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With only 70% of Americans financially prepared for retirement, understanding what you can do to make the dream of retirement a reality is important. Today's Stocks & Topics: Best Stock Price, CVS - CVS Health Corp., BGS - B&G Foods Inc., Roth I-R-A, EBIX - Ebix Inc., FDX - FedEx Corp., ABBV - AbbVie Inc., Snowflake IPO, VLO - Valero Energy Corp., HCSG - Healthcare Services Group Inc.,...

During this generational transformation, has the technology revolution caused permanent changes to our economy and society? Today's Stocks & Topics: BYND - Beyond Meat Inc., Retirement, NVDA - NVIDIA Corp., IBM - International Business Machines Corp., HE - Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR, AMAT - Applied Materials Inc., Social Security, XOM...

A key 10-year measure of inflation expectations has nearly quadrupled since March, commodity prices are soaring, and the dollar has fallen to a nearly three-year low. Today's Stocks & Topics: VIPS - Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR, TPL - Texas Pacific Land Trust Sub. Share Cert, MSFT - Microsoft Corp., NOK - Nokia Corp. ADR, Preferred Stocks, SRNE - Sorrento Therapeutics Inc., Jobs Openings, Ret...

The 5 financial factors you need to consider when calculating the cost of a move. Today's Stocks & Topics: GME - GameStop Corp. Cl A, 20 Year Old New Investor, Jobs Report, Muni-Bonds, BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR, NASDAQ, HOFV - Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co., BBY - Best Buy Co. Inc., UPS - United Parcel Service Inc. Cl B, BLCN - Nasdaq NexGen Economy ETF, TSLA - Tes...

Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-As, Trading Accounts, Stock Split, New Investor, Investing, Copper Industry, Mutual Funds, 401k Contributions, Roth I-R-A for a Child, Stock Value, Buying a House, Options, Assett Allocation, Online Trading, Day Trading, International Exposure, UBER, PEG Ratio, Borrowing from 401k, Special-purpose Acquisition Company – SPAC, 529 Plan. Our Sponsors: * Check out...

It is important to make a distinction between retiring early and claiming Social Security benefits early. Today's Stocks & Topics: The Beige Book, The Fed & Inflation, FITB - Fifth Third Bancorp., Real Estate Market, Life Insurance, JPS - Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund, Thrift Savings Plan (TFP), VTIP - Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund, BB -...

The coronavirus recession is all but certain to cause a spike in foreclosures as mortgage forbearance periods end. Today's Stocks & Topics: HUM - Humana Inc., Selling Strategy, Precious Metals, CURLF - Curaleaf Holdings Inc., GRBK - Green Brick Partners Inc., Foreign Investments, Jobs Report, RGA - Reinsurance Group of America Inc., Cheap Money-Cheap Loans, CP - Canadian Pacific Railway Lt...

An analyst believes there’s something going on that investors need to watch: a housing shortage outside cities. Today's Stocks & Topics: Robin Hood App, Beige Book, New Eviction Moratorium, TDOC - Teladoc Health Inc., CHWY - Chewy Inc. Cl A, AAPL - Apple Inc. Split, SFM - Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., EVFM - Evofem Biosciences Inc., LMB - Limbach Holdings Inc., IP - International Paper Co.,...

One analyst charted the DOW back to 1896 and he says that in September, of the average presidential-election year, the stock market actually has risen. Today's Stocks & Topics: Euro vs. Dollar, Possible Pullback, U.S. Manufacturing, TSLA - Tesla Inc., AAPL - Apple Inc., CNCR - Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF, Trading Strategy, INTC - Intel Corp., PCG - PG&E Corp., Bonds, LAD - Lithia M...

Pent-up demand, a stay-at-home mindset, diminished inventory, and low mortgage rates are adding fuel to the fire. Today's Stocks & Topics: New Retail Accounts, Weak Dollar, Retirement Funds, Bonds & Yields, 401k, PTON - Peloton Interactive Inc., FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Retirement Allocation, BA - Boeing Co., FNF - Fidelity National Financial Inc. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropi...

As savers and investors look to the market for dividend yield, what are 3 reliable stock screening metrics? Today's Stocks & Topics: ATVI - Activision Blizzard Inc., PZZA - Papa John's International Inc., ABBV - AbbVie Inc., Portfolio Rebalancing, Inflation, Registered Investment Adviser, NIO - NIO Inc. ADR, KR - Kroger Co., Global Inflation. TRIVIA QUESTION: "What is the NAME of t...

In the past, strong labor markets meant that higher inflation was just around the corner thereby indicating a reason to "tap the brakes" and raise interest rates. Today's Stocks & Topics: VIXY - ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, FD.V - Facedrive Inc., SDGR - Schrodinger Inc., Mutual Funds, SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, PTY - PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, Go...

One analyst says that, with regard to growth versus value, the narrow leadership from growth stocks may be an indicator of what’s to come. Today's Stocks & Topics: Good and Bad Inflation, AMGN - Amgen Inc., FAANG Stocks, Durable Goods Report, Life Insurance, V - Visa Inc. Cl A, Closed-end Funds, BLNK - Blink Charging Co., UBER - Uber Technologies Inc. TRIVIA QUESTION: "The Treasury Dep...

The 4-for-1 division will alter Apple’s influence on the 124-year old benchmark. Today's Stocks & Topics: Changing Components of the DOW, Global Dividend Payments, RWM - ProShares Short Russell 2000, NRG - NRG Energy Inc., Roth I-R-A, BIGC - BigCommerce Holdings Inc., Trading Volume, POR - Portland General Electric Co., ARCC - Ares Capital Corp., HIG - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc...

One opinion asserts that we have never seen stock prices at such extremes while they coincide with the current degree of uncertainty. Today's Stocks & Topics: Foreign Stocks, Cash Flow Per Share, Gold & Silver, ELY - Callaway Golf Co., VFIFX - Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund Investor, VZ - Verizon Communications Inc., RKT - Rocket Cos. Inc., S-3 Filling, Pullback or Correction, AM...

Bond investors are concerned about California’s heat wave, rolling blackouts, and wildfires as the state struggles with its worst power crisis in nearly two decades. Today's Stocks & Topics: House Sales, IHS Markit Report, Russian Politics, PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc., ENPH - Enphase Energy Inc., SCCO - Southern Copper Corp., Pullbacks, AMD - Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ONEM - 1Life Healt...

Airlines have taken a significant hit from the coronavirus pandemic and related lock-downs, which have left travelers reluctant to board planes with potentially infected people. Today's Stocks & Topics: XRX - Xerox Holdings Corp., BIGC – Big Commerce Holdings Inc., Commodities, O - Realty Income Corp., Investing Apps, COPX - Global X Copper Miners ETF, CPER - United States Copper Index Fun...

One analyst has made the point that the S&P 500, on average, has hit new highs 8 days after closing within 1% of its record. Today's Stocks & Topics: Gold Correction, Inheriting Money, LHX - L3Harris Technologies Inc., CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., GRWG - GrowGeneration Corp., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., SEDG – Solar Edge Technologies Inc., REYN - Reynolds Consumer Products Inc., Limit Order,...

One trader is warning that, even though the long-term fundamental picture looks intact, on Wall Street, sometimes, when things get extreme you see a reversal. Today's Stocks & Topics: NKLA - Nikola Corp., AFL - AFLAC Inc., ALRM - Alarm. Com Holdings Inc., Prenuptial Agreement, AAPL - Apple Inc., SLB - Schlumberger Ltd., Entering Into the Market, AG - First Majestic Silver Corp., Lawsuits....

The companies have each poured $30 million into a ballot measure which would exempt their drivers from the state's employee classification requirement. Today's Stocks & Topics: High P/E Ratio, SQ - Square Inc. Cl A, FSLY - Fastly Inc. Cl A, Stop-Loss Order, GILT - Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., CCJ - Cameco Corp., Beginner Investor. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code C...

Known in investing circles as the “Buffett Indicator,” it's the measure of the total market cap of all U.S. stocks relative to the country’s GDP. Today's Stocks & Topics: SPCE - Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc., PEK - Peak Resources Ltd., DHT - DHT Holdings Inc., NET - Cloudflare Inc. Cl A, FVRR - Fiverr International Ltd., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., Mortgage Rates....

What will happen if the U.S. economy is forced to endure a new and more stringent shutdown in order to 'kill COVID'? Today's Stocks & Topics: LCA - Landcadia Holdings II Inc. Cl A, Yields, The Bond Market, Roth I-R-A & Taxes, XEL - Xcel Energy Inc., TWOU - 2U Inc., Best ETFs, KODK - Eastman Kodak Co., Prenuptial Agreement, MFGP - Micro Focus International PLC ADR, Crypto Curren...

Led by an increase in the cost of oil, wholesale prices surged in July, but one analyst says inflationary pressures are largely invisible--so far. Today's Stocks & Topics: Value Investing vs. Growth, Tesla, NEO - NeoGenomics Inc., 401k, LEN - Lennar Corp. Cl, iBonds ETFs, T - AT&T Inc., AAPL - Apple Inc., NVAX - Novavax Inc., GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc., GOLD - Barrick Gold Corp., GLD...

Forgiveness isn’t guaranteed, so if the employer stops collecting payroll tax and gives the money to the employee, the worker could wind up owing the IRS next year. Today's Stocks & Topics: Office REITs, LVGO - Livongo Health Inc., PAYS - Paysign Inc., TCEHY - Tencent Holdings Ltd. ADR, BGS - B&G Foods Inc., HMY - Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. ADR, WFH - Direxion Work From Home ETF, K -...

In this free Rapid Fire Hour podcast, InvestTalk hosts Steve Peasley and Justin Klein provide unbiased answers to over 34 caller questions. Topics include: 401k, Debt, Negative Equity, Gold, Options, Keep or Sell, Life Insurance, I-R-A, Blue Chip Stocks, New Investor, Cannabis Industry, Saving for Grandchildren, Buying a House, Interest Rates, Institutional Ownership, FCC Filings, Electric Vehicle...