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Mid-cap stocks – typically, companies between $2 billion to $10 billion, though some indexes view them differently – are too often overlooked. Large-cap stocks are valued for their stability and dividends, while small-cap stocks are favored for their growth prospects. But avoid the happy medium at your own peril. Many of 2022’s best mid-cap stocks… Continue reading The 15 Best Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy for 2022 | Kiplinger

investing Stock market volatility is back, and some investors are on edge. While they’re not for everyone, put options could help protect stock gains from a strong market pullback.It was a rough start for stocks. January was the worst month for the S&P 500 since March 2020. Lately I’ve been fielding more calls from clients… Continue reading How to Use a Put Option Overlay to Minimize Market Risk | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Facebook, Spotify and Honeywell go belly-up after earnings to sink the indexes Thursday; Amazon spikes after-hours on a Q4 beat.This week’s relief rally came to an abrupt stop Thursday as a few high-profile earnings reports cratered investor confidence and weighed on the major indexes. Front and center was Facebook parent Meta Platforms… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Ride Facebook’s Coattails Deep Into the Red | Kiplinger

In 2022, the U.S. equities market got off to its worst start to a year since the dark days of the financial crisis, with many areas of the market, including stocks and stock exchange-traded funds (ETFs), selling off. As a result, many investors are rethinking how to position their portfolio for the months ahead. However,… Continue reading 7 Megatrend Stock ETFs With Massive Potential | Kiplinger

So far, so good in February’s early days, as Wednesday’s session saw stocks continue their recent rebound on the back of encouraging corporate earnings. The day started off with a potential blow to the nascent rally: ADP reported that private payrolls dropped by 301,000 in January – a huge whiff from estimates for 200,000 and… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Alphabet, Growth Names Add More Fuel to the Rally | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Investors enjoyed another session of broadly higher prices Tuesday; Google parent Alphabet announces 20-for-1 stock splitThe first day of February trading was a relative yawner as the three major indexes finished Tuesday with modest gains. But given that investors just suffered the worst month for stocks since the COVID bear market, they… Continue reading Stock Market Today: UPS, Exxon Power Rally; Alphabet to Split 20-for-1 | Kiplinger

growth stocks Don’t give up on growth investing just yet. After a rough start to the year, there’s plenty of opportunity in beaten-down growth stocks – including in these top picks.Growth investing came to a crashing halt in the early going of 2022, but investors shouldn’t give up on beaten down stocks with high upside… Continue reading UBS: 15 Top Growth Investing Ideas | Kiplinger

stocks The Google parent’s stock split will make its shares more affordable to retail investors, sets up possible Dow Jones inclusion.Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL, $2,752.88) briefly added more than $180 billion in market value at the opening bell Wednesday after the search giant easily topped fourth-quarter estimates … and delivered on many investors’ longtime wishes… Continue reading Alphabet Stock Split: A Win for Retail Investors … And the Dow? | Kiplinger