For many years, a large percentage of financial planners and stockbrokers crafted portfolios for their clients that were composed of 60% equities and 40% bonds or other fixed-income offerings. And these so-called balanced portfolios did rather well throughout the 80s and 90s. But, a series of bear markets that started in 2000 coupled with historically
Month: August 2020
Last Friday, Uber (NYSE:UBER) reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings, giving Uber stock a 3% haircut. But the bad news for the California ride-hailing company was just beginning, as Uber gave back another 3% Tuesday when a Californian court ruled for both Uber and rival Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) to reclassify workers as direct employees. Source: Shutterstock With Uber
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) published last week its positive Phase1/2 results for its novel coronavirus vaccine. The market loved the results and pushed NVAX stock up 20%. It looks like its valuation climb has more to go based on what analysts are saying about the company. Source: Cryptographer / Shutterstock.com Keep in mind that the stock is
GoDaddy (NASDAQ:GDDY) is a U.S. domain registrar and web hosting company. It is also a very profitable company with over a 23% return on equity in 2019. GoDaddy stock is very cheap compared to its peers and deserves another look by value-based investors. Source: dennizn / Shutterstock.com GoDaddy’s domain bookings and average revenue per user
Oftentimes, cheap stocks are cheap for a reason. The company’s underlying fundamentals and growth prospects have become weak, and the discounted valuation on the stock appropriately reflects that reality. Other times, though, cheap stocks are great buys. In such instances, the market thinks the company’s fundamentals and growth prospects are weak, but they actually aren’t.
The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) stock popped to all time highs in early August after the data-driven ad-tech platform reported second-quarter earnings which came in much better than expected. Additionally, the company’s management made upbeat comments about its second-half growth trends. Source: shutterstock.com The results confirmed that, while the Covid-19 pandemic slowed the growth of The
For legendary industrial-sector company General Electric (NYSE:GE), the past several years have been tough and 2020 was particularly challenging. The onset of the novel coronavirus took a toll on the company’s bottom line while pushing the GE stock price to a level not seen since 1992. Source: testing / Shutterstock.com In other words, an investor
Is now the right time to buy Warren Buffett stocks? That is to say, should you buy the stocks held in Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B) portfolio? Remember, the Oracle of Omaha has had many winners in the stock market recovery. Sure, Buffett stumbled with airline stocks like American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL). But, with massive gains in
Shares of Lemonade (NYSE:LMND) are taking a hit. LMND stock was down 6.9% ahead of earnings and now it’s seeing more selling pressure after the release. It has investors asking if Lemonade’s stock is a buy. Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com At the end of the day, that’s all most investors care about: what a
Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) has been full of misdirection as of late. CGC stock was giving bulls a nice pre-earnings rally before a two-dip ahead of the release. Upon popping higher on earnings, the stock is once again moving lower. What gives? Source: Shutterstock Putting our finger on this one has been tough, as the cannabis
Index funds are a great investment vehicle. They allow investors to track a specific stock market index such as the S&P 500, or a sector of the economy like technology companies. Additionally, index funds are known as a “passive investment” because they automatically track an underlying stock index. In this way, index funds provide investors
Nima Ghamsari, co-founder and chief executive officer of Blend, speaks during the Sooner Than You Think conference in Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 16, 2018. Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital lending start-up Blend raised $75 million in fresh funding amid surging demand for streamlined mortgage applications during the coronavirus pandemic. The move values the
Mic’Kale Smith, who works as a security guard but has had to take time off to care for her son during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, wears a face mask as she shops with her son Da’Mier at the Tiger Market in Oxon Hill, Maryland, May 20, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Consumer prices excluding
With the S&P 500 yielding just 1.85% and the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index hardly worth the trouble at 1.75%, monthly dividend stocks may be even more attractive to income investors in 2020 than in years past. Investors may also perceive monthly dividend stocks as more attractive today because of the spate of
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk reacts following the company’s initial public offering at the NASDAQ market in New York June 29, 2010 Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Tesla — The electric automaker jumped 7% in after hours trading after announcing a five-for-one stock split. Trading will begin on
With shares falling far below recent highs, is it time to buy the dip in Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA)? Not so fast! Sure, it’s future potential, not current valuation, driving names like Nikola stock. If the company can pull off bringing a hydrogen electric vehicle to market, it could give EV powerhouse Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) a run for
It was a bumpy day on Wall Street, as sector rotation continues to create a choppy trading environment. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Wednesday. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Gold ETF (GLD) What an excellent trade gold has been on the long side. But now
It’s no secret that interest rates are slumping. Many banks offer no return on savings accounts nowadays. Even certificates of deposits and government bonds often yield 1% or less in today’s environment. With that in mind, investors are looking to other types of assets to fill the income gap. Monthly dividend stocks are one appealing
China exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer a way for investors to geographically diversify their portfolios by owning a basket of companies in the world’s second-largest economy. Despite the large number of state-owned Chinese enterprises, there are still many companies whose shares are publicly traded and provide investors with opportunities. China ETFs own companies such as Alibaba
A worker wearing a protective mask adjusts a torque wrench inside the service area at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Oakland, California, on Thursday, July 16, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The dark side of good earnings: Companies are talking about turning “furloughs” into permanent layoffs. You knew this was coming. It’s
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