5-3-2022 – April Was a Brutal Month for Stocks
The S&P is off to its worst year's start since 1939—what should you be doing? Today's Stocks & Topics: HCA - HCA Healthcare Inc., Consumer Spending, Oil High Prices, Dollar vs. Gold, UEC - Uranium Ene...
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5-2-2022 – Are We at Risk For 'Stagflation' and What Is It?
The Federal Reserve is hiking interest rates in an effort to defuse an explosive year of price inflation-- but global forces could neutralize the effects of that tightening of monetary policy. Today's...
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4-29-2022 – What Are the Odds of a Home Price Decline Hitting Your Local Housing Market?
Historically speaking, inflation is particularly hard felt in the housing market, where spiking mortgage rates can quickly price out homebuyers. Today's Stocks & Topics: MGA - Magna International Inc....
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4-28-2022 – Are You an Investor Who Might Reap Benefits from a 529 Education Savings Plan?
Money invested in 529 plans grows tax-free, and investors do not pay capital gains taxes if they spend that money on qualified education expenses. Today's Stocks & Topics: Offshore Drilling, RIG - Tra...
29 Huhti 202246min
4-27-2022 – Do Central Banks Need to Put Rates Into the ‘Pain Zone’?
One analyst argues that, for the Federal Reserve, that task should be “relatively easy,” given the backdrop of strong real and nominal growth in the U.S Today's Stocks & Topics: LRCX - Lam Research Co...
28 Huhti 202246min
4-26-2022 – Oil Is Falling and Analysts Are Backing Off Super High Predictions
Oil just dropped below $98 a barrel and market watchers have a theory as to why-- but are they right? Today's Stocks & Topics: QS – Quantum Scape Corp. Cl A, PLBY - PLBY Group Inc., Sings of Strong Ec...
27 Huhti 202246min
4-25-2022 – Why Would Investors Beat Up Shares of Companies That Report Decent Earnings?
So far this earnings season, investors are in a downright bearish mood, punishing companies that report top- or bottom-line misses, or those that disclose a less than rosy full-year forecast. Today's ...
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4-22-2022 – Playing It Too Safe with Finances Could Make It Harder to Reach Full Potential
Know where you want to go with financial objectives and manage your risk tolerance. Today's Stocks & Topics: SAM - Boston Beer Co. Cl A, Elon Musk Bid, BLK - BlackRock Inc., Equity & Retirement, PYPL ...
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