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Bonds help add diversity to your portfolio and control risk. But they can be complicated. We can help you understand the basics about agency bonds and make them work for you. What are agency bonds? A number of U.S. government agencies and government sponsored enterprises (GSE) issue debt securities. The key difference between a GSE and… Continue reading Bond Basics: U.S. Agency Bonds

Bonds help add diversity to your portfolio and control risk. But they can be complicated. Bond ratings can help you decide whether to make an investment or not. We can help you understand the basics of bond ratings and make bonds work for you. The relationship between risk and yieldWhen buying bonds, it’s tempting to… Continue reading Bond Basics: What the Ratings Mean

Progress in the legal cannabis industry can materialize in a variety of ways. Sometimes, progress is achieved through several small victories. In other instances, progress is achieved through a singular, large-scale advancement. Recently, TerrAscend (TSNDF) became one public company that has taken both routes to achieve success. Throughout the last year, TerrAscend has taken steps… Continue reading TerrAscend Stock Now Trades on TSX: This Week in Cannabis Investing

Stocks popped out of the gate Friday and stayed higher through the close. Today’s positive price action came as a result of an encouraging reading on inflation, as well as a rally in Big Tech stocks following well-received earnings from Dow Jones stock Intel (INTC).    Taking a quick look at this morning’s inflation data,… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Rally Hard After Upbeat Inflation Data, Intel Earnings

To help you understand what is going on in the energy sector and what we expect to happen in the future, our highly-experienced Kiplinger Letter team will keep you abreast of the latest developments and forecasts (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Letter or subscribe). You’ll get all the latest news first by subscribing,… Continue reading U.S. Boosts Wind Power, Sets Oil Production Record: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Stocks started the day higher, as market participants brushed off concerns that the Federal Reserve might not be done raising interest rates and instead focused on strong earnings from Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META).  Investor sentiment also got a boost early on after a round of solid economic data eased recession worries. However, the optimism… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Drop Despite Solid Meta Earnings

Investing in the energy sector has been quite a roller coaster. Energy was the worst performing S&P 500 sector in 2018. And 2019. And 2020. But then it flipped. Energy was the top performing sector in both 2021 and 2022. But in 2023, it’s back to its old ways — competing for last place with… Continue reading These Energy ‘Middlemen’ Are an Income Lover’s Dream

Stocks closed mixed Wednesday as investors weighed a fresh batch of earnings reports and a mid-afternoon Fed announcement.  Negative reactions to earnings from mega-cap blue chip stock Microsoft (MSFT) and chipmaker Texas Instruments (TXN) created headwinds for most of the session.  And while stocks failed to lift off after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Dow Nabs Longest Win Streak Since 1987 After Fed Meeting