The Fed’s rate hikes did little to slow our robust economy

The Fed’s rate hikes did little to slow our robust economy

Can’t stop won’t stop? OK, you will never confuse me for a rapper, but those are the four words that describe this economy right now. And as we walk into retail earnings hell — a period where too many retailers report all at once and the comparisons become odiously confusing, starting with Walmart and Home … Read more

Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?

Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The so-called “Magnificent 7” now wields greater financial might than almost every other major country in the world, according to new Deutsche Bank research. The meteoric rise … Read more

Here’s what I learned about Roth IRAs and HYSAs as a Gen Z reporter

Here’s what I learned about Roth IRAs and HYSAs as a Gen Z reporter

  Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images ‘The Roth IRA is an incredible savings vehicle’ Roth individual retirement accounts require investors to pay taxes on the contributions they make now, rather than when they take withdrawals in their retirement years. That trade-off means after-tax dollars grow tax-free for decades. A Roth can be a … Read more

Top Wall Street analysts like these 3 stocks for long-term growth

Top Wall Street analysts like these 3 stocks for long-term growth

Inflation worries and concerns around the timing of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts have shaken the market, but attractive stocks are available if you know where to look. Wall Street analysts are ignoring the short-term noise to focus on picking stocks with strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential.  Here are three stocks favored by the … Read more

Asian currencies that will benefit the most from the Fed’s rate cuts

Asian currencies that will benefit the most from the Fed’s rate cuts

The portrait of Mahatma Gandhi is displayed on Indian rupee banknotes in an arranged photograph in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates later this year and, while that may not be good news for the dollar, some … Read more

ETFs with options overlays help investors manage risk, experts say

ETFs with options overlays help investors manage risk, experts say

While some investors are concerned that exchange-traded funds with options overlays could limit returns, experts see a key benefit at play. Morgan Stanley’s global head of ETFs Tony Rochte suggests that hedging strategies like options — serving as a bet against a fund’s equity position — also protect against significant losses. “They might be capped … Read more

2 out of 5 industrial stocks are at record highs. Here’s our post-earnings outlook

2 out of 5 industrial stocks are at record highs. Here’s our post-earnings outlook

Earnings season was not perfect for our industrial-focused portfolio companies, but we’re feeling pretty good about their prospects for the rest of the year. Shares of two of the five names finished Friday at all-time highs, and we belive the others show promise for patient investors. 1. Eaton Electrical power management company Eaton posted a … Read more

Taking a personal finance class has a lifetime benefit of $100,000

Taking a personal finance class has a lifetime benefit of 0,000

Taking a financial education class in high school does pay off. In fact, there is a lifetime benefit of roughly $100,000 per student from completing a one-semester course in personal finance, according to a recent report by consulting firm Tyton Partners and Next Gen Personal Finance, a nonprofit focused on providing financial education to middle and … Read more

4 of our stocks report earnings next week. Here’s what we want to see

4 of our stocks report earnings next week. Here’s what we want to see

Wall Street’s five-week winning streak came to an end, with the S & P 500 losing 0.42% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.11% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.82%. It was a roller coaster week driven largely by inflation data. A hotter-than-expected consumer price index on Tuesday sent stocks reeling, … Read more

Carl Icahn gets two seats on JetBlue’s board. Here’s how he may help build value

Carl Icahn gets two seats on JetBlue’s board. Here’s how he may help build value

JetBlue Airbus A321LR is displayed at the 54th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 20, 2023.  Benoit Tessier | Reuters Company: JetBlue Airways (JBLU) Business: JetBlue is a New York-based airline company serving over 100 destinations across the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada and Europe. JetBlue … Read more