Month: February 2021

Most Americans encounter some form of debt in their lives. However, not all debts are created equally and some are considered better than others. Indeed, while debt comes in several forms, all personal debt (not corporate or government debt) can be categorized within a few main types, including secured debt, unsecured debt, revolving debt, and
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In early February, InvestorPlace’s Vince Martin discussed the upcoming merger between special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:BFT), and UK-based payments platform Paysafe.  While it looked good then, it might be time to get out of BFT stock. Source: Sulastri Sulastri / Shutterstock.com Martin generally had good things to say about
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Wary investors will continue to characterize the rising stock market as a bubble ready to pop. That is wholly untrue, to some extent. A stock sector bubble is a better characterization, in light of recent market pops and drops. In January, GameStop’s (NYSE:GME) peak to $483 created a once-in-a-lifetime lift that caught short-sellers completely off
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Even if you’ve managed to avoid sitting through a company benefits meeting, you’re no doubt familiar with the concept of a 401(k) plan. A 401(k) is a defined-contributions plan. You sock away a set amount each paycheck, your employer may match some percentage of the contribution, and years later you declare your own financial independence.
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Over the weekend, I was doing research on large-cap stocks and noticed an important detail: buying pressure is dissipating on otherwise good stocks with positive sales and earnings. Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com One example right now is Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). In its fourth-quarter announcement on January 27, the company reported earnings of $3.88 per share, which was
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While Cloud Czars Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) still sell for around 35 times trailing price-to-earnings, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is currently selling for 26.72. Why? Because right now, there’s a misunderstanding about the business and power behind Facebook stock. Source: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.com Investors are told it’s a social network stealing “the
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Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a warning Monday about the dangers that bitcoin poses both
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Cathy Wood Crystal Mercedes | CNBC Some called it the “Cathie Wood sell-off.”   At the open Tuesday, the top names owned by Ark Investment Management were the biggest decliners in the market.  Shares of Palantir, Tesla, Roku, Square, Paypal, Teladoc, Baidu, Zillow, Shopify and Spotify were all down big, in many cases by double-digits.  All
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Home Depot (HD) – The home improvement retailer beat quarterly estimates by 3 cents with earnings of $2.65 per share. Revenue came in above estimates as well. Comparable store sales jumped 24.5% during the fourth quarter, more than the 19.2% consensus estimate of analysts polled by FactSet. Home
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Key Takeaways Analysts estimate adjusted EPS of $2.81 vs. $1.89 in Q4 FY 2020. Data center revenue is expected to rise YOY. Revenue is expected to show robust growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nvidia Corp. (NVDA), already a major force in semiconductors, could become even more dominant and reshape the industry with its proposed $40
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