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By Mike Larson On December 1, 202107:00 AM Eastern
Alarming headlines about COVID-19’s Omicron variant have jolted markets. Here’s what investors can do.
By Sean Brodrick On June 28, 202107:00 AM Eastern
By Sean Brodrick with Sam Blumenfeld
If you’re wondering what the single biggest driver of the stock market currently is ... I’ll give you a hint.
It isn’t the overall health of the...
If you’re wondering what the single biggest driver of the stock market currently is … I’ll give you a hint.
It isn’t the overall health of the economy — it’s the Federal Reserve. It has taken...
By Mike Larson On June 18, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was a retail stockbroker at Merrill Lynch in the 1980s, and I’ll never forget one of the conversations I had with one of my wealthiest clients.
He said, “There’s nothing I like better than to...
By Mike Larson On May 19, 202107:00 AM Eastern
It’s hard for this father to believe. But, next week, my older daughter Maya will graduate from high school. Then, a few months later, she’ll head off to Washington D.C. for college.
If you’re a...
By Mike Larson On November 25, 202001:48 PM Eastern
This is a Thanksgiving Week unlike any other, certainly different from anything I’ve experienced. I imagine the same applies to many of you.
At the same time, equity markets are celebrating what...
By Kelly Green On November 11, 202004:27 PM Eastern
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again … you can absolutely lose your mind by trying to follow the news these days. That’s even more true if you’re trying to use the news as a resource to time...
By Mike Larson On August 19, 202003:08 PM Eastern
In just a couple of days, a batch of investments I recently targeted will probably be worth nothing. And I couldn’t be happier.
Wait ... WHAT? Have I lost my mind?
Not at all. And I’m not...
By Sean Brodrick On July 16, 202005:00 AM Eastern
There’s a lot of chatter about performance in the markets lately. Folks say the rally we’ve seen since the bottom in March isn’t broad-based.
That’s true.
Some big-name, “tent-pole” stocks are...
By Tony Sagami On June 26, 202001:32 PM Eastern
Don’t worry about the silly pandemic (sarcasm alert), the monetary calvary — aka the Federal Reserve — has risen to the rescue. The Fed has spent trillions to prop up the stock market…and it has...