Month: September 2023

Med tech stocks are ripe for growth due to the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is going to improve healthcare overall. The benefits are expected to be myriad and powerful. AI is helping physicians identify issues with greater accuracy, ease and speed. The technology can better identify issues for greater scrutiny in scans, as
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As a form of value exchange, many cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based digital assets provide value. Smart contracts paved the way for a whole range of decentralized applications, which provide value to millions of users each and every day. While investors may easily support certain conceptual growth features of blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies that arose out
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There’s signs some people aren’t waiting to receive a federal student-loan bill in October to start paying down their debt. Yet after a more than three-year pause on interest, payments and collections, the early start isn’t necessarily a sign that borrowers are flush with cash and ready to extinguish their loans. Department of Education deposits
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ChargePoint electric vehicle charging station at Walnut Creek City Hall parking lot with car, trees, and clear sky in the background, Walnut Creek, California, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. WestRock — The stock gained 5%
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Many renewable energy stocks have been trading sideways over the past couple of years. Indeed, that may surprise some investors, considering the initial excitement around this sector and announced government stimulus for green energy. However, the long-term shift towards renewable power is still very much underway as countries aim to reduce carbon emissions and reliance
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Recently, Goldman Sachs has become increasingly confident that the United States economy will stick to the soft landing projection among analysts’ and economists’ forecasts. In a research report, Goldman Sachs revised its estimated probability of a U.S. recession occurring in the next 12 months. They moved it down to only 15%. This percentage decrease also
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Some consider market patterns akin to astrology, but seasonality can play a substantial role.  Research shows that the S&P 500 typically struggles throughout the summer months (July and August). The index limps into September before closing strong in November and December. To that end, investors should read the tea leaves of the past few months
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Dear Quentin, I am the trustee/executor for my 103-year-old grandmother. She is alive and mostly doing fine. Lately, she has been allowing me access to her finances so there are no surprises when she dies.  I just reviewed her investment-account statements and found that her adviser bought hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of five
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