While it may not be the most glamorous of presents, life insurance can be a valuable gift and a way to maintain financial security if the worst happens. In most cases, individuals take out life insurance policies with the expectation that an insurer will pay a sum of money known as a death benefit to
With volatile markets, investors may want to focus their attention on under the radar dividend growth stocks. These are companies that growth revenue and, or profits at a faster rate than the broader market. At the same time, they provide dividend payments, enabling a best-of-both-worlds. As for ultimate growth potential, these under the radar dividend
Apple has announced a new high-yield savings product for its Apple Card users. In the coming months, the tech giant will launch its Savings account with Goldman Sachs, allowing credit card holders to stash their Daily Cash rewards in an account with a high yield. Users will also be able to add more cash to
Is the market madness finally over? That’s the question I’ve heard tossed around a lot over the past 24 hours. Yesterday, the stock market staged one of the most impressive comeback rallies in Wall Street’s history. Now, traders are whispering of a bear market bottom. I know. One day doesn’t make a trend. But yesterday
There are plenty of sayings about how the act of giving may in fact be the greatest gift of all. Charitable donations allow you to put this philosophy to work, as it can be highly rewarding to make a positive financial impact on the causes you care about. Contributing to a donor-advised fund (DAF) is
On Friday, Oct. 7, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) issued a PC market and revenue warning that was so scary, it dragged the entire Nasdaq down. This weighed heavily on Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock, and so did new U.S. rules restricting certain tech-component exports to China. However, Nvidia doesn’t anticipate that these rules will have a significant impact
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services can make point-of-sale purchases more affordable by stretching out payments into multiple installments. But unlike with other financing options, these payments typically don’t get reported to the credit bureaus, despite the bureaus allowing it. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, BNPL companies are saying it’s because
[embedded content] In this week’s episode, we check in on some of our No. 1 picks. Our “Big Three” – climate tech, space, and robotics – remain our favorite sectors for 2023. In fact, if we were bullish on climate tech before, we’re ultra-bullish now. While the summer’s skyrocketing gas prices are finally normalizing, OPEC+
Some companies build salary adjustments into their compensation structures to offset the effects of inflation on their employees. Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) can also refer to annual adjustments made to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, which are generally equal to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for a specific period. Workers who
Sometimes, when it comes to investing, under-the-radar stocks are a much better option than very well-known names. For example, few people heard of Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) before the coronavirus pandemic or even in the pandemic’s early days. However, MRNA stock turned out to be a wonderful investment for those who bought it in the first half
As the case for value investing grows stronger, value stock funds have proliferated in the fund universe. Vanguard, the largest mutual fund company in the world, offers one of the biggest selections of funds for building a diversified, core/satellite investing strategy just around value stocks. Research has shown that value stocks offer greater upside potential
Consumer staples are items considered essential for everyday life. This category typically includes clothing, food, and personal care items that everyone purchases on a regular basis. Accordingly, consumer staples stocks are simply shares of companies that produce and sell those items. Consumer staples stocks tend to perform well in difficult times, and have become synonymous
If you are a typical U.S. worker nearing retirement, you have been shoveling money into the Social Security system through payroll or self-employment taxes for decades. It’s possible that, over time, you and your employer together have paid more than $200,000 into the system on your behalf. If you also figure in the time value
Although, on the surface, everything looks gloomy now for stocks, one point that the bears are forgetting, I would argue, is that we live in an era of unprecedented technological advancement. Never before in the world has there simultaneously been so many new, highly impactful technologies –from artificial intelligence to connected cars to fintech to
Charles Schwab and Fidelity are well-respected powerhouses in the brokerage industry. Both offer customizable trading platforms, mobile apps, and low costs to millions of clients. As of February 2022, Schwab had 33.4 million active brokerage accounts and $7.69 trillion in customer assets. Fidelity is larger still, with about 40 million individual investors and $11.8 trillion
Environment consciousness, governmental policy support, and improved charging infrastructure are among the factors that contributed to the strong uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in recent years. More and more countries have suggested that they would phase out internal combustion engine, or ICE, vehicles sooner than later. This shift in market dynamics provides an opportunity for
Many of the largest oil-producing countries in the world are part of a cartel known as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In 2016, OPEC allied with other top non-OPEC oil-exporting nations to form an even more powerful entity named OPEC+, or “OPEC Plus.” The cartel’s goal is to exert control over the
In this article WFC DAL BYND PNC HHC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Delta Airlines passenger jets are pictured outside the newly completed 1.3 million-square foot $4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in New York, June 1, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading
The electric vehicle rally may have turned south. However, that downturn has created an excellent opportunity to scoop up these hot EV stocks to buy. After all, electric vehicles are the future of transportation, with President Joe Biden expecting half of all vehicles to be electric by 2030. Also, with so many electric car companies
Investors could continue to see “pain” in the markets before the “Big Low” is reached in 2023, according to Bank of America. Strategists at the bank wrote in a note on Friday that Thursday’s huge turnaround and jump in equities was a “bear hug,” calling it a “decent counter-rally, but ultimate lows ain’t seen yet.”