In an effort to contain inflation, the Federal Reserve ratcheted up the benchmark federal funds rate from nearly 0% in early 2022 to 5.5% by...
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The Stock Market May Double…Maybe Even Triple…by 2034
Consumers and investors are wary these days. The S&P 500 index is at the same level it was at the end of 2021. A recession...
Growth Traps
Growth stocks soared 42% in 2023,* but with a slowing economy and possible recession in 2024, investors need to be wary of growth traps. A...
Best Money Moves in 2024
The economy should continue to grow as inflation subsides, but stock- and bond-market investors can expect greater headwinds…and high interest rates on loans will create...
COVID Contrarians
Many of the pandemic’s stock darlings have crashed, and they won’t rebound anytime soon because consumer habits have shifted. But if you dig deeper, you...
What’s Ahead for 2024?
Wall Street analysts are once again warning of a possible recession and stock market losses as elevated inflation and interest rates finally take their toll...
Stealth AI Stocks
If you missed out on the gains in Nvidia last year or you got burned investing in the gold rush for other artificial intelligence (AI)...
Investment Risk: Stop Worrying About It…Start Controlling It
Many investors experienced opposing impulses in 2022 when the S&P lost one-fifth of its value. They felt fear and considered pulling their money out of...
Best Bond Funds for 2024
Investors were looking for some relief in 2023 from the bond bear market. But the Federal Reserve’s four interest rate hikes chipped away at short-term...
Foreign Bonds
Most investors understand the value of foreign stocks in equity portfolios—diversifying can provide higher returns and fewer ups and downs because worldwide markets don’t always...
Exciting IPOs
IPOs have been a favorite way for small investors to get in on the ground floor of exciting businesses. Even though the 2023 IPO market...
Best Stock Funds for 2024
Despite the stock market rebound, falling inflation and a strong labor market in 2023, investors will have to contend with plenty of headwinds and volatility...
