Year: 2020

(Bloomberg) — Nerves are fraying underneath the stock market’s technology-fueled rally.Short bets against the biggest equity exchange-traded fund are stubbornly high and recently ticked up, even after the ETF’s 41% climb from March’s lows. The Cboe Volatility Index — known as the market’s “fear gauge” — remains elevated, while investors are piling into products that shield against losses. Meanwhile, a near-record mountain of cash seems stuck on the sidelines. All this as liquidity is in short supply.While pundits will argue forever whether any of those things are actually bad news for bulls, the stats show caution is bubbling beneath a …read more […]

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Do you want to achieve financial freedom? It’s a healthy goal to have. Although, there are many ways to achieve it. And many people get stopped up in the early stages. That’s why I’ve put together a list of my favorite financial freedom books.
These books cover a wide range of personal finance ideas. And with them, you can obtain a wealthier and more fulfilling life. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced wealth builder, these books can help. Now, without further ado, let’s dive in…
Best Financial Freedom Books

The Millionaire Next Door

Authors: Thomas J. Stanley and William D Danko
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Yahoo Finance’s Sibile Marcellus joins Kristin Myers to discuss what to expect when the Senate returns from its 2 week recess on July 20th to start crafting legislation for the next stimulus bill. …read more […]

Preventive Medicine Specialist & True Health Initiative President Dr. David Katz joins Yahoo Finance’s Kristin Myers to break down why Gilead says Remdesivir coronavirus treatment could reduce the risk of death if infected. …read more […]

The Nasdaq is like “a train that is moving faster than any train we’ve ever seen before,” says one veteran strategist. …read more […]

Joe Biden’s plan is the antithesis of tax reform. …read more […]

Canceling student debt would not only address the massive racial inequalities between borrowers, but also “jump-start” the economy, according to a Democratic representative. …read more […]

During a recent Yahoo Finance Premium webinar, Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre and Brian Shannon, CMT and founder of AlphaTreds.net discuss the stock market rally and how Warren Buffett and Stanley Druckenmiller — two of the world’s highest profile investors — may have missed the boat. …read more […]

Sin stocks. The name alone is enough to scare away lots of institutional and individual investors. But their loss can be your gain.
We humans have been sinning for as long as we’ve existed. Our ancient ancestors wrestled with greed, gluttony, sloth, pride, anger, envy and lust. And that’s certainly still the case today.
That’s why sin stocks – a subcategory of the consumer staples sector – do well no matter what the greater markets are doing.

When cash is flowing, money pours into industries like alcohol, tobacco, casinos and firearms. And they’re just as resilient during economic downturns. Because once people get …read more […]

A housing crisis is less than a month away for millions of Americans whose mortgage and rent deferrals are about to sunset. …read more […]

In a Yahoo Finance Premium webinar, Brian Shannon, CMT discusses why trading legends missed the bulk of the post-Covid stock market rally and explains how traders can avoid common pitfalls, such as impulsive trading, by having a trading plan and knowing their time frame. …read more […]

Let’s talk about dividend stocks. These have always been popular with income minded investors, who are attracted to the steady payments and are wiling to sacrifice some share appreciation to mitigate overall risk. That’s both a fair trade and a viable investing strategy.It should have held together during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. That is, dividend stocks should have performed their usual role for investors, helping to insulate portfolios from a larger shock during a period of recessionary pressures. But they did not. Too many companies were hurt too badly, as earnings and cash flow plummeted, and many formerly …read more […]

Oakmark Funds recently released its second-quarter investor letter – a copy of which is available for download here. In their recent letter to investors, Oakmark Funds announced that OAKMX portfolio returned 23.0% in the second quarter, as compared to 20.5% of the S&P 500 Index. You should check out Oakmark Funds top 5 stock picks […] …read more […]

Amazon.com is launching a new fleet of bigger, boxier trucks like those favored by rival package carriers United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp, as it fights to fix widespread pandemic-fueled delivery delays that sent customers into the arms of competitors like Walmart Inc. The world’s largest online retailer ordered more than 2,200 heavy-duty Utilimaster “walk-in” delivery trucks from Shyft Group, a Michigan-based specialty vehicle company, an Amazon spokeswoman told Reuters. The company declined to say how many of the vehicles have been sent to Amazon delivery contractors, or where they would be deployed. …read more […]