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stocks It’s been a volatile year for the market. One of the best ways for investors to smooth the ride is through a diverse selection of stocks and stock funds.With this year’s rough ride, you don’t need reminding that stocks are volatile. Their prices bounce up and down, sometimes in extreme ways. The U.S. market… Continue reading How Many Stocks Should You Have in Your Portfolio? | Kiplinger

Investing for Income For some, ESG challenges such as climate change and animal welfare offset the durability and dividends of MCD shares.Investors very well might find riches at the end of the Golden Arches. Indeed, McDonald’s (MCD, $244.52) stock is a popular Buy call on Wall Street, and it features prominently in our own Kiplinger… Continue reading McDonald’s (MCD) Stock: Tasty, Empty Calories | Kiplinger

The stock-market pendulum swung in the other direction again Tuesday, though how exactly it treated investors’ individual portfolios was largely contingent on how much technology and tech-esque exposure they had. The major catalyst today was last night’s announcement by Snap (SNAP) CEO Evan Spiegel that the company would fall well short of its internal current-quarter… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Oh, Snap! Social Swoon Keeps Market Guessing | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Financial stocks led a broad-based rally in equities to kick off the week. Strategists looked for signs that this latest recovery attempt can last.One trading session after the S&P 500 narrowly escaped bear-market territory, U.S. equity bulls went on the offensive in a day of robust and widespread gains. A few single-stock… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Come Out Swinging to Start the Week | Kiplinger

There’s no denying that 2022 has been a brutal year for the stock market. With inflation raging and the Federal Reserve taking a hawkish stance, it’s not surprising that growth stocks have seen the brunt of the damage.  However, investors know that challenging market environments create opportunities to buy fantastic companies that have been unfairly… Continue reading 7 Great GARP Stocks to Buy Now | Kiplinger

stocks Our preview of the upcoming week’s earnings reports includes Best Buy (BBY), Nvidia (NVDA) and Dollar General (DG).The heaviest part of earnings season has passed, but there are still plenty of notable names left to report. Among the biggest companies on this week’s earnings calendar are electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY, $70.65), chipmaker Nvidia… Continue reading Best Buy Kicks Off Heavy Week of Retail Earnings | Kiplinger

cryptocurrency Handled incorrectly, these popular assets could go poof. You need a password-sharing plan, a plan for naming beneficiaries and possibly a trust.Cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming a bigger part of the investment world as more and more people buy these assets. It is important to take these digital assets into account in… Continue reading Got Cryptocurrency or NFTs? They Need to Be in Your Estate Plan | Kiplinger

Markets This investing strategist says to use valuation as your guide for stock investing opportunities in the balance of 2022. Plus, bonds are looking better than they have of late.An interview with the chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. What’s your stock market outlook for the second half?  It’s a particularly challenging year,… Continue reading Buy Value Stocks, Says J.P. Morgan’s David Kelly | Kiplinger