Promising PCE Data Suggests Stocks Will Just Keep Soaring
For the past three years, the markets have been haunted by a particularly ghastly boogeyman – inflation. But Friday’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report suggests…
Prepare For An Oil Boom
Things couldn’t get much worse for fossil fuels… The clean-energy revolution is reducing demand for oil and natural gas in the long term. Meanwhile, fears…
Top Stocks From Each Of The 11 Sectors
When building a portfolio of equity securities, diversification is a critical consideration. There’s no getting around the fact that stocks fluctuate with the market, the…
The Bond Rally Is Nearing Its End
If you think stocks have had a volatile few years, that’s only half the story. Bonds are supposed to be the boring, slow-moving, consistent part…
Mortgage Rates Are Coming Down. When Does It Make Sense To Buy Or Refinance?
Borrowers are finally starting to see signs of hope. Mortgage rates are at their lowest point in 18 months—and expected to fall further—after the Federal…
7 Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Under $20
Low-priced stocks may have more room for price appreciation. In some cases, they are seen as undervalued or at early stages in their growth cycle.…
Investors Finally Jump Into The Gold Rally
It has been a heck of a year for gold. The metal is up 25% in 2024, handily outperforming even the gains in stocks. This…
Fed Goes Big With Aggressive, Half-Point Cut in Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve went big on Wednesday, lowering its key interest rate by a half point, beginning a reversal of the tightest monetary policy in two decades while saying…
It’s Boom-or-Bust Time For Semiconductor Stocks
Boring stocks often make the best long-term investments… Walmart (WMT), for example, isn’t going to blow anyone away with exciting technology or a new grand…
7 Types Of Stocks To Add If Interest Rates Decline
With the Federal Reserve increasingly likely to cut interest rates by up to 50 basis points at its policy meeting on Sept. 18, some investments may be…