From right, Terrence A. Duffy, CEO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX … [+] US Derivatives, Christopher Edmonds, chief development officer of the Intercontinental Exchange, and Christopher Perkins, president of CoinFund, testify during the House Agriculture Committee hearing titled Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New Clearinghouse Models,… More
Businessman trading online stock market on teblet screen, digital investment conceptgetty Eight new stocks made our Most Attractive list this month, while 12 new stocks joined the Most Dangerous list. October Performance Recap The Most Attractive Stocks (+4.7%) outperformed the S&P 500 (+1.9%) from October 5, 2022 through November 1, 2022 by 2.8%. The best… More
Key Takeaways Mortgage rates have increased dramatically, with the average 30 year fixed rate increasing from around 3% at the start of 2022 to around 7% now. This is down to the Fed’s policy of increasing interest rates in a bid to slow the economy and, most importantly, slow the rate of record high inflation.… More
|Getty Images Key takeaways Tax lien investing allows you to purchase a tax lien certificate issued by the local government when a property owner has unpaid property taxes. A tax lien certificate includes unpaid taxes along with interest and fees. The investor purchases this debt and is repaid with an agreed-upon interest rate when the… More
The moon rises next to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. It’s … [+] a wonder they even have electricity at this point. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved The odds are increasing of a global recession next year. Vanguard puts it at 60%. But independent… More
|Getty Images Key Takeaways While American workers are making more dollars per hour than they were prior to the pandemic, those dollars aren’t stretching as far thanks to inflation. Accounting for inflation, wages have actually fallen over the past 17 months. The Fed is actively raising rates in an attempt to combat inflation, but those… More
HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE – Ukrainian soldier waves the national flag standing on top of an armourd … [+] personnel carrier (APC). Getty Images Key Takeaways Global authorities have attempted to navigate the situation by introducing sanctions against Russia, which has led to serious supply chain issues. Ukraine has had to deal with port closures and safety… More
Federal Reserve and Equity Marketsphoto credit: raymondjames.com Extreme market volatility—with the associated fear and greed—can lead investors to make emotional rather than logical decisions. And market timing can be an expensive habit. Stocks are moving in lockstep again, in risk-on/risk-off fashion. The current market focus is on Fed action and higher borrowing costs challenging economic… More
CHINA – 2022/07/25: In this photo illustration, the American multinational financial services … [+] company Wells Fargo logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Wells Fargo’s stock (NYSE: WFC) has lost roughly 10% YTD as compared to the 17% drop in the… More
Delek US Holdings DK (DK) has a decent 2.7% dividend yield, but it’s not the payout we are interested in with this options-selling trade. From the premium earned, and the capital gains potential, we have to possibility of earning 11% over the next 37 days. Please email me ([email protected]) at any time with questions about… More
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has been named as a Top 10 Real Estate Investment Trust, according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ”DividendRank” report. The report noted that among REITs, ARI shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent ARI share price of $11.08 represents a… More
BTC, ETH, altcoins and stock prices crumbled in the face of a hotter than expected CPI report. Is there room for a short-term recovery? Crypto and stock markets are feeling the pain after the Sept. 13 inflation report printed an unexpectedly hot figure that showed headline inflation rising by 0.1% month-over-month.Even with gas prices falling… More
|Getty Images Key Takeaways Leaving cryptocurrency and the metaverse out of your portfolio entirely could mean missing out on two of the largest potential growth markets of a generation. A snapshot look at META, U, MSFT, RIOT, SQ, NVDA and Q.ai’s bitcoin breakout kit. Cryptocurrency and the metaverse are new and unproven markets, meaning riskier… More
|Getty Images Key takeaways Best Buy stock has fallen 30% in 2022, some analysts believe the stock is undervalued. The company is working hard to reenergize itself after the pandemic and widespread supply chain issues. Along with its dividend, Best Buy is positioning itself to be a leader in specialty retail. Best Buy shares rallied… More
Timing the market bottom is impossible, but several technical and on-chain indicators suggest that it’s time to start accumulating Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) has been in a rut, and BTC’s price is likely to stay in its current downtrend. But like I mentioned last week, when nobody is talking about Bitcoin, that’s usually the best time… More
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