One of the most important tasks for a financial advisor is assessing a client’s risk tolerance. As we learned during the market collapse of 2008-2009, many investors overestimated their ability to stomach downside risk and rushed to sell their stocks at or near the market’s bottom, suffering massive losses. Risk can be defined in many
Month: April 2022
Ever since the Treasury yield curve inverted a few weeks back, everyone’s talking about a recession. Historically speaking, a yield curve inversion is an accurate harbinger of a recession. And now it seems everyone is prepping for a huge downturn in the U.S. economy. Source: Shutterstock Deutsch Bank (DB) is calling for a recession by
Hello, I’m 53 years old, a registered nurse and planning to retire at 58. I am married, my wife is two years older than I am and she plans to retire at 62. We have a good marriage and friendship. We have three grown up kids. I only have $300,000 in my 401(k), and not
In this article NGVT Azmanl | E+ | Getty Images Company: Ingevity (NGVT) Business: Ingevity is a leading bio-based materials company that converts waste streams and by-products from the wood, paper, and pulp industry into higher-valued, specialty materials. They operate through two segments: (i) Performance Materials, which includes high-performance activated carbon and (ii) Performance Chemicals,
Palantir (PLTR) stock is on the right track. Investors focused on its shrinking government business and ignored growing overall revenue. If it can get back above $15, the trend could carry it up 25% into summer. Source: Spyro the Dragon / Shutterstock.com The pandemic changed the world — especially Wall Street. Investors’ approach to trading
Home Point Capital (HMPT): Market realities may end up hurting this residential mortgage originator. Caci (CACI): Not every defense firm may benefit from the Ukraine conflict due to necessary restraint. CarMax (KMX): The used-car market might be getting too rich for investors’ blood. JetBlue Airways (JBLU): A proposed buyout makes many analysts nervous about JBLU
As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the U.S. economy, many companies were unprepared for everyone to suddenly be working from home, leaving them scrambling to set up remote procedures. “More than half of the people who were forced to work from home overnight had never done it before with any regularity,” says Kate Lister, president
Cenntro Electric Group (CENN) holds much more promise than its predecessor, Naked Brand. The company’s big investment in Europe is pricey, yet it could put Cenntro in an advantageous position. Investors should acknowledge the risks involved, but consider a long stock position in Cenntro anyway. Source: Cenntro Automotive It might seem like a fever dream
More Americans are browsing again — in grocery-store aisles rather than online. With U.S. states abandoning mask mandates in public places, and more retailers dropping requirements for masks — and the latest omicron wave that led to a spike in COVID-19 cases over the winter now receding — more people are feeling comfortable shopping in
In this article NVDA T A pedestrian walks in front of an AT&T location in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Monday: AT&T — Shares of AT&T jumped more than 7% after the telecom giant announced that it closed its transaction with Discovery to spin off
Cloudflare (NET) is growing fast but the stock was overpriced Nothing is wrong with the business Cloudless Cloud is still a thing Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) stock represents a fast-growing company in an important niche. Just don’t make the same mistake I made and overpay for it. I’m still underwater on Cloudflare
When it comes to Restoration Hardware (RH), there’s a lot of attention on its plans to split its shares on a 3-to-1 basis. You may think this is a potential catalyst, but factors more pertinent to the underlying company outweigh it. Even as slowing growth appears priced-in, more disappointment could send it to even lower
Few people would enlist in the U.S. military if not for the compensation. The rigors of training, the unbreakable multiyear commitment, the frequent moves, and the risk of grave harm and death are serious demands that few civilian jobs entail. As such, the government aims to offer enlisted service members pay that’s competitive with civilian
The market is awfully volatile lately. One day, stocks are up big. The next, they plummet. And ultimately, they appear to be going nowhere while inflation and gas prices are roaring higher. Not to mention a war rages on in Europe and China struggles with a new wave of Covid-19 lockdowns. Admittedly, it’s an ugly
On April 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter TWTR, -1.68% for $54.20 a share. Twitter’s stock closed at $45.08 (17% below Musk’s takeout offer price) on April 14, making it clear that many investors believe the deal won’t take place. Louis Navellier makes the case for Twitter’s board of directors to accept
In this article TSLA TWTR GS WFC UNH RAD MS WDC STX RENT IBM NKE Twitter Kacper Pempel | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter — Twitter shares ticked 1.4% higher after surging earlier on news that Elon Musk offered $54.20 a share to buy the social media company and
Celestica (CLS): This technology company has a high expected EPS growth of nearly 15%. The GEO Group (GEO): The real estate investment trust has consistent positive free cash flow. Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET): The home furnishings retailer has an attractive dividend yield of almost 3.3%. Source: Shutterstock 2022 has been a year of turmoil for
Camber Energy (CEI) says it’s a carbon capture play It’s a failing oil driller, backed by tweets and a short squeeze Please don’t buy it unless you like to lose money Source: OlegRi / Shutterstock Camber Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:CEI) stock is not and likely never will be an investment. It’s a dream, backed by stock, that
Most mortgage rates receded for a second day Wednesday, with the 30-year average coming notably down after Monday saw it register its most expensive point in over a decade. National averages of the lowest rates offered by more than 200 of the country’s top lenders, with a loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of 80%, an applicant with
Novavax (NVAX) lost the COVID vaccine race to Moderna and Pfizer. Profits are only now starting to roll in. NVAX stock looks fairly-valued. Source: rarrarorro / Shutterstock.com Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) is finally making money from Covid-19, but no one cares about NVAX stock anymore. A profit of about $200 million, $3.30 per share, is expected when
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