Fee-based and fee-only advisory practices are growing in popularity, especially among newly independent advisors. In fact, the number of firms with fee-only models has increased by 20% since 2019 and currently totals 2,663. That growth reflects a preference highlighted by high-net-worth investors, many of whom cite fee transparency as a critical factor when it comes
When it comes to innovation, one company in the market stands apart from the rest, and that’s Square (NYSE:SQ). Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com Square is the quintessence of innovation – the model company for leveraging innovative business expansions to drive huge revenue growth, year after year. The company started out in 2009 by selling
Zynga Inc. shares dropped Thursday as the videogame publisher’s outlook overshadowed results that topped Wall Street estimates, amid continued M&A momentum and a move to reduce its physical presence in San Francisco. Zynga ZNGA, -1.31% shares plummeted 16% after hours, following a 1.3% decline to close at $9.77. Zynga shares closed at their highest level
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock has, on balance, gone nowhere in 2021. It’s also, potentially, the Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN) of the fintech space. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com That’s because SoFi is two companies. One is the customer-facing bank and brokerage firm, the one with the ads reading “Save, spend, earn, borrow and invest – all in one app.”
In this article ASTR Rocket 3.2 lifts off on December 15, 2020 from Kodiak, Alaska. John Kraus / Astra Publicly traded rocket builder Astra will go for its first launch of the year later this month, aiming to carry a Pentagon payload to orbit. “The Space Force is right now lined up to do a
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Moderna (MRNA) – Moderna shares fell 2.4% in the premarket, despite reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue and saying its Covid-19 vaccine is 93% effective after 6 months. Moderna earned $6.46 per share for its latest quarter, beating the $5.96 consensus estimate. Cigna (CI) – The insurance
Telecom titan AT&T (NYSE:T) is a company that your grandparents might have invested in. I consider T stock to be an all-wealth holding – something that offers security through both good and bad times. Source: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Still, even a huge company like AT&T has to execute as the stakeholders expect results, quarter after quarter. The
So far crypto mining company SOS Limited (NYSE:SOS) has not released either its Q1 or Q2 earnings (in this case losses) or its balance sheet. That makes SOS stock nothing more than a gamble right now. Source: Mark Agnor / Shutterstock.com As I wrote in my last article on SOS stock, I expect that it will
Dow Jones & Company was acquired by News Corp. in 2007 from the Bancroft family, who had owned the company since 1902. The company includes The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Dow Jones Newswires. News Corp. is owned by newspaper mogul Rupert Murdoch who, in the purchase of Dow Jones, promised not to influence editorial content
It is time again to write another article about Naked Brand Group (NASDAQ:NAKD), as potential investors have more reasons to skip the company and not buy shares of NAKD stock. Source: Shutterstock I wrote an article back in February 2021 titled “5 Key Reasons to Avoid Naked Brand Stock.” The factors that supported my opinion
Constellation is Constellation Software. An earlier version of this article misidentified it as Constellation Brands. My recent column describing the “perfect company” elicited several nominees from readers. They’re worth sharing and may even provide the basis for constructing a portfolio. As a recap, a colleague once defined the perfect company as requiring no incremental capital, yielding functionally
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Compass Pathways (NASDAQ:CMPS) has been beaten up lately. But the fundamentals are rapidly improving, making now a great time to buy this psychedelic stock. Source: Shutterstock CMPS and other companies championing psychedelic-based therapies are seeing legalization tailwinds grow rapidly. Many cities across the U.S. are in talks to decriminalize psilocybin, among other substances. Cities in
In this article VRA VERA A woman walks past JPMorgan Chase & Co’s international headquarters on Park Avenue in New York. Andrew Burton | Reuters JPMorgan Chase‘s new healthcare unit has made its first investment, CNBC has learned exclusively. The bank has agreed to invest $50 million in Vera Whole Health, a Seattle-based start-up that
In this article ROKU UBER WYNN MGM EA ETSY Josh Silverman, CEO of Etsy. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Etsy — Etsy shares fell 14% in extended trading despite reporting second-quarter adjusted income and revenues ahead of what analysts had forecast. The company also provided third-quarter financial
When it comes to dividend stocks, income investors would do well to determine the best sectors to buy from. Certain sectors lend themselves to longevity, stable earnings and strong fundamentals. One such sector is tobacco stocks, which collectively offer investors many of the attributes that make for great dividend stocks. One of those attributes is
Last month, Marin Software (NASDAQ:MRIN) enjoyed a meme stock rally that made similar runs seem tame by comparison. But that doesn’t mean it’s wise to buy MRIN stock now as it crashes back to earth. The circumstances that helped the digital marketing software stock rise 16-fold aren’t likely to repeat themselves. Three factors worked in
A company’s balance sheet offers a snapshot of how a company utilizes its capital resources at a given point in time. To perform a capital-employed analysis, focus on funds being used during the operating cycle and the origin of those funds. The most important items to identify on a balance sheet when performing a capital-employed
By-and-large, meme stocks have moved lower last month. But Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELA) stock was one that bucked the trend. Source: shutterstock.com/Luca Lorenzelli Shares in the business process automation provider are no stranger to rallies fueled by Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets community. Before its short-lived July run-up, it experienced a similar brief period of off-the-charts enthusiasm back in