Investing
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How to invest in one of the hottest stock market sectors while cutting your risk
Here’s a summary of how the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 SPX, -0.14% have performed his year and how forward price-to-earnings ratios compare to valuation levels at the end of 2021: Sector or index 2023 return 2022 return Return since end of 2021 3-year return 5 year return Forward P/E Forward P/E at end…
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20 AI stocks expected to post the highest compound annual sales growth through 2025
Things move quickly in the world of artificial intelligence. It is easy to sit back and complain about developments that could be disruptive, but sometimes investors are best served by putting emotions aside and observing new developments and how they affect markets. Could AI developments and related trends make you a lot of money? Below…
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I’m 54, single and make $60,000 in a good year. Do I need to leave California to buy a house?
I’m 54, single, and I have saved $100,000. The good news: I also have no debt. I work as a server at a steakhouse, and make between $55,000 and $60,000 a year. I live and rent a condo for $1,500 a month in Southern California. I’m not sure if I should buy something in California,…
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Tech-stock picks that are small and focused: This fund invests in unsung innovators. Here are 2 top choices.
When investors think of technology stocks, they might automatically gravitate toward “the next big thing,” or to the giant companies that dominate the S&P 500 SPX, -0.14%. But Robert Stimson, chief investment officer of Oak Associates Funds, makes a case for diversification through exposure to smaller innovators which he believes are “overlooked in this environment.”…
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‘When I ran it past the missus, she went ballistic’: I want to buy a $40,000 car, but my wife said no. Then things really got weird.
My wife and I enjoy two week-long vacations a year to the local seashore, and we generally live well within our means. I’m convinced we can afford a new-car payment, but my wife is convinced it will break us, and that’s a problem. I’m 45 and my wife is 43. My wife and I make…
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We want to retire somewhere with pleasant winters. Our budget is $600,000-$700,000. Where should we go?
Dear MarketWatch, We are looking to snowbird in about three years, and have about $600,000 to $700,000 to invest in a place to live. We won’t be there in deep summer, but are looking for mild and pleasant outdoor weather in the winter. We would like to be within an hour of a major airport.…
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Bond holders have more to fear from the Fed than the debt-ceiling standoff
The U.S. debt-ceiling drama on Capitol Hill makes for great theater, but is little more than a sideshow for bond investors. That’s because the shorter-term direction of U.S. interest rates is almost entirely a function of the Federal Reserve’s actions, and not the debt-ceiling negotiations in Washington. Yet judging by the saturated coverage of these…
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Banks trim loans slightly as deposits fall to nearly two-year low
Lending by banks fell slightly last week even as deposits dropped to a nearly two-year low, suggesting that U.S. financial institutions are in stable condition a few months after a bevy of bank failures. Total bank lending fell by $3.3 billion to $12.1 trillion in the seven days ending May 10, the Federal Reserve reported…
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U.S. stocks fall on debt-ceiling and regional-bank worries, but Dow still books weekly gain
U.S. stocks finished lower Friday, weighed down by worries over the debt-ceiling deadline and concerns that more mergers involving regional banks may be needed. How stock-indexes traded The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.33% fell 109.28 points, or 0.3%, to close at 33,426.63. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.14% fell 6.1 points, or 0.1%, to finish…
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Here’s why Treasury bills are seen as reasonable alternative to stocks for first time in 14 years
For the first time since 2009, the 3-month U.S. Treasury bill rate is now higher than the yield on earnings derived from generally accepted accounting principles for companies in the S&P 500 Index. That’s according to Ed Clissold, chief U.S. strategist, and Thanh Nguyen, senior quantitative analyst, at Ned Davis Research. In a note this…