — and offers one way to get a 9% return without much risk
You can forgive Jeffrey Gundlach, a long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan, if he has the NFL on his mind now that the team he supports looks like the Super Bowl favorite. The chief executive of DoubleLine ...
Thinking About Investing In $LUNC or $LUNA? Make Your Money Back With Better Utility Coins
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) and Terra (LUNA) have been market favorites for short-term trading in the past weeks. Both coins are tied to the now defunct project from Terra Labs, which wiped nearly $50 b...
How Does Microsoft’s Dividend Increase Affect Investors?
Getty Images Key takeaways Tuesday, Microsoft announced a 10% dividend increase for shareholders on record on 17 November, bringing its per-share payout to $0.68 Microsoft’s dividend increase puts it ...
‘She never explained anything’: I’m a senior citizen and I lost $100,000 in the stock market this year. Can I sue my financial adviser?
I am a senior citizen and have suffered major losses to the tune of $100,000 in the recent stock market turmoil. Can I sue my financial adviser? I understand the dynamics of the market as far as its u...
Cathie Wood’s Ark ETF is getting crushed – the basic investing lesson we can all learn
New York –News Direct– Masterworks It’s been two years since Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest’s breakout during the pandemic, and in the time since, the fund has hit a major rough patch. In 2021, ...
Guggenheim’s Scott Minerd Discusses ‘Greatest Investing Opportunity’ — Warns Stocks Vulnerable to Further Declines – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
The chief investment officer of asset management firm Guggenheim, Scott Minerd, says that the current market has delivered “the greatest investing opportunity of a generation.” He also warned about so...
4 things to watch when the Fed delivers its rate-hike decision
The Federal Reserve is raising rates on Wednesday. That much is certain. Beyond that, there are weighty questions about whether the central bank’s efforts to bring down inflation can succeed without c...
‘Disinflationary wave is building’ even as investors anticipate aggressive Fed rate increase, says this economist
Signs of disinflation have emerged even as investors fear Federal Reserve Chair Powell and his colleagues will keep battling inflation through aggressive rate hikes that have hurt both stocks and bond...
Alphabet Approaches Two Major Support Levels
It’s been a rough run in tech, as companies big and small continue to struggle. The latest selling pressure has even hit the FAANG stocks. At one point, Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) , Apple (AAPL) and...
Amazon and Other Growth Stocks Have Been Hammered. Get Ready to Buy.
Text size Amazon shares are down 27% for the year. Mark Makela/Getty Images Growth stocks have been crushed this year, but several indicators point to a recovery soon—and investors should get ready to...
Where to Buy AMD Stock on the Dip
It has not been a smooth ride the past few weeks. Investors are still struggling with the buy-the-dip concept in a market where the rallies are being sold and the market is putting in lower highs rath...
Why Is Crypto Crashing Today (Again)?
Getty Images Key takeaways Bitcoin declined nearly 13% in the last week, though it recovered Monday’s lost value before midnight Ethereum briefly fell below $1,300 Monday before reclaiming some losses...
If You’re Looking for REITs, Here are BofA’s Favorites
It’s been a tough 2022 for real estate investment trusts. The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index has dropped 20% year to date through Sept. 16 amid roaring inflation and soaring interest rates. That s...
The three most important statistics in investing
There are extremely three powerful statistics in investing. In fact, I believe they are the three most important pieces of information any investor can understand. They are incredibly simple, yet have...
Why Alibaba Stock Is an Exception to Goldman’s US Market Preference
Text size Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks have been battered since the beginning of last year. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks have taken a beating since many hit all-time highs in earl...
If the market passes this upcoming test, stocks will be poised to move higher. We’re not there yet.
There’s still too much bullishness on Wall Street, even after the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, -1.70% 500+ point drop Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting and rate hike. Co...