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Though surging stocks suggest markets are reaffirming hopes of a soft landing from the FED, some high-profile strategists disagree.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Home Sales Report, Musk and Twitter, Oil Prices, VZ - Verizon Communications Inc., XLI - Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc., SCHD - Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF, AMT - American Tower REIT, Retirement and...

At least one big-box retailer sees sales declining as families contend with higher prices, forcing trade-offs between what they need and what they want.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Earnings for 2023, Producer Price Index (PPI), Companies That Are Good Inflation Investments, APLE - Apple Hospitality REIT Inc., TER - Teradyne Inc., AMAT - Applied Materials Inc., KBWB - Invesco KBW Bank ETF,...

The biggest contributors to the debt load are mortgage balances, which rose $1 trillion from a year ago to $11.7 trillion, and credit card debt, which climbed to $930 billion.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  GEO - GEO Group Inc., Selling Losses in a Roth I-R-A, AQN - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., VTIVX - Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund Investor, BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl...

Gen X, individuals born between 1965 and 1980, have a shortfall in retirement savings and it is partly due to a rise in inflation and the cost of living.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  The Wash Rule, HYG - iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, AOS - A.O. Smith Corp., Investors Sentiment, Office Spaces, TSE - Trinseo PLC. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/i...

The concept is that target-date funds invest in an age-appropriate asset mix, and they gradually become more conservative as the investor gets closer to needing the money.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Disney Layoffs, Retirement Limits, MDT - Medtronic PLC, PLBY - PLBY Group Inc., General Question About Investing, COIN - Coinbase Global Inc., U - Unity Software Inc., Investment Rating Platfo...

Asset allocations and tax inefficiencies are just two areas that require your attention. Today's Stocks & Topics:  Cryptocurrency: FTX Bankruptcy, China Economy, Elon Musk and Tesla, FITB - Fifth Third Bancorp, MYE - Myers Industries Inc., High Growth Stocks, ALB - Albemarle Corp., Manufacturing Sector, DOCU - DocuSign Inc., FIW - First Trust Water ETF, WFG - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.  P...

Cryptocurrencies as a class sank on Tuesday, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both plunging more than 10%.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  SBSI - Southside Bancshares Inc., Debt Levels, Fear, Corporate Bond Market, MSFT - Microsoft Corp., APPS - Digital Turbine Inc., CLBT - Cellebrite DI Ltd., Investment Strategy, OTTR - Otter Tail Corp., EXR - Extra Space Storage Inc. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthr...

The Federal Reserve has approved six interest rate hikes this year and the strategy, according to many bankers and economists, is likely to set off a recession next year.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Europe’s Economy, Corporate Bond Market, Japanese Treasuries, DFMIX - Davidson Multi-Cap Equity Fund, GSM - Ferroglobe PLC, Young Investor Looking for Advice, EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest,...

With high inflation, bear markets, and recession fears, the threat of a crisis like a job loss is unsettling for many people.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  CPI Numbers, Mid-Terms Elections and the Market, Canada & the Mining Industry, Retirement Funds into CDs, Negative Cash Flow and Earnings, SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, FNILX - Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund, PI - Impinj Inc.,...

One key player is set to unveil a data service that seeks to classify hundreds of digital coins and tokens so institutional investors can make sense of the new asset class.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  The Chips Act, Rising Rates, FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Famous Investors, AXP - American Express Co., RIG - Transocean Ltd., Real Estate Investment Property, MKS - IMKS Instruments Inc., Ba...

Although the payrolls number was better than expected, it marked the slowest pace of job gains since December 2020.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Twitter Layoffs, MCD - McDonald's Corp., Treasury Bonds, SCCO - Southern Copper Corp., AND - Advent Technologies Holdings Inc., How to Determine a Company’s Debt, MKL - Markel Corp., EQT - EQT Corp.    Plus: Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Com...

Closing in on retirement, one-size-fits-all recommendations are not the way to go.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  FCC Warning, I-Bonds, Treasury Bond Market, GGG - Graco Inc., JBT - John Bean Technologies Corp., LUMN - Lumen Technologies Inc., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., LDMAX - Lord Abbett Emerging Markets Bond Fund. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a grea...

Value stocks remain steady through all sorts of market conditions while growth stocks demonstrate rates of growth that outpace the market average.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Private REITs, The Real Estate Market, VCLT - Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF, ASML - ASML Holding N.V., VOO - Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, DIA - SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, PRIM - Primoris Service...

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401K & Roth IRA, KPP Portfolio Review, Investing in Real Time, Treasury Notes, Volume and Capitulation, Tax Exempt, Bond Maturity, CD Rates, Real Estate Loans, Young Investor, Tax-loss Harves...

As of March 2022, 72% of public and private employees had access to some type of employer-sponsored retirement plan like a 401(k) or pension plan.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Tech Stocks, Non-Traded REITs, U.S Treasury Market, TGB - Taseko Mines Ltd., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., IGMS - IGM Biosciences Inc., NBIX - Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., KDP - Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., EWW - iShares MSCI Me...

In this fresh compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Stocks & Topics: 401k Hidden Fees, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), 401k, Bonds and Junk Bonds, Investment Variable Annuities, I-R-As, 401k Allocation, China's Economy, Fundamental Analysis, Roth I-R-A, Dividends Inv...

Buffer funds, which promise to limit downside losses from equity market exposure while capping upside returns, have grown increasingly popular.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Tech Wreck, GDP Report, IAU - iShares Gold Trust, AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., CD Rates, META - Meta Platforms Inc., TTD - Trade Desk Inc. Cl A, Book: The Fourth Turning. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Cl...

In the long term, stock prices generally rise and fall with earnings, or profits-- and company officials also generally offer an outlook on business and economic conditions.   Today's Stocks & Topics: Global Real Estate, The Dollar, Andreessen Horowitz and Crypto, DOV - Dover Corp., AOS - A.O. Smith Corp., KPP Portfolio Review, BNS - Bank of Nova Scotia, ACI - Albertsons Cos. Inc., KR - Kr...

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: Interest Rates, Home Ownership, Water Companies, Roth I-R-A, Low Risk Investment, RMDs, Required Distributions, Trailing Stops, Earning Calls, Gold and Silver Prices, Commodities, Roth I-R-A, Cov...

At least one analyst is arguing that, after testing a key technical support level, the stock market's violent reversal on Thursday could lead to a "significant relief rally".   Today's Stocks & Topics: China, Interest Rates, STAG - STAG Industrial Inc., Young Investor, DLR - Digital Realty Trust Inc., SLB - Schlumberger Ltd., SBNY - Signature Bank, Relative Strength, Volume and...

The recent chaos on the UK financial markets has generated waves of stress and selling by investors far beyond the UK.   Today's Stocks & Topics: Investors Sentiment, The Chip Bill, BSM - Black Stone Minerals L.P., I-Bonds, SPSM - SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF, AVGO - Broadcom Inc., MP - MP Materials Corp.   Plus: Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Treasury Yields, G...

Market volatility and recession risks are likely to stick around for a while, and Wall Street’s biggest banks are preparing accordingly.   Today's Stocks & Topics: Money Markets, Companies Going Public Several Times, Options Traders, OUT - OutFront Media Inc., LAMR - Lamar Advertising Co. Cl A, Corporate Bonds, BSCM - Invesco Bullet Shares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF, Cash, HBI - Hanesbrands I...

Mutual funds debuted in the Netherlands during the late 18th century, and some have stood the test of time while others have failed.   Today's Stocks & Topics: Retail Trading Activity, IRS Tax Brackets, T - AT&T Inc., NFLX - Netflix Inc., INSP - Inspire Medical Systems Inc., Real Estate Loans, SU - Suncor Energy Inc., PLBY - PLBY Group Inc., SWBI - Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., ESLT...

Thirty- five companies have reported third-quarter earnings so far, and 68.5% have beaten estimates-- higher than the historic average of 66.2%.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Money Managers, Exxon and Russia, WM - Waste Management Inc., Bond Maturities, TGI - Triumph Group Inc., Yield to Maturity, VFC - VF Corp., EXAS - Exact Sciences Corp., Oil Market Indicators, POOL - Pool Corp., CS - Cre...

Despite inflation anxiety, one large bank is reporting that credit volume is up, and that credit remains pristine, with late-payment metrics still well below pre-2020 averages.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Small Cap Companies, Interest Rates and Bank Profitability, JOBY - Joby Aviation Inc., VTIP - Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund, RNG - RingCentral Inc. Cl A, R...