It has been a fantastic year for equity investors as Donald Trump pressured Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates and finalized the first leg of a trade deal with China. If you were a passive index fund investor, you had seen gains of 31% in your equity portfolio in 2019. However, if you were an […] …read more […]
It has been a fantastic year for equity investors as Donald Trump pressured Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates and finalized the first leg of a trade deal with China. If you were a passive index fund investor, you had seen gains of 31% in your equity portfolio in 2019. However, if you were an […] …read more […]
We are still in an overall bull market and many stocks that smart money investors were piling into surged in 2019. Among them, Facebook and Microsoft ranked among the top 3 picks and these stocks gained 57% each. Hedge funds’ top 3 stock picks returned 44.6% this year and beat the S&P 500 ETFs by […] …read more […]
Investing in hedge funds can bring large profits, but it’s not for everybody, since hedge funds are available only for high-net-worth individuals. They generate significant returns for investors to justify their large fees and they allocate a lot of time and employ complex research processes to determine the best stocks to invest in. A particularly […] …read more […]
On average, student loan borrowers in their 60s in the Detroit area owed $33,276 in 2017, up nearly 46% from 2010, according to a TransUnion analysis. …read more […]
I’m sure you’ve heard it all before…
Pessimistic studies quote the worst: Only 8% of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions.
They’re not very encouraging.
And it’s especially hard to make headwind when you’re discouraged before you even begin.
For example, GOBankingRates reports that getting in shape could run you a hefty $125 per session to hire a personal trainer.
It fails to mention that staying in shape in retirement can help you avoid some of the most expensive and frightening medical emergencies seniors face today.
Which costs more – $55 per month for yoga to improve your balance and mobility, or outrageous hospital fees and …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — In 2018, seemingly every asset class was a loser. In 2019 it’s been the reverse, with opportunities abounding — and some of the biggest winners have come from unexpected corners of the market.This year featured geopolitical flare-ups like escalation in the U.S.-China trade war and the U.K.’s Brexit drama, but markets were buoyed by factors like a dovish turn from central banks including the Federal Reserve. Add it all together and there was surprising market resilience despite periodic barrages of negative headlines.“It’s been sort of fun trading this,” said Stephen Innes, chief Asia market strategist at AxiTrader Ltd. …read more […]
This week is a shortened trading week with markets closed Wednesday in observance of New Year’s Day. …read more […]
Investing is all about developing a strong return on your money. There are a wide range of strategies to accomplish this, but the simplest is just to find stocks that are on an upward price appreciation trend and have a robust upside prediction from the market analysts.You can find stocks to fit that profile pretty easily, among the big-name market leaders, but those stocks usually come with a serious drawback: a high cost of entry. Not every investor wants to shell out several hundred – or more – dollars per share. Some can’t afford it, and some would prefer to …read more […]
The economy looks like it’s in good shape heading into 2020. But what might go wrong? These are some contrarian and negative signs to beware of. …read more […]
The online sales tax ruling from the Supreme Court is creating challenges for small business owners. …read more […]
A frothing market, overflowing with abundant returns and record breaking all-time highs has been a hallmark of 2019. With so many household names’ share price touching new peaks during the year, it will be interesting to see who can keep it up in the upcoming decade.Sports apparel and all-around ubiquitous brand, Nike (NKE), is one of those closing the decade on a high. The last week saw the global swoosh machine running up new peaks, with it currently trading at $101.57 a share, up 37% in 2019. Not to mention one 5-star analyst just cited the ticker as a top …read more […]
(Bloomberg Opinion) — As a native New Englander who skipped his return flight, I soon found that living in the tropics had some enduring collateral advantages. The year-round t-shirt, reliable weather (hot and hotter) and Tom Jobim, for starters — not to mention a culture blessed by informality in which the only honorific that counted was carnival queen. Yet here I was, on a balmy December evening in Rio de Janeiro, trussed into suit and tie, dancing a waltz with my crown debutant, whom I was scripted to give away to a prince too young to shave. All this while …read more […]
Sugar Estate at Breckenridge is a luxury cabin that’s as sweet as Ferrara Candy, the Chicago-based maker of Trolli gummy candies. …read more […]
Cash dividends, cloud computing and security software are some reasons tech stocks will have another impressive run in the 2020s, columnist says. …read more […]
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