investing Investing can be fun, but you need a brokerage account to do it. Fortunately, it’s easy to get started.A low-cost brokerage account will allow you to buy individual stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investments outside of your employer’s retirement account. You can open an account, deposit money and execute trades online with… Continue reading How to Open a Stock Market Account | Kiplinger
Stock Market Today: 53-Year-Low Jobless Claims Lift the Market | Kiplinger
Stock Market Today Weekly unemployment claims add to a bevy of positive economic data points, driving a wide rebound across the major indexes.Stocks logged a broad advance Thursday in the wake of the smallest weekly jobless claims number since John Lennon called it quits with the Beatles. The Labor Department reported just 187,000 initial unemployment… Continue reading Stock Market Today: 53-Year-Low Jobless Claims Lift the Market | Kiplinger
Kiplinger ESG 20: ESG Stocks Not Immune From Downturn | Kiplinger
ESG After a bullish 2021 for stocks with impressive ESG credentials, a pullback is under way; our ESG picks also stumble.Market volatility early in 2022 hasn’t dragged down only growth stocks and blue-chip names. It has also had a brownout effect on the Kiplinger ESG 20, our list of favorite stocks and funds that excel… Continue reading Kiplinger ESG 20: ESG Stocks Not Immune From Downturn | Kiplinger
Income Investors Should Look Beyond the Ukraine Invasion | Kiplinger
stocks Unless you invested in a Russian-themed ETF or an emerging markets index fund, the destruction of Moscow’s capital markets is a distraction for investors.The politico who uttered “never let a good crisis go to waste” might have been onto something. This is not to sound insensitive to Ukraine and all victims, but without an… Continue reading Income Investors Should Look Beyond the Ukraine Invasion | Kiplinger
TDV: A Fund Featuring Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks | Kiplinger
ETFs Tech was the biggest payer of dividends among all S&P 500 sectors in 2021, according to CFRA.It may surprise you that in 2021, the technology sector was the largest payer of dividends among sectors in the S&P 500 Index, according to investment research firm CFRA. Tech stocks contributed more than 17% of the overall… Continue reading TDV: A Fund Featuring Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks | Kiplinger
Janet Yellen says crypto has its benefits and the Treasury hopes to offer guidance on regulations that foster ‘healthy innovation’
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen told CNBC that she recognizes the benefits of crypto. “We recognize the innovation in the payment system can be a healthy thing,” Yellen said. She wants the Treasury to issue regulatory guidance that fosters innovation. Loading Something is loading. US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen nodded to… Continue reading Janet Yellen says crypto has its benefits and the Treasury hopes to offer guidance on regulations that foster ‘healthy innovation’
Veteran investor Jeremy Grantham says Putin’s borderline psychotic behavior makes his ‘superbubble’ warning less solid
Jeremy Grantham is no longer sure about his “superbubble” warning, considering uncertainties from Russia’s war. Calling Putin a “borderline psychotic,” Grantham warned investors to expect anything can happen. “When a war starts, everything is scrambled, and it multiplies all the uncertainties,” he told ThinkAdvisor this week. Loading Something is loading. Just a month ago, Jeremy… Continue reading Veteran investor Jeremy Grantham says Putin’s borderline psychotic behavior makes his ‘superbubble’ warning less solid
Putin’s demand for Europe to use rubles to pay for natural gas is a ‘blackmail’ attempt, says EU
Europe will not give in to Vladimir Putin’s “blackmail” attempt in demanding Russia be paid in rubles for its gas, said the European Commission head. A requirement of ruble payments would be a breach of contract, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday. On Friday, the US detailed an agreement to boost liquefied… Continue reading Putin’s demand for Europe to use rubles to pay for natural gas is a ‘blackmail’ attempt, says EU