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stocks When the market drops sharply, it creates an opportunity to buy quality stocks at a bargain.When you buy shares of stock, you become a partner in a business. Perhaps I’m stating the obvious, but I doubt all investors see their purchases that way. Many see stocks as horses to bet on or as scorecards… Continue reading 10 Stocks to Buy When They’re Down | Kiplinger

investing More flexibility, more control, the potential for higher returns and tax-reducing strategies: With pros like that, could direct indexing be right for you?Recently, direct indexing, a lesser-known investment approach, has started outpacing both ETFs and mutual funds in investor adoption. Direct indexing offers unique benefits that can’t be replicated in a traditional ETF or… Continue reading Move Over ETFs: Direct Indexing Is an Investment Strategy Worth Paying Attention to | Kiplinger

The major indexes finished the holiday-shortened week with a flourish as a recent relief rally chalked up sizable gains across the four-day period. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Friday that “it is a little early to have this debate about recession probabilities in the U.S.” Meanwhile, he continued to pound… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Stick the Landing in Successful Short Week | Kiplinger

stocks All in, Berkshire Hathaway now owns a third of energy firm Occidental Petroleum. One analyst thinks Buffett might make a play for the rest.Warren Buffett keeps pumping cash into the oil patch, upping Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.B, $267.52) stake in Occidental Petroleum (OXY, $56.09) by more than a half-billion dollars in a series of recent… Continue reading Could Buffett Buy Out Occidental Petroleum (OXY)? | Kiplinger

investing Here’s how to make the most of today’s dicey market.The bear that’s been lurking on Wall Street all spring finally stepped out of the shadows on June 13, taking hold of what is now officially a bear market. The S&P 500 dropped nearly 4% in a day, erasing $1.28 trillion in a single trading… Continue reading Smart Investing in a Bear Market | Kiplinger

dividend stocks Some of the best investments for income investors in a volatile 2022 have come from the Dogs of the Dow.All portfolio doctors should prescribe high dividends to remedy rising interest rates and stiff inflation. In 2022, the first year in recent memory pockmarked by those twin afflictions, dividend-heavy stocks such as utilities, pharmaceuticals,… Continue reading Dogs of the Dow Are 2022’s Best in Show | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Investors piled into bonds and yield-bearing sectors such as utility stocks and consumer staples Thursday as the economy’s fate continues to be shrouded in uncertainty.Defensive stocks and the Nasdaq were in rare alignment, leading the way Thursday as much of Wall Street watched Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell continue his economic tightrope… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Safety-Seeking Investors Drive Stocks Higher | Kiplinger

Artificial intelligence (AI), for all of its futuristic elements, is not a new category – not by a long shot. The roots of the technology go all the way back to the late 1950s, when computers started to become much more powerful. But the proliferation of AI stocks hasn’t come until much more recently, as… Continue reading 10 Smart Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy | Kiplinger