I was reading this article on CBNC about how somehow “most investors didn’t come close to beating the S&P 500 in 2016.” I guess that makes sense if most investors are investing in lower-risk assets other than stocks. And that’s fine, especially if you are older and/or nearing retirement.
Since early 2009, the stock market and the U.S. economy have been slowly but surely recovering from the mortgage crisis. In fact, in recent years, the market has been expanding to new territory with relatively few bumps in the road along the way. Now the Dow Jones industrial average is knocking on the door of…
More than two years after a government crackdown on corruption sent Macau gaming stocks tumbling, The Chinese government has unveiled yet another new regulation on the Macau gaming industry that has hit gaming stocks hard. The latest new law cut the daily ATM withdrawal limit in Macau from 10,000 patacas to 5,000 patacas, or roughly…
There are several rules of thumb when it comes to picking out the best investments for retirees. Dividend stocks are popular investments for retirees because of the power of dividend compounding over time. In addition, dividend stocks are typically blue-chip companies with solid cash flows and long track records of strong performance.
This year has been a pretty good one for most stock investors. Unfortunately for stocks that have lagged the market in 2016, ‘tis the season for tax loss selling.
Unfortunately, one of the defining characteristics of the millennial generation is student debt. If you or someone in your family is a millennial, you’ve probably heard some variations of these staggering statistics.
Sometimes even companies that are in secular decline or ones that seem destined for bankruptcy can take the market by surprise. All of these stocks are struggling, making them seem like good short interest candidates. When expectations are in the basement, however, one fluky positive data point or buyout rumor can send shares soaring.
Unfortunately, not even the holiday shopping season is sacred when it comes to being ripped off.
The investing world can be an extremely complicated place, full of complex ideas, unique and convoluted jargon and enough advanced metrics to give anyone a headache. It would take an intellectual genius to understand everything happening on Wall Street.
The OPEC production cut deal has propelled crude oil prices to their highest levels of the past year. While high oil prices are a lifeline for struggling oil and gas production companies, they will also be a drag on profits for a number of other companies.