it's a milestone. though people are living longer these days into the 80s and 90s, still age 40 is considered the halfway mark. on the brighter side, you are mature, stable, financially savvy, and likely well settled in your career. more than likely, you are making much more money tha...
One thing you know for sure is that the coupon payment on a 10-year note is not going to rise. A yield of 3.21% does not offer much of a cushion against inflation. What is inflation likely to average over the next 10 years? I have no idea, but based on the spread between the re...
Keep in mind that after the internet boom took place, there was also a bust, as a dizzying array of once high-flying tech and communications stocks crashed, with many disappearing completely. There is no guarantee that an AI stock will thrive or even survive. As businesses and consumers emb...
If you invest in a company’s stock, you’re probably hoping it will eventually experience growth in revenue and market share. If so, here are a few questions to ask: How much market share does it have? Who are its main competitors? What does the company have (in resources, strategy,...
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InvestorPlace knows just how much uncertainty is in the stock market right now. That is why we rounded up some of the biggest trends to watch as votes come in — and where to look for more news. Importantly, one of the trends we have identified is in renewable energy. Here is what you...
Much of the technology that elite investors use isn’t really new. Financial firms are just better able to harness the power of AI and machine learning because today’s computers can process information much faster. And there now exists vastly more data than there did years ago. The rise...
That is only one drawback of the DJIA. Another reflects the fact that today, the stock market is much more geographically dispersed and fragmented by company size and industry. During the early 1900s, the Industrial Revolution spurred the creation of large industrial-type companies, many of whic...
Market liquidity refers to the extent to which amarket, such as a country’s stock market or a city’s real estate market, allows assets to be bought and sold at stable, transparent prices. In the example above, the market for refrigerators in exchange for rare books is so illiquid that ...
Knowing what indexes a company's stock is listed in can be an important predictor of the stock's future price movement. Events that affect markets and sectors as a whole tend to move all of the stocks within the underlying index. Moreover, index-based funds must buy shares in the companie...