Stocks that pay a dividend typically provide protection in volatile markets because their cash payments cushion your losses. But in the 2022 bear market, that’s...
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10 Great Stocks At or Near $10
Even though stocks have plunged in share price, it’s not easy for investors to find great bargains in today’s bear market. Many companies’ valuations still...
Navigating Today’s Precarious Financial Environment
The big casualty of this year’s plunging markets has been growth stocks—big technology firms and other companies whose shares investors pay a premium for because...
Time for a Hedge Fund?
Most stock funds have suffered sharp losses this year because they can make money only one way—the stocks they own must rise in price. But...
The Safe Choice for Investors in 2022
As fast-growing behemoths such as Netflix, Tesla and Meta Platforms (the parent company of Facebook) falter this year, it’s time to start thinking small. Small-cap...
Are Growth Stocks Dead?
Investors fearing high inflation and rising interest rates are abandoning well-known companies that grow earnings faster than the overall market and command premium prices and...
Is a Recession Imminent?
You thought the COVID-19 pandemic was scary for investors? Now there’s a whole new world of surreal troubles to navigate… Stocks and bonds in 401(k)s...
What We Learned From GameStop
An investor evaluating GameStop (GME) in 2020 would have found little to recommend it. The video-game seller was reporting losses due to pandemic challenges and...
ETFs for Chaotic Times
In today’s chaotic markets, using low-volatility exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to protect against stock market swings seems appealing. But there are about 80 of these funds...
Winning Strategies for Cautious Investors
Warren Buffett once said, “After all, you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” The rough start to 2022 was...
Stagflation Playbook
Are we about to get walloped by “stagflation”? We have not seen this combination of high inflation, high unemployment and little or no economic growth...
Direct Indexing
Index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) revolutionized investing by providing a simple way to get instant diversification. Now, brokerage firms like Fidelity, Vanguard and Wealthfront...
