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Listen now:Subscribe FREE wherever you listen:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | RSS Links mentioned in this episode:Kiplinger’s Economic Outlook: GDPKiplinger’s Economic Outlook: InflationKiplinger’s Economic Outlook: JobsKiplinger’s Economic Outlook: Interest ratesKiplinger on tiktokTranscript:David Muhlbaum: 2022. Yes, it’s already underway, but we’ve got more than 11 months to go. Forecasting what might actually happen in that time is what the Kiplinger… Continue reading PODCAST: The Kiplinger Letter’s 2022 Forecasts | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today The major benchmarks started the day in positive territory, but were bathed in red ink by the close.Choppy trading continued on Wall Street as investors balanced good news, bad news headlines. On the economic front, weekly jobless claims edged up a seasonally adjusted 230,000 last week – more than economists were expecting… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Resume Slide on Busy News Day | Kiplinger

In the search for rich dividend yields, mortgage REITs (mREITs) are in a class all their own.  These are companies are structured as real estate investment trusts (REITs), but they own interest-bearing assets like mortgages and mortgage-backed securities rather than physical real estate. One of the biggest reasons to own mortgage REITs is their exceptional… Continue reading 5 Mortgage REITs for Yield-Hungry Investors | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today The Labor Department’s latest report showed consumer prices hit a nearly 40-year high in December.Inflation was the story of the day on Wall Street, and the latest numbers sparked another choppy session for stocks. Kiplinger staff economist David Payne previously forecast that inflation would likely end 2021 around a 40-year high, which… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Hang On to Gains After Scorching Inflation Update | Kiplinger

If someone offered to sell you a dollar for 90 cents … well, you’d probably think it was too good to be true. Yet these are exactly the kinds of opportunities that arise in the market’s best closed-end funds (CEFs). CEFs are a type of investment fund, and in fact, they are older than mutual… Continue reading The 10 Best Closed-End Funds (CEFs) for 2022 | Kiplinger

stocks Jefferies says it’s getting more selective in the payments-services space. It’s favorable on several blue chips, but not all.2021 was a trying time for shareholders of major payments stocks. During a period in which the S&P 500 racked up roughly 27% gains, Mastercard (MA, +0.7%), Visa (V, -0.9%), PayPal (PYPL, -19.5%) and Square (SQ,… Continue reading Payments Stocks: Jefferies Likes V, MA, SQ, Cautious on PYPL | Kiplinger

bonds In a world where stock markets keep setting records, bonds look quite dull in comparison. But don’t give up on them! Polish up your bond portfolio using these strategies.It’s not easy being a bond investor. The struggle is real. Yields are low. Returns are flat. Meanwhile the S&P 500 stock market index rose nearly… Continue reading 4 Tips on How to Build a Better Bond Position | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today The major benchmarks bounced off their mid-morning lows to end solidly higher.Markets opened Tuesday in the red, suggesting another day of selling on Wall Street ahead, but bounced off their mid-morning lows to blaze a trail higher into the close. One potential catalyst for the rebound in stocks was Fed Chair Jerome… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Tech Leads on Turnaround Tuesday | Kiplinger