Dear Quentin, My grandparents have an estate valued at over $2 million. My grandfather passed away and my grandmother is not in the greatest of health. They had three daughters, my mom being the oldest. My mom passed away in 1989, and only the two sisters are left. The middle sister is the executor of
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The setting for QuantumScape’s (NYSE:QS) success is as good as it gets. It has a home in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment theme, which is growing in popularity. Also, the electric vehicle is making a bid for supremacy in the future of propulsion. Therefore, demand for battery solutions will likely remain this strong
After months of lockdowns, one might have thought that Americans would jump at the opportunity to spend money on goods and services besides takeout and streaming services. But the opposite happened in the second quarter this year. Americans spent 9% less in the second quarter compared to the first quarter of this year, according to
The S&P 500 continued chugging into record territory Monday, on track to end August with its best performance over the first eight months of a calendar year since 1997. History offers no guarantees, analysts said, but shows that strong performances tend to see follow-through. The large-cap benchmark SPX, +0.43% rose 0.5% on Monday to post
Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) is satellite technology company that primarily provides bandwidth and internet services. These high-speed broadband services are targeted toward consumers, corporations and airlines. The company behind VSAT stock also provides connectivity systems to commercial networks. It’s third segment is government related in which VSAT produces secure government communication systems. Source: Shutterstock Viasat satellites are
2021 has been an exciting year for BioNano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO) investors. However, when it comes to stocks, excitement can cut both ways. A spectacular run started last Christmas eve. It saw BNGO stock go from being worth 71 cents to closing at $15.57 on Feb. 16. That’s 2,093% growth. Pretty exciting — especially if you
Dear Quentin, My mother’s home is in her four children’s names, but I’m her caregiver, and have been the only one who has done all of her work, repairs, updates, and taken care of her medical business, My mother has been in the nursing home four times now, I’m the only one responsible for her
The meme stock wave that sent Senseonics (NYSEMKT:SENS) stock higher has come and gone. Yet so far, it hasn’t pulled back in the way other stocks popular with Reddit traders have done. After its slide in July to under $2 per share, the medical technology play has partially bounced back, and today trades for around
Requiring that schoolchildren get vaccinated for COVID-19 “is a good idea,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. While acknowledging that a vaccine mandate for kids would likely be controversial, President Joe Biden’s top pandemic adviser told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the benefits would far outweigh the risks. “I believe that mandating vaccines for children
Over the next 20 years, electric vehicles are going to take over the world. We all know this. Every investor, analyst, and financial media personality understands the enormous disruption coming to the multi-trillion-dollar mobility industry – and they all see it as the “investment opportunity of a lifetime.” Make no mistake. It is – but
Last fall, as large school systems across the country announced they wouldn’t be bringing students back to school in person, parents worried about the impact on their children’s educational progress and their own ability to work. Some clamored to get students back into school buildings. Others — if they could afford it — sought alternatives
Investors in electric vehicle battery hopeful QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock are not having a good year so far in 2021. QS stock now is near $22, down close to 75% year-to-date (YTD). The record high of $132.73 hit in late December 2020 seems far away in the rearview window. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Leading automakers
Dear Moneyist, We just lost my 60-year-old uncle to dementia. He struggled with drugs during his early years, and as a result, my mom raised his daughter. Once he became sober, we were all very close, and we did our best to provide care for him. His official cause of death was preventable — the
Meme stocks aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. One of the most interesting trends to emerge during the pandemic, this subcategory of stocks is generating a lot of interest, especially from retail investors. And that has led to a sharp increase of buying into companies with high short ratios. This is traditional investing turned upside down.
Your calendar may not yet have taken note, so let me be the first to inform you that fall has officially arrived. Not the season that begins this year on Sept. 22. Rather, the fall that begins when Starbucks SBUX, +0.70% starts peddling its autumn beverages. This year, the coffee chain kicked things off on
Earlier this year, General Electric (NYSE:GE) stock surged from a split-adjusted $50 per share to as much as $115.36 per share. The surge was mostly due to the Covid-19 “reopening” trade, along with success with its turnaround. Yet in recent months, shares in the industrial conglomerate have traded sideways. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Its
Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United MANU, +5.84% have reached an agreement that will put Ronaldo back on the Old Trafford pitch he plied from 2003 to 2009, the club announced. Ronaldo, who had been playing for Italian team Juventus FC, is set to return to the storied English Premier League club pending the completion of
Is going long Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock a bet on the big data dynamo continuing to knock things out of the park? Or is it a bet that the “growth at any price” environment that the market continues to be in will stay intact? The answer is a little bit of Column A, but mostly Column
Oil and natural-gas futures rose Friday, and were on track for strong weekly gains, after Tropical Storm Ida formed in the Caribbean and was on track to threaten the U.S. Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Ida prompted a hurricane watch for New Orleans and an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana as it pushed across
Dear MarketWatch,“Now’s the time to sell!” This is what we all keep hearing. As a homeowner in Northern Arizona, we would be looking to make a nice profit if we were to sell our home. But then what? Would that possibly make an impact if our next move is San Diego? We have dreamed of