How to Invest $1,000: Open a Roboadviser Account | Kiplinger

Smart Buying It’s easier than ever to access low-cost, automated investing advice.Roboadvisers, those automated investment advice services offered by banks, brokerages and other financial firms, promise low-cost, computer-driven investment management geared to your goals.  Although $1,000 is not enough to get started at Charles Schwab (it’s a heavy-weight competitor in robos, but its Intelligent Portfolio… Continue reading How to Invest $1,000: Open a Roboadviser Account | Kiplinger

How to Invest $1,000: Buy Small Cap Stocks | Kiplinger

Smart Buying Shares of smaller firms have been beaten down in this market slump. But history shows they can still outperform over time.Among the lowest-priced investing options this fall are small cap stocks – often defined as companies whose total market capitalization (stock price times number of shares) runs from $300 million to $2 billion.… Continue reading How to Invest $1,000: Buy Small Cap Stocks | Kiplinger

How to Invest $1,000: Buy Fractional Shares (of Great Companies) | Kiplinger

Smart Buying It’s easier than ever to buy expensive stocks at a fraction of their share price.Buy expensive stocks – or build a whole portfolio – on the cheap. Fractional shares, increasingly available at online brokers including Schwab, Fidelity and Robinhood, allow you to buy a portion of a stock you might not otherwise be… Continue reading How to Invest $1,000: Buy Fractional Shares (of Great Companies) | Kiplinger

The US real estate sector is being transformed by high inflation, rising rates, and the risk of a recession. 2 experts at Goldman Sachs explain how.

Real estate is often touted as a trusty hedge against high inflation, but that may be changing. Soaring prices, rising interest rates, and a potential recession are reshaping the US industry. Two Goldman Sachs real-estate experts revealed where they see upside for investors, on a recent podcast. Loading Something is loading. Real estate is often… Continue reading The US real estate sector is being transformed by high inflation, rising rates, and the risk of a recession. 2 experts at Goldman Sachs explain how.

Dow jumps more than 300 points as US stocks break 3-week losing streak after dollar falls from recent highs

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 400 points on Friday as US stocks broke a three-week losing streak.The gains came as the US dollar backed off its recent highs and Treasury yields fell slightly.”A short-term shift is likely on the macro front, with the dollar and Treasury yields poised to consolidate for a… Continue reading Dow jumps more than 300 points as US stocks break 3-week losing streak after dollar falls from recent highs

Lumber prices defy the most recent surge in mortgage rates to extend 3-day rally to 10%

Lumber prices staged a 3-day rally of 10% despite continued headwinds in the housing market.The average 30-year mortgage rate closed in on 6% this week, hitting its highest level since 2008.Homebuilders continue to see a slow-down in demand, which doesn’t bode well for lumber. Loading Something is loading. Lumber prices broke a three-week losing streak… Continue reading Lumber prices defy the most recent surge in mortgage rates to extend 3-day rally to 10%

Bitcoin jumps more than 10% as risk appetite ramps up on a pullback in the US dollar from 20-year highs

Bitcoin surged as much as 13% on Friday to trade above $21,000 for the first time in two weeks.  Crypto prices advanced alongside a jump in US stocks that put the S&P 500 on track to break a string of weekly losses.  Bitcoin and stocks found fuel in a decline in the US dollar, which… Continue reading Bitcoin jumps more than 10% as risk appetite ramps up on a pullback in the US dollar from 20-year highs

Inflation expectations are collapsing and the Fed may be only reading ‘half of the story,’ Credit Suisse chief stock strategist says

Inflation expectations are “collapsing” and markets are pricing sub-2% inflation next year. That’s contrary to what the Fed has suggested, with plans to remain hawkish in the near-term. But they only have “half the story,” and a recession might not be imminent, Jonathan Golub said.  Loading Something is loading. Market expectations for inflation are dropping… Continue reading Inflation expectations are collapsing and the Fed may be only reading ‘half of the story,’ Credit Suisse chief stock strategist says