Investors like Ms. Jones, who is a mentee of Mr. Matthews, represent both the potential and the pitfalls of apps that make buying stocks as easy as ordering a pizza. […]
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Back to news homeBonds May Be Having Their Worst Year Yet
It’s happened before.The last time the Federal Reserve had to cope with inflation this high was in the early years of Paul A. Volcker’s tenure as Fed chairman, from August […]
How to Invest for Retirement During a Bear Market
I wouldn’t wish this bear market on anyone.A lot of people have been losing a lot of money — not just billionaires, but ordinary working people who have been salting […]
How to Start Investing in a Bear Market
The party in the financial markets is long over. Chatter about hot stocks and fabulous opportunities in cryptocurrencies and NFTs has died down to a whisper. Recession and bear market […]
Staying the Course May Be the Key to Wartime Investing
Entire sectors of the global economy are in turmoil after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leaving investors worried about how they should react. Should they buy energy stocks? Shares of defense […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Needn’t Change Stock and Bond Investing
Professor Thaler, who was an author of the book “Nudge” and appeared as himself in the movie “The Big Short,” is one of the world’s great authorities on how humans […]
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Shakes Markets, but Long-Term Outlook Is Better
Global markets usually weaken as wars approach, strengthen long before wars end and treat human calamity with breathtaking indifference.That’s been a common historical pattern, anyway. And, with some important caveats, […]
Emerging Markets Pose Long-Term Benefits Despite Short-Term Risk
Generalizing about so vast a swath of the planet is hazardous, but for the most part, the Omicron variant, soaring inflation, tightening monetary policy, political strife and climate change threaten […]
Shareholder Democracy Is Getting Bigger Trial Runs
Well, that’s beginning to change. Several intriguing experiments are underway.One of the most interesting is a collaboration between an activist hedge fund, Engine No. 1, and the asset management platform […]
Investing in China: What You Need to Know
If you want Chinese shares, you can bypass New York.On the face of it, shares of Chinese internet giants traded in American markets through A.D.R.s might seem to be safer […]