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...
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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...
Disaster Recovery Stocks
Over the past five years, climate disasters in the US resulted in damages averaging $18 billion a year, and experts expect more events like Hawaii’s...
Some Things Never Change: How You Can Profit From That
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is often asked, “What’s going to change in the next 10 years?” But he rarely is asked, “What’s not going to...
The Magnificent Seven
Amazon…Alphabet…Apple…Meta Platforms…Microsoft…Nvidia…Tesla. These large-cap growth stocks—“The Magnificent Seven”—have been on a tear. They averaged an 87% return through the first nine months of 2023, versus...
How to Benefit from Inverse ETFs
If you have ever lost money in the stock market because you listened to investment guru Jim Cramer, there’s a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) for...
What to Do With Your Cash Now
Many investors began this year happy to hold cash in their portfolios. After all, why risk a volatile stock market and uncertain economy when you...
Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks
The diabetes drug Ozempic became a viral sensation this year, touted by celebrities, CEOs and Real Housewives for its off-label use to quickly shed excess...
When a Wall Street Theme Has Staying Power
In recent years, the investment world has felt like a graveyard of themes that soared, then fizzled—outer-space tourism…NFTs (non-fungible token art)…the metaverse…Dogecoin. Most recently, investors...
Thriving in a Bull and Bear Market
Many investors believe that you must endure the occasional severe loss in bear markets and corrections to reap stocks’ long-term rewards. “Not necessarily,” says top...
