US stocks rose on Tuesday, finding support after China moved to ease some COVID-19 restrictions, though worries about both inflation and the threat of recession were seen limiting gains. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 150 points, or 0.5%, to 31,589. The S&P 500 SPX gained 12 points, or 0.3%, to trade…
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‘Are you sure we can afford to retire? We could live another 20 to 30 years. I’m wondering if we need more retirement savings. ‘ ‘The recent terrible wildfires really spooked me. Many of the people who perished in those fires were older retirees who couldn’t evacuate in time. The same thing happened with Hurricane…
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Major US stock indexes posted their biggest declines in more than a week on Monday as investors weighed stronger-than-expected data on durable goods against expectations for a slowing economy that could limit the magnitude of Federal Reserve rate increases. What happened The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.20% finished down by 62.42 points, or 0.2%,…
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Give the benefit of the doubt to the classic 60% stock / 40% bond portfolio. That’s not easy, given its awful performance so far this year. On Jun. 13, the day the S&P 500 SPX, -0.20% officially entered bear-market territory by closing more than 20% below its Jan. 3 high, long-term US Treasurys were sitting…
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New week, same bounce. Stock futures point to fresh gains as investors grow optimistic that a bond rout is ending, and the Fed’s rate-hike plans will get pruned due to a global slowdown. Of course, that optimism comes as discontent grows around the world from high commodity prices that have driven up food prices, crimped…
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It’s easy to want to duck for cover given the carnage seen this year in stocks and bonds, particularly with the Federal Reserve vowing to wage an unconditional battle against high inflation. While inflation running at a 40-year high still sits near the top of the list of worries for many investors, another potential bugaboo…
Multinational is one thing, but 2022 hasn’t been the year for stocks to have a truly international presence. According to analysis from Goldman Sachs, S&P 500 companies with high domestic sales exposure have been outperforming stocks with a high international sales by 9 percentage points. Granted, it’s not a great performance, with the domestic basket…
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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Hi! In this week’s ETF Wrap, I spoke with Todd Sohn of Strategas about this year’s lagging inflows into energy, the sole sector of the S&P 500 that’s seen gains in 2022. Also, Ivana Delevska, founder and chief investment officer of SPEAR Invest, explains why her SPEAR Alpha ETF has added to growth positions this…
Stocks are on the rebound again, at least that’s the vibe from futures. That’s a day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed to lawmakers, what markets already knew – that a soft economic landing might be tricky while taming the inflation beast. Along with average investors, hedge funds have had a rough start to…
