Author: super@dmin

Shaken by the recent stock market volatility? Relax, this isn’t The Big One. A recession is still far enough away that we aren’t entering a sustained bear market. But the tone of the market will undoubtedly be a lot different once the correction is over and we move into this bull’s senior years. Survival and…

Did you know that about 44 million Americans owe more than $1.5 trillion in student loans? Student loans are by far some of the most widespread types of loans that plague people into their adult life. For the most part, people struggle to pay these loans off for their entire adult existence. It is no wonder that…

After a roller-coaster October, Asian stock markets started November with widespread gains. Japan was the notable exception, with the Nikkei NIK, -0.78%  down 0.5% amid caution over U.S. trade policies and the upcoming midterm elections. The telecom sector fell 6.3%, by far the worst among 33 Topix sectors, after NTT DoCoMo said it would cut…

Dear Moneyist, My father recently passed away from lung cancer that had spread to his brain. Dad was diagnosed in 2014 and I was living in another state at the time. Dad asked me (not my brother) to move back home to help care for him and I did. I gave up everything—my home, my…

Treasury yields accelerated their rise on Wednesday, capping an October climb, after a raft of economic data indicated a healthy jobs market continuing to drive wage growth—an environment ripe for further monetary tightening. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.85% was up 4.3 basis points to 3.155%, marking its largest daily rise since Oct. 3.…

The $1.3 trillion high-yield bond market, which often tracks performance in stocks, hasn’t shown signs of cracking and that has offered a degree of solace to Wall Street investors. According to Martin Fridson, chief investment officer of Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors, investors may have been confounded by the high-yield sector’s resilience despite an equity rout…

There are five types of stock-market bounces out there, according to Charlie Bilello of Pension Partners. If you can tell the good ones from the bad, well, you’re probably too busy counting profits to read this story. But if you can’t — and, be real, you probably can’t — this guide might help. First off,…

Investors are scratching their heads over the sharp declines in U.S. stock indexes this October, even as earnings season has produced mostly better-than-expected results. Equity values today reflect predictions for profits tomorrow, and one reason to be concerned about future earnings is the surprising lack of capital investment by corporations in 2018, according to Amanda…

Brazil’s president-elect urged the current administration to revive a pension overhaul before his inauguration on Jan. 1, a move cheered by markets as crucial to jump-starting an ailing economy. Jair Bolsonaro, who won 55% of the vote in Sunday’s runoff, plans to start talks next week with President Michel Temer to try to pass a…

You’re a thrill seeker, trading in highflying cannabis and crypto stocks, but you think you can get out any time. Suddenly there’s news of an unexpected trading stop or suspension and delisting by an exchange or by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is all lost? Unfortunately, according to the SEC, that may be the case.…