When most people reach the age of 50, they start thinking about retirement. At this age, you need a strategy in place about housing, working and income before retiring. For instance, should you pay off the mortgage, or sell your house and downsize to a smaller home? Similarly, income during retirement is a vital consideration,
Previously obscure Helbiz (NASDAQ:HLBZ) stock suddenly received a lot of attention among traders recently, likely due to a resurgence of the meme-stock movement. Cautious traders should observe that Helbiz isn’t a profitable company, though, and would be wise to stay out of the trade altogether. Helbiz’s main business is micro-mobility services, which might sound intriguing. However,
President Joe Biden campaigned on an economic platform to shore up the middle class, extend health care, raise taxes on the wealthy, and invest trillions of dollars in green energy infrastructure, among other issues. On March 11, 2021, Biden won his first major economic victory when he signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Pedestrians walk past a Gap Inc. store in Shanghai, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Affirm — The buy-now-pay-later darling’s shares slid nearly 14% after hours when it reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss of 65 cents per share, according to Refinitiv. It also issued
As major indices remain down by double digits year-to-date (YTD), you may be on the prowl for cheap bargain stocks. Even as the market’s downturn this year has been the result of a worsening macro picture, to paraphrase Warren Buffett, being “greedy when others are fearful” can be a profitable move. That said, buying while
Recent news regarding student loans is throwing SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock back into the spotlight. With the unveiling of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, shares in the fintech firm have moved higher on the news. Why? Along with providing targeted debt relief, the White House’s plan brings an end to the student loan moratorium,
In this article PTON CRM SNOW SOFI Erin Scott | Reuters Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Peloton — Shares of Peloton plunged over 18% after the company reported quarterly results Thursday showing a wider-than-anticipated loss and declining revenue. The company also did not give an outlook for its next fiscal year.
Source: Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock [Editor’s note: “9 Reasons This Is the Start of a New Tech Bull Market” was previously published in July 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] Folks, welcome to the new bull market in tech stocks. I know that may sound crazy to
There’s a certain reassurance that comes with high-quality dividends. That’s particularly true when we’re in the midst of a downtrend. Many of these dividend stocks not only provide consistent income, but they also tend to hold up better than its high-growth peers. Especially in this environment, investors are looking for blue-chip dividend stocks with plenty
It’s probably high time to look at your portfolio and see which growth stocks to sell. It has been a disappointing year on Wall Street, to say the least. In 2021, the major indices were up anywhere from 19.5% to 26.9%. Not too shabby. But so far this year, we’ve not had any such luck.
Investors’ appetites for hot, new meme stocks with high potential appears to be gaining momentum these days. Providing evidence for that assertion, the VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (NYSEARCA:BUZZ) has soared over 10% in the past month. Likewise, the Roundhill Meme ETF (NYSEARCA:MEME) is up about 9% since it touched a recent low on July 26. However, these exchange-traded
When you change jobs, you generally have four options for your 401(k) plan. One of the best options is doing a 401(k) rollover to an individual retirement account (IRA). The other options include cashing it out—and pay taxes and a withdrawal penalty, leave it where it is—if your ex-employer allows this, or transfer it into
In this photo illustration the stock trading graph of Nvidia Corporation seen on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading. Nvidia – Nvidia slipped 2.5% after quarterly earnings missed Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom line. Nvidia
[embedded content] Today, we’re starting off with one of our favorites – fintech darling SoFi (SOFI). Throughout the course of the pandemic, the student loan moratorium has been a drag on the company’s stock. But now that freeze is finally coming to an end. Student loan refinancing is where SoFi first cut its teeth in
The best known of the upcoming stock splits is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). It will split its stock today, Aug. 24, after the close of trading. The three-for-one split will reduce the electric vehicle maker’s share price to less than $300. It will be Elon Musk’s second stock split since the beginning of the pandemic. Tesla stock
In this article PTON JWN BBBY TOL PDD A man walks in front of a Peloton store in Manhattan on May 05, 2021 in New York. John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bed Bath & Beyond – Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond surged
Investing in equities can be rewarding if it is paired with discipline and research. As Peter Lynch points out, “stocks aren’t lottery tickets. Behind every stock is a company. If the company does well, over time the stocks do well.” The idea is to buy and hold stocks of high-quality businesses. Starting early is often
Defense stocks with dividends have been surging in popularity of late. There was a massive shift in the geopolitical scene once Russia invaded Ukraine in February this year. Assets invested in defense stocks grew at an incredible pace. For instance, in June, assets and outstanding shares increased by more than 50% in the Invesco Aerospace and
A Black Swan is a rare, catastrophic event that hits the stock market and causes it to crash, unleashing terrible losses for investors. Examples of Black Swan Events include the Black Monday crash of 1987, the dot-com bubble bursting in 2001, the 2008 financial crisis, and the pandemic crash that occurred in March 2020. The
Today’s article introduces three stocks whose price targets have recently been cut by analysts on Wall Street. So far this year, the stocks market has tumbled on the back of rampant inflation and investors’ shaken confidence. Indeed, the S&P 500 Index posted its worst return for the first half of a year since 1970, triggering