These two brokers have some fundamental differences, one being among the most established discount online brokers while the other is a relative upstart. Fidelity continues to evolve as a major force in the online brokerage space. Fidelity’s brokerage service took our top spot overall in both our 2019 and 2020 Best Online Brokers Awards, as the
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Investors in hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) have had a great year so far. PLUG stock is up over 730% year-to-date and hit a recent multi-year high on Nov. 24. Its 52-week range has been $2.53 – $28.70. Source: Shutterstock The presidential election season has been the catalyst behind the rally in many alternative
Is there any stock that has benefited more from the novel coronavirus pandemic than Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM)? Not in the tech sector at least. Companies were forced to rapidly accommodate employees who were working from home. Schools switched to online teaching. Families and friends adopted video conferencing to keep in touch. Zoom was easy
View Smart Windows is planning to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) CF Finance Acquisition (NASDAQ:CFII). Source: Shutterstock.com News of the SPAC merger between View Smart Windows and CF Finance Acquisition have CFII stock on the move Tuesday. This has resulted in more than 6 million shares of CFII changing
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 S&P’s action on Tesla showed the growing power of indexers and passive investing. S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced that Tesla will be added to the S&P 500
Moderna in Cambridge, MA is pictured on Feb. 28, 2020. David L. Ryan | The Boston Globe via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Moderna — Shares rallied more than 14% after the drugmaker said its coronavirus vaccine candidate was more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 during a trial. The
Both of these brokers have features built to appeal to buy-and-hold investors who take a long view. Vanguard built its reputation on mutual funds, and it is the world’s top provider of index funds. The brokerage was launched in 1983. Merrill Edge started operations in 2010 following Bank of America’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch, so
2020 has been a year like no other. Source: iQoncept/shutterstock.com Tragic wildfires in Australia and California. Social justice protests and riots across the U.S. A contested presidential election. A pandemic that shuttered schools and businesses around the world during the spring, as well as reignited restrictions with the fall resurgence of the virus. A subsequent
2020 has been a very volatile year for the U.S. stock market. Hyliion (NYSE:HYLN) stock is one example of a stock soaring too fast too high and then declining too fast as well. It lost almost half of its value in less than a month. The Hyliion stock price went from $10 in early June
If investors were pressed to name the go-to stock for the novel coronavirus, many would answer Zoom Video (NASDAQ:ZM). And rightfully so. Zoom stock barely flinched when volatility cranked up in February. And it outright soared in March while the rest of the market was getting crushed. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com In fact, Zoom
Among the curious developments amid the novel coronavirus pandemic has been soaring interest in electric vehicles (EVs). Always a forward-looking sector, EVs took on greater urgency during this crisis when Covid-19 disrupted the global auto supply chain. That’s because, structurally, EVs have fewer moving parts, insulating their manufacturing from outside events. However, current technologies underlining
Zoom founder Eric Yuan poses in front of the Nasdaq building as the screen shows the logo of the video-conferencing software company Zoom after the opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after hours: Zoom Video — Shares of the
Nutmeg provides United Kingdom residents with algorithmic and human financial services for multiple account types, including Lifetime Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) which are eligible for a 25% government bonus, regular ISAs that are tax-free up to £20,000 per year, and employer-matched Personal Pensions. A Junior TSA account was added early in 2020. Nutmeg switched from
It’s good to go out on top, and Ed Stack should know. Stack announced he will retire as CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) in February, after 36 years at the helm. His father was the eponymous Dick. But when Ed joined the “chain” it had just two stores. Now it has 850 and DKS stock
As you have probably figured out by now, the onset of the novel coronavirus hit some companies harder than others. We can look at American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) as a prime example of this. Profound changes in the economy have made it difficult to profit from AAL stock long-term. Source: GagliardiPhotography / Shutterstock.com Sure, it might be
Is it too late to buy DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock? Boosted by election day results, along with a strong quarterly earnings release, it’s no surprise this first mover in the sports betting industry has rallied more than 33% since Nov 1. But, although shares are still below their all-time highs, some investors are concerned shares have
Aphria (NASDAQ:APHA) is seeing an increase to APHA stock on Monday after announcing the completion of its deal to acquire SweetWater Brewing. The deal was previously announced by the company earlier this month. Source: Yarygin / Shutterstock.com Following news that the deal is complete, APHA stock has been seeing heavy trading. This has resulted in
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE For most of the eight months since the Covid crash culminated, the stock market’s recovery has fed off rampant doubt, disbelief and cognitive dissonance toward resurgent asset prices set against a severely damaged economy. No more. Wall Street’s rally has now entered the
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE A big year-end rally? Don’t get too excited yet. December is traditionally an up month: Since 1945, the S&P 500 rose nearly 1.5% in all Decembers and advanced in price 73% of the time, according to Sam Stovall at CFRA Research. But hopes for the
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Moderna — Shares Moderna rose more than 11% in premarket trading after the drugmaker said new data confirms the vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19. Moderna plans to request emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday. S&P Global, IHS Markit —