These six tech stocks can be counted on to move higher over the next 12 months. This is due to the quality of their earnings, dividends, and free cash flow, pushing their target prices higher. It turns out technology companies can avoid the worst effects of a recession, especially if they are not related to
High-yield dividend stocks offer a stable passive income stream for long-term portfolios in times of rising volatility. It’s not unusual for investors to search for the best dividend stocks to buy, with the markets struggling to gain value. Dividend stocks belong to businesses with safe and reliable operations. So far this year, we have seen
Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) stock was a pandemic darling, but 2022 is neither 2021 nor 2020. SHOP stock commanded more than $1,600 at its height but now has fallen well below pre-pandemic prices. That might make them appear to be a bargain but poor performance and other factors suggest investors should steer clear. It has to be
Work/life balance—the ongoing process of striking a balance between one’s work or career and the other aspects or demands of life (including family, leisure, and personal responsibilities)—is an ongoing challenge of contemporary existence. Even before COVID-19 turned homes into makeshift offices, several mega-trends made it more difficult to achieve work/life balance. One factor is technological
Pity those first-time house buyers. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to a 1.5% to 1.75% range, the biggest increase since 1994 as it tries to tame rising inflation, which has reached a 40-year high. Eric Finnigan, a director at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, wrote
In this episode, Preston and Stig discuss the important chapters from billionaire Warren Buffett’s favorite book, The Intelligent Investor. In this episode, you will learn how to think about investing versus speculation, margin of safety, and intrinsic value. For anyone interested in becoming a value investor, The Intelligent Investor is the most important read on
When markets staged a late-month rally in May, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) joined it. SoFi stock stalled at the 50-day moving average. This is a technical resistance where selling pressure ended the attempted breakout. Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) aggressive promotion of Apple Pay last week spooked SoFi investors. The technology giant already offers convenient monthly payment options. Apple
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell adjusts his tie as he arrives to testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street and the Federal Reserve appeared to enter a new
Following the June 13 stock market rout, FAANG stocks have hit new lows. Many may be cashing out of them, as uncertainty wreaks havoc on the market, but you may be looking to go against the grain. If you decide to do so, Google and YouTube parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) should be your first pick.
Dividend stocks are catching people’s attention because the stock market is exceptionally volatile right now. Until the Federal Reserve can get inflation under control, expect more wild swings in the weeks and months to come. With uncertainty through the roof, investors are turning to dividend stocks for protection. That’s a logical reaction. Dividends are a
Reports of electric van maker Electric Last Mile Solutions’ (Nasdaq:ELMS) bankruptcy filing on Sunday flew under the market news radar. Electric Last Mile came public via a SPAC in 2021 amid a wave of other EV startups. At the time, it was pitched to investors as one of the best pure-plays on commercial fleet electrification.
E*TRADE and Fidelity are full-service online brokers that have been around for decades. Founded in 1982, E*TRADE was one of the first U.S. brokers to offer online trading services. The firm positioned itself as one of the best online brokers for options trading after acquiring OptionsHouse in 2016 and integrating a quiver of OptionsHouse tools
The economy is failing American women. That’s the message multiple speakers conveyed — sometimes through tears — to the House Ways and Means Committee during a hearing Wednesday, decrying what they described as the country’s lack of paid leave, its broken care economy, and rising costs. In his opening statement, Democratic ChairmanRep. Richard Neal said that
So far in June, like most stocks, Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) has moved lower, even as the price of crude oil remains at elevated levels. Granted, crude oil has pulled back since climbing above $120 per barrel earlier this month, but the double-digit drop in OXY stock appears to be an overreaction to this and to
In this article BHC-CA CNC ROKU X 9618-HK BABA Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Adobe (ADBE) – Adobe shares fell 3.7% in premarket trading after the software company issued weaker-than-expected financial guidance for the current quarter and the full year. Adobe is facing headwinds from the war in Ukraine and unfavorable
[embedded content] Welcome, folks! It’s that time of the week, when we release the latest episode of our podcast, Hypergrowth Investing. And in today’s show, Aaron Davis and I take an in-depth look at the hot topic of the year – inflation! After a red-hot May consumer price index (CPI) print, stocks are tanking on
These six high-tech stocks are too cheap to ignore. The growth rates, low price-earnings multiples and high yields make them attractive value and growth stocks at the same time. Moreover, each of these tech stocks pays a solid dividend, has positive excess free cash flow (FCF), and most of them have share buyback programs. The
Top investment bank Goldman Sachs believes that the bull market for lithium is over. The bank sees prices on a downward trajectory for the next couple of years, with a substantial correction from today’s levels. Moreover, it is of the view that today’s lithium prices are a “fundamental mispricing [that] has, in turn, generated an
You have your eye on a basement remodel and have decided to take out a home equity loan to help pay for it. Now it’s time to find a lender that has it all—low interest rates, reasonable fees, and a repayment plan that suits your monthly budget. If you already have a mortgage on your
Since the federal holiday officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day falls on Sunday, June 19, this year, it will be observed in many places on Monday, June 20. Juneteenth is a holiday that honors the last enslaved Black people learning they were free. As Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, there are several closures