Don’t try to time the market Making predictions about the stock market can be fun, but there’s no way to know with certainty what will happen. That said, many people believe that the key to investment success is timing the markets: Getting out of stocks before a decline and getting ba...
If your company (e.g. the target company) is getting acquired, you’ll want to understand what happens to your stock. When a company buys another company, what can happen to your stock depends on several factors, including if you own stock outright or vested/unvested stock options/RSUs. H...
Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. Corrections can also happen to individual assets. A company may go through a correction due to a bad earnings report, an overheated valuation or other factors. Some stocks go through corrections while broader indexes like the S&P 500...
In theory, the market price of a stock is intended to mirror its potential for growth and future earnings. This means that for a firm to lose all its value, a business must possess no net assets and have zero prospects of any profits during the remainder of its lifespan. However, it i...
Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. Corrections can also happen to individual assets. A company may go through a correction due to a bad earnings report, an overheated valuation or other factors. Some stocks go through corrections while broader indexes like the S&P 500...
Good piece in the FT online today byGavyn Davieson what wil happen to markets when QE (quantitative easing) ends. As we have witnessed last week, comments on the potential end to QE can generate significant volatility in financial markets. But there is something in this debate that still co...
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Nvidia, a California-based chip maker whose products help power artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT, may best encapsulate this phenomenon. The stock skyrocketed nearly 240% this year, as of Wednesday. MORE: Unions made 2023 the year of the strike. What will happen next?
Stock market returns are never guaranteed, short-term performance can differ from long-term averages, and you may lose some or all of what you invest. And of course, what's happened in the past (think: those 10% average returns) won't necessarily happen again. A diversified portfolio and...
If you are following this strategy, you don’t really pay attention to the market for the rest of the year. Ups and downs will happen, but if your asset allocation is on target, you can ride out market swings.1 What to Do If You're a Near-Term Investor You may have a greater...