It’s officially time to say goodbye to the “Dr. Doom” era… You’ll recall that I detailed the nearly 40-year stretch of failing interest rates in December. And I noted that a “brand-new ballgame” was coming, thanks to the Federal Reserve. Well, this brand-new ballgame just kicked off… The Fed increased the benchmark federal funds rate …
When you think about climate-focused investments, it likely involves trendy talking points… Wind… solar… water… geothermal… electric vehicles… you get the picture. But the thing is, these popular ideas aren’t the only ways to help the climate. Today, I’ll share one climate-focused investment you’ve probably never considered. But investing legend Warren Buffett is on board. …
At a Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) annual meeting I attended in the 1990s, Warren Buffett said he only had one skill… It was the ability to allocate capital. Now, you might think that process would be straightforward. But as I explained recently, Buffett’s decision-making prowess often breaks with common assumptions. Today, we’re going to look at …
We’re living in uncertain times… I’ll spare you the list of bad things happening in the world right now. Unless you live under a rock, you know it’s tough out there. There’s no getting around that reality. And that’s why now, more than ever, it’s critical to make the right moves as an investor. So …
Believe it or not, dividends were once the primary lure for the stock market as a whole… American industrialist John D. Rockefeller is purported to have said, “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” These days, that type of thinking comes across as quaint. Most …
If you still have a vintage 1970s “WIN” button, you might be able to cash in today… The buttons were part of a grassroots effort to fight soaring inflation at the time. WIN stands for “Whip Inflation Now.” Officials hoped to raise awareness with the WIN buttons. The idea was that individuals should save more …
It’s easy to trumpet the virtues of value when high-flying tech stocks crash… Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest family of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) is the perfect example. These former market-beating ETFs peaked about a year ago… Now, they’re laggards. As my colleague Pete Carmasino noted on February 4, the flagship Ark Innovation Fund (ARKK) is down …
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Anybody who thought the metaverse would be paradise just got a rude awakening… On February 3, metaverse pioneer Meta Platforms (FB) plunged 26%. It was the social media company’s biggest one-day drop ever – topping a 19% decline in July 2018. In addition to a bad earnings report, Meta projected weaker-than-expected revenue growth in the …
I’m sure you’ve seen Spotify Technology’s (SPOT) recent saga in the news… It all started with Neil Young. On January 24, the outspoken artist said he would remove his music from the streaming platform unless it dropped the popular The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He reportedly told his management team in an open letter, “They …
Folks, something is wrong in the world of exchange-traded funds (ETFs)… I bet you already knowabout it. But you likely have no idea that it’s even a problem. You see, the issue is a little wonky to begin with. And ETF providers disclose the problem so often and in such a routine way that you …
