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Towards the end of 2020, once we learned a COVID-19 vaccine was ready for the masses, Wall Street began to warn investors of a new markets dynamic. High-growth tech stocks would fall out of favor with investors, the message went. In its place, overlooked value stocks—think energy and consumer staples—would make a comeback.
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The traditional media is taking note today that the S&P 500 is now in 'correction' territory which is defined as a drop of 10% from highs but less than 20%. At 20%, the correction becomes a bear market.
It is not clear where these definitions come from, but it is likely that journalists that needed a convenient shorthand for characterizing the market in a headline were involved.
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The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI), a monthly survey of how consumers feel about the economy, personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions, ended March 2022 at 59.4%, representing a 5.4% decline from the final reading of 62.8% in February 2022 and a 30.0% decline from the index’ reading of 84.9% one year ago in March 2021.
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If you do an online search for the new RMD (Required Minimum Distribution) tables to use to calculate your 2022 RMD, you might find yourself running in circles. Where, just where, are those 2022 tables? The online searches I tried today take you to the old tables, even if you specifically search for 2022 RMD tables.
So, be careful. Don’t assume the tables you are finding online are for 2022.
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Instead of the S&P 500's compounded annual rate of return of more than 13% during the 2010's, investors should prepare for the likelihood of a lost decade ahead, or returns of 0% in the US stock market from the end of 2021 through the end of 2031, Bannister told Insider in an interview on Wednesday.
Society of Actuaries
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Nasdaq marking its worst month since October 2008 and the S&P notching its worst month since March 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic.
Society of Actuaries
To say that it has been a perilous stretch for bullish stock investors on Wall Street lately is a bit of an understatement.
Matthew Frankel, CFP
Warren Buffet's favorite holding period is forever, as he often remarks, but doesn't always work out that way. In reality, the Oracle of Omaha and his team sell stocks regularly, and for a variety of reasons. In fact, of the nine major stock positions in the Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK -1.18%) (BRK -0.99%) portfolio 25 years ago, only three remain.
Frontier Group
Solar power continues to expand rapidly. The United States now has 121.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, producing enough solar energy to power more than 23 million homes. Millions of Americans have invested in solar energy and millions more are ready to join them.
