Yesterday we talked about the catalysts and technical set up for the extension of this move higher in oil prices. Today, of the top 20 performers in the S&P 500, 11 of the top 20 were oil and gas companies. These stocks were up anywhere from 4% to 8%. And this is not an aberration… More
getty April was certainly a solid month for stocks, but will this month pay homage to the âSell in May and Go Awayâ strategy or will we see a new trend emerge? Of course, many investors would prefer to play the long game and own high quality companies in a diversified basket of stocks via… More
Couple enjoying a sailing cruise. getty  The House Ways & Means Committee is once again tinkering with the law that requires retirees to take minimum distributions from their individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)s. Each time, Congress eases the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules at great cost to the federal government. Yet the beneficiaries would… More
Human hand stacking generic coins over a black background with hexagonal golden shapes. Concept of … [+] investment management and portfolio diversification. Composite image between a hand photography and a 3D background. getty An unlikely set of investors drew worldwide attention when they banded together, via social media platforms, to drive up the value of… More
2nd December 1963: American President Lyndon Baines Johnson addresses the nation on his first … [+] thanksgiving day television programme, broadcast from the executive offices of the White House. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Getty Images In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. government embarked on an unprecedented surge of fiscal spending and monetary easing… More
Harvard University along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which ranked as the No. 3 … [+] city with the largest growth in income since 2010. getty In the United States, the 2010s were a time of economic recovery and, eventually, growth in the aftermath of the housing crash and financial crisis of the late… More
Getty getty When he passed away last week, Bernie Madoff still had 139 years left on his prison sentence. Anyone over the age of 30 remembers the storyâMadoff swindled thousands of investors for billions of dollars, running one of the most elaborate Ponzi schemes in history. In an ideal world, Madoffâs conviction would have been… More
getty The market ticked up somewhat after Thursdayâs violent sell-off due to concerns of tax hikes. The Biden administration has already discussed hiking the corporate tax rate to 28% to fund their $2 trillion infrastructure bill. But on Thursday, news broke that they are considering hiking the capital gains tax rate for all those earning… More
Jeff Sekinger, CEO of 0 Percent which helps people reach financial independence 0 Percent Since 2018, Jeff Sekinger has helped several thousands of people through his company, 0 Percent, which offers financial consulting services to help people leverage business credit so they can fund their entrepreneurial ambitions. In the last three years, he has grown… More
Early retirement handwritten in a note. getty This âstocks-up, yields-downâ market is clobbering income investors. With stock prices floating higher, yields are crumbling to dust: with the 1.3% payout on the typical S&P 500 stockâa 20-year lowâyouâd need to invest $2.2 million to get just $2,500 a month in dividends! (And letâs not forget that… More
Which is better, using appreciated securities or an IRA? Hereâs a calculator to answer the question. Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity in Culver City, California. (Photo by John Wolfsohn) Getty Images The 2017 tax law, with its huge standard deduction, did serious damage to the tax benefits of philanthropy: Now, for a lot of taxpayers,… More
Student loan borrowers may be able to settle or negotiate their student loan debt in certain … [+] contexts, but it can get complicated. getty When it comes to settlements, student loans are not like other types of consumer debt. And while it is sometimes possible to reduce your balance through a negotiated settlement, your… More
Stock market on target getty It was another good week for the stock market, as many of the market averages made further new highs. After the April 1 surge by the S&P 500 above 4000, this was certainly not surprising. It was also a good week for the European markets, as the German DAX and the… More
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP Here is the short-term market analysis and two long stock recommendations. The S&P cycles have bottomed. From March 26 to April 11, the S&P has risen 66.3% of the time for an average 17.6% gain or an expected return of 11.7%, the second lowest among the… More
I understand the problem you face every day when you start working. You have an idea of how youâd like your day to go, and then you turn your computer on. Your inbox was populated overnight by bleary-eyed inbox-zero adherents pounding away in a converted closet. A couple more hours have been consumed on your… More
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