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NEWS & INVESTMENT TRENDS
There is a strong possibility that the stock market bear market is over, as investors have finally given up hope
Surrender occurs when investors give up in despair, the final emotional stage of bear market sadness. Read more
The S&P 500 is on track to break through a level that could mark the end of the bear market
However, the new 52-week high made by individual stocks is low, creating a ‘buy’ signal. Read more
Here’s How a Hedge Fund Against Grains and Beats the Market
This fund is crushing it. Here are its top 5 stock picks. Read more
Here’s why smart money is betting on value stocks for outsized growth
The companies that Wall Street believes will grow the fastest rarely live up to expectations. Read more
20 dividend-paying stocks with high yields are becoming more attractive today
REIT stock has fallen more than the S&P 500, but the possibility of lower interest rates next year could revive the sector. Read more
More risk does not always mean greater reward. Just look at these exploding tech stocks.
Innovative technologies often take decades to succeed, and most investors don’t have the patience. Read more
Where BlackRock sees ‘huge’ market opportunity for ETF investors in 2023 after damage to stocks, bonds
In this week’s ETF Wrap, BlackRock’s Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy for the Americas, discusses ways for investors to enter a world of higher interest rates and soaring inflation in year 2023. Read more
The key word for investors to decipher the Fed’s next move is ‘moderate’, said strategist Ed Yardeni.
Financial markets are feeling reassured by Jerome Powell’s words, but the Fed chair has made it clear the Fed will be ‘on the right track’. Read more
Fed ‘pivot’ to lower interest rates will help stocks rise. But timing is everything.
The US stock market usually doesn’t bottom until the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates. Read more
Higher wages are good news for working families in America. Why does it panic the Fed?
The jump in hourly wages in November was not due to inflation. Real incomes of working families are not higher than before the pandemic. Read more
ProShares launches ETF that invests in metal mining companies for batteries powering electric vehicles
According to Simeon Hyman, the company’s global investment strategist, ProShares is launching a portfolio swap fund that will only invest in companies that mine the metal needed for batteries used in products like vehicles. electrical and consumer electronics. Read more
20 major oil companies expected to be money-filling machines by 2023 despite near-term uncertainty
The oil industry faces a drop in earnings, but the long-term outlook is good, according to analysts at Jefferies. Read more
Using oil prices to time the stock market is an exhausting strategy
There is no simple or mechanical way to use oil prices for market timing. Read more
The get-rich-quick trade you’re missing out on
Once again, FOMO leads investors astray Read more
‘I have to stay calm because I don’t want to spoil my success.’ This financial advisor overcame the hardships that went against her.
Lanta Evans-Motte faced financial difficulties growing up and challenges as a Black woman along her corporate career path. Read more
The ‘true believers’ of cryptocurrencies always aspire to be wholeheartedly. Here’s how they can learn to protect themselves.
Investor sentiment often leads crypto ‘true believers’ to return to more cryptocurrencies, even as profits decline. Read more
