The Day-Trading Pandemic

Essential readings

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“Stocks Are On Sale” — How Should You Buy?

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Sound Investing When Markets Are in Turmoil

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There’s No Need To Fear A Bear Market

What You Need To Know About Tax-Loss Harvesting

We don’t need to tell you that global markets have been extremely volatile lately. This can be stressful, especially if you’re checking your portfolio more than usual. There is a silver lining, however. Market volatility presents an opportunity to generate tax losses to offset your taxable gains through a time-proven…

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Why You Should Expect More Market Volatility

The past two months have been tumultuous for investors. As COVID-19 has spread, global markets have been extremely volatile. In mid-February, the S&P 500 was at an all-time high. In the weeks since February 19, we’ve experienced both the index’s fastest decline (33.9% in a little over a month) and…

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Don’t Miss The Best Market Days

Financial markets are extremely unpredictable in the short term. In mid March the Dow fell into official bear market territory, rattling investors worldwide. Then, on March 24 the Dow had its best day in 87 years. This kind of volatility is exactly why we think you shouldn’t bother trying…

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Should You Change Your Investment Strategy Because of COVID-19?

There’s no doubt that these are unusual times. The coronavirus COVID-19 has been spreading across the globe and the markets have reacted with more volatility than usual. Last week, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates ahead of their scheduled meeting in mid-March, and some companies have revised their earnings outlooks…

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3 Benefits of IRAs and 1 Drawback: What You Need To Know

Tax season is here, and you’re likely in the process of getting your 2019 tax return ready. It also means the deadline to make a 2019 contribution to your IRA (individual retirement account) is getting closer. You have until April 15 to contribute for 2019, but maybe you’re not sure…

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How Tax-Loss Harvesting Benefits You Even When The Market Is Up

As you likely know from the headlines, 2019 was a strong year for financial markets. The S&P 500, which tracks the performance of 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., was up by 28.9%, marking its largest one-year gain since 2013. The MSCI emerging markets index was up 18.4%.