Have we reached peak customization? That was my thought when I learned today that Subway is rolling out a new menu of sandwiches that can’t be customized. That’s right, this is coming from the same chain famous for letting you pile on all the veggies you want or letting you put Buffalo sauce and guacamole…
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This year has been inescapably awful for investors, as this chart on first-half performance shows. So in an environment where every short-term move seems to be a bad one, it might be worth getting a longer-term perspective. Monish Pabrai, founder of both the Pabrai Investment Funds and the Dhando Funds and an author on investing,…
This year’s stock price declines to make an increasing number of stocks with high dividend yields of at least 5%. Below is a screen that highlights 29 that appear to be able to raise their payouts considerably. There are different approaches to selecting dividend stocks. For example, John Kornitzer, who co-manages the Buffalo Flexible Income…
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Americans accumulated extra savings during the pandemic, but that money is fast dwindling because of inflation. Some 70% of Americans are using their savings to cover rising prices, a recent Forbes Advisor survey of 2,000 US adults concluded. Among those polled, older adults were more likely to say they have left their savings intact. In…
An independent panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet later Tuesday to discuss the use of the Moderna vaccine in children aged 6 to 17. If the panel offers a favorable opinion, the Moderna MRNA, + 2.18% The vaccine could become a second choice for children in that age group, along…
It’s time to buy consumer-discretionary stocks. Why? Investors hate them so much, they now look attractive. Beyond the contrarian angle, here’s the high-level reasoning. When inflation rages, consumers get scared. Investors notice the weak sentiment and sell consumer stocks. But if inflation has peaked, that means these dynamics will reverse and the stocks will go…
