Month: July 2020

Much has been said about delaying Social Security benefits. Taking benefits at age 62 versus waiting until full retirement age makes a significant difference, and so does waiting until age 70 to start claiming. Should you delay? As in most financial planning, it depends. Do You Have an Immediate Need for the Money? Waiting until
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The transportation sector is critical for GDP growth and global supply chain. The broad sector includes airline, shipping, railroad, trucking and logistics. Amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, many transportation stocks have witnessed headwinds. However, there are several names in the space with robust fundamentals, high dividend payouts and are trading at attractive valuations. We’ll discuss
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday the stock market could go higher if more people in the U.S. wore face masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus.  The current strength in equities is concentrated in technology-related stocks and not sectors tied to state economic reopening plans, Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.”  “Let’s give the
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Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  Snap — The social media company’s stock fell 5% in extended trading after itreleased its second-quarter financial results. The company reported a loss of 9 cents per share, in line with Refinitiv analysts’ estimate, and revenues of $454 million, compared to analysts’
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Electramechannica Vehicles (NASDAQ:SOLO) has many positive characteristics that could make the company hugely successful, Consequently, I think that longer-term, risk-tolerant investors should devote a small portion of their portfolios to SOLO stock. Source: Shutterstock Electramechannica’s flagship car is an electric vehicle called the Solo, which sells for only $18,500. Not surprisingly, only one person can
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Billionaire Mark Cuban told CNBC on Monday the stock market’s rally from its late March coronavirus-driven low reminds him of the 1990s dot-com bubble. “In some respects it’s different because of the Fed and the liquidity they’ve introduced and the inflation for financial assets that comes with that. But on a bigger picture, it’s so
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Seven-year-old Hamza Haqqani, a 2nd grade student at Al-Huda Academy, uses a computer to participate in an E-learning class with his teacher and classmates while at his home on May 01, 2020 in Bartlett, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Last year at this time, many Americans were taking summer vacations, ahead of their children’s
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