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Record-High Stocks: Good News or Bad?
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... In my experience, it will take a major event to reverse the market’s upward trend. Brexit sent a brief shudder into the market, but wasn’t enough to derail it. Neither were low oil prices, a slowdown ...
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Don’t Fall in Love With Your Stocks
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... its starting point or lower. In fact, a study by Investor’s Business Daily found that in a bear market, market-leading stocks’ prices decline 72% on average from their highs. The key in investing ...
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How to Invest in a Tough Market
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... .44%. Investors are concerned about rising interest rates slowing the economy. They're worried about whether the plunge in oil prices will ultimately lead to bankruptcies in the industry, and hurt banks ...
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Interest Rates and Your Mortgage
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... home prices may mean that the banks are now willing to work with you. What about buying a home? The key is to not let the tail wag the dog—in other words, don't rush because you fear that the interest-rate ...
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Don't Time the Market
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Over the past few weeks, I've heard from investors who feel that the stocks market may be near its top. Often these folks are feeling the need to delay putting more money in the market until after prices ...
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Beware of the Bond Bears
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... which would lead to spiking interest rates. Because bond prices move inversely with rates, bond values would be crushed. The bond market, many commentators said, was going to get flattened the same way ...
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Oil, Patience, and Value Investing
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... stomach. Right now, oil and energy are testing many investors' patience. These companies have run into trouble as oil prices have plunged. But it's precisely the sort of volatility that we're seeing ...
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Low Oil Prices: Blessing or a Curse?
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As anyone who drives a gas-powered car knows, fuel prices have plunged. In just seven months, the price of oil has dropped by more than 50%, due to the combination of rising production and falling demand. ...
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Should You Invest in Alibaba?
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... overvalued. That is the job of the IPO stock underwriter: to get the highest price and the most money for the company. That may or may not be the case with Alibaba, but remember that shares' prices can ...
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Finding Bond Bargains in ETFs’ Wake
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... just want to unload their bond positions, and they throw out babies in the bathwater—meaning higher-quality bonds available at below-market prices. An example is Advanced Micro Devices. We bought AMD ...