Since its inception in 1978, the 401(k) plan has grown to become the most popular type of employer-sponsored retirement plan in America. Millions of workers depend on the money that they have invested in these plans to provide for them in their retirement years, and many employers see a 401(k) plan as a key benefit
Naked Brand (NYSE:NAKD) has given investors a thrill lately. NAKD stock went from literally selling for pennies at the beginning of the year all the way up to $1.35 at the time of writing. But it seems like the moment has passed, although the stock is still holding above the psychologically important $1 level. Source: Shutterstock
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is firing on all cylinders. But MSFT stock still looks expensive. Source: Shutterstock Microsoft opened for trade Feb. 24 at about $230 per share. That’s a market cap of roughly $1.75 trillion on estimated fiscal 2021 revenue of $164.2 billion. The trailing price-earnings ratio is near 35. There’s nothing wrong with the company.
Star Peak Energy Transition Corp (NYSE:STPK) is a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) that will merge with battery-storage management company Stem, Inc. Once that happens, and the symbol changes to STEM, expect to see STPK stock (which will become STEM stock) move up at least 46% from here. Source: NESPIX / Shutterstock.com On Dec. 4, 2020,
Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images The firm that provides clearing and settlement services for brokers proposed shortening the time it takes to settle a trade, amid the GameStop controversy that caused brokerages like Robinhood to restrict trading. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC, outlined what a T+1, or one-day settlement period,
Home Depot and Lowe’s stores Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lowe’s – Shares of Lowe’s ticked more than 3% lower after the company said home improvement sales will likely decline in 2021 as more people get Covid-19 vaccines and spend more time outside their homes. Despite the outlook, Lowe’s said fourth-quarter same-store
Bitcoin hit 1 Trillion dollars today and Mark Yusko and Preston talk about what this means for the path moving forward.
Most Americans encounter some form of debt in their lives. However, not all debts are created equally and some are considered better than others. Indeed, while debt comes in several forms, all personal debt (not corporate or government debt) can be categorized within a few main types, including secured debt, unsecured debt, revolving debt, and
In early February, InvestorPlace’s Vince Martin discussed the upcoming merger between special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:BFT), and UK-based payments platform Paysafe. While it looked good then, it might be time to get out of BFT stock. Source: Sulastri Sulastri / Shutterstock.com Martin generally had good things to say about
Wary investors will continue to characterize the rising stock market as a bubble ready to pop. That is wholly untrue, to some extent. A stock sector bubble is a better characterization, in light of recent market pops and drops. In January, GameStop’s (NYSE:GME) peak to $483 created a once-in-a-lifetime lift that caught short-sellers completely off
Although GameStop (NYSE:GME) is perhaps the best known of the “meme stocks” to go parabolic in January, it wasn’t alone. Shares of AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) also got a jolt as the Reddit crowd attempted to implement a short squeeze. That said, this presents a good news/bad news scenario for AMC stock. Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com
Workhorse W-15 Electric Pickup Truck. Source: Workhorse Shares of Workhorse Group dropped more than 50% at one point on Tuesday after the company was passed over for a key contract from the U.S. Postal Service. Amid heightened volatility, the stock was halted multiple times during the last half hour of trading, before ultimately finishing the
Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Monday: Square – Shares of the financial services company slipped 4.1% amid news news that Square purchased $170 million in Bitcoin. Square also reported quarterly results that beat analyst expectations. The company earned 32 cents per share
Even if you’ve managed to avoid sitting through a company benefits meeting, you’re no doubt familiar with the concept of a 401(k) plan. A 401(k) is a defined-contributions plan. You sock away a set amount each paycheck, your employer may match some percentage of the contribution, and years later you declare your own financial independence.
Marathon Patent Group (NASDAQ:MARA)has climbed nearly 200% in 2021. And going back to Dec. 2020, MARA stock is up approximately 400%. The reason for the mania surrounding this crytocurrency mining stock is Bitcoin (CCC:BTC:USD) which is up nearly 150% in the last three months. Source: Useacoin / Shutterstock.com Another catalyst for Marathon is that it
Over the weekend, I was doing research on large-cap stocks and noticed an important detail: buying pressure is dissipating on otherwise good stocks with positive sales and earnings. Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com One example right now is Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). In its fourth-quarter announcement on January 27, the company reported earnings of $3.88 per share, which was
While Cloud Czars Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) still sell for around 35 times trailing price-to-earnings, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is currently selling for 26.72. Why? Because right now, there’s a misunderstanding about the business and power behind Facebook stock. Source: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.com Investors are told it’s a social network stealing “the
Much of the United States felt the sting of extremely cold weather this month. Perhaps no part of the country was hurt more than Texas, which saw millions go without power. This has caused energy prices to surge higher. For investors, that puts the focus on energy stocks. Consider that WTI crude increased 6.5% over
Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a warning Monday about the dangers that bitcoin poses both
Cathy Wood Crystal Mercedes | CNBC Some called it the “Cathie Wood sell-off.” At the open Tuesday, the top names owned by Ark Investment Management were the biggest decliners in the market. Shares of Palantir, Tesla, Roku, Square, Paypal, Teladoc, Baidu, Zillow, Shopify and Spotify were all down big, in many cases by double-digits. All