Investing
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‘Retirement is so traditional,’ try periodic retirement to figure out what’s next
During the recovery from the pandemic several workplace catchphrases generated buzz, including quiet quitting, great resignation, and hybrid work. Expressions like these in the aggregate reflect a much larger conversation rethinking work, purpose, and the good life in the postpandemic economy. I’d like to throw another term into the mix that I hope will gather…
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Don’t become a landlord — own these REITs instead
Who would be a landlord? The costs are high, the risks are huge, and the so-called passive income is uncertain. I did it once, and the paperwork alone was enough to drive me nuts. Even before considering the various hassles of finding good tenants; managing the property; and dealing with leaks, disputes, broken washing machines…
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These are the best-performing stocks in the 2023 bull market — and the worst
(Updated with June 30 closing prices.) The S&P 500 has risen 15.9% this year to 4,450.38, but we’re actually in a bull market, with a 24% gain from the 2022 closing low of 3,577.03 on Oct. 12. (One definition of a bull market is a 20% price increase for a stock index.) Technology stocks have…
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Did the market just miss a big opportunity??
Hey gang, it’s Jeff Bishop again. If you recall, I brought up Genprex (Nasdaq: GPNX) as a “? Bright Idea” to you several weeks ago. The stock made a very nice move up at that time, and then quietly faded over the last few weeks. Right now, I think it is time to get…
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This economist says he can’t rule out a Fed interest-rate cut by year-end. Here’s why.
Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel said on Friday that he is not ruling out an interest- rate cut by the Federal Reserve by the end of the year, despite market expectations. Traders in federal funds futures are pricing in a scant 1% chance that the central bank will lower its key interest rate from the current…
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JPMorgan, Goldman, Citi and Morgan Stanley boost dividends after Fed stress tests
Major U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced dividend increases late Friday, in the wake of the results of the Federal Reserve’s latest bank stress tests earlier this week. JPMorgan JPM, +1.40% said it plans to raise the bank’s dividend to $1.05 a share, up from $1 a share, for the…
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Nvidia has investors wondering: How long can a stock grow faster than the market?
Few companies grow at above-average rates for more than a year or two. Or, as the late British economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes famously put it, trees don’t grow to the sky. This is especially important to remember now, with exuberant investors giving huge valuations to certain tech stocks. The poster child of such…
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Like shoppers at a retail store, IPO investors are demanding discounts and displaying price sensitivity
IPO investors, much like retail shoppers in recent years’ inflationary environment, are demanding clear discounts and demonstrating sensitivity to price and valuations, according to Renaissance Capital. The provider of IPO exchange-traded funds and institutional research said that’s a positive — even if tech unicorns in the pipeline would prefer it were not the case. “Quality……
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Why U.S. taxes must increase
“ The U.S. needs to pay for the structural increases in spending that demographics, climate change and intra- and intergenerational fairness will require. ” Now that the brinkmanship over the U.S. federal debt limit has been suspended until January 1, 2025, two major, interdependent fiscal-policy challenges demand attention. First, America’s public debt must be put on…
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A global recession is coming, Nouriel Roubini says. Stock and bond investors should get ready.
There are currently four scenarios for the global economic outlook. Three of these entail potentially serious risks with far-reaching implications for markets. The most positive is a “soft landing,” where central banks in the advanced economies manage to bring inflation back down to their 2% targets without triggering a recession. There is also the possibility…