The golden state of California has been drenched in severe floods and heavy snow, resulting in Moody estimating economic losses of around $5-7 billion. The implications extend across sectors, encompassing residential, commercial, industrial, automobile, and infrastructure assets, but the damage is still coming on. On top of economic implications, Moody predicts that insured losses [...]
Building a stock portfolio from scratch is a proactive step towards achieving your financial goals. Whether you're eyeing long-term wealth growth, financial security, or the thrill of engaging with the market, stock portfolio building is a rewarding journey. But where do you start building a portfolio on your own? We’ll show you how to build [...]
In 2023, major strikes and protests against companies were prevalent, followed by significant layoffs at the start of 2024. Significant staff reductions can currently be seen across various industries in the US, including technology, finance, and retail, with giant companies such as Google, Meta, Goldman Sachs, and Dow announcing layoffs in 2023. All the [...]
Treasury yields were supported by another positive US bill auction with the Jan 23rd results. After a tumultuous year, the bond market consistently shows strength with the results of the 52-week bill auction and the 2-year note auction. Although it’s not hitting every news headline, bond auctions are a low-risk investment, so no news [...]
Despite the positive reports from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, Tuesday was a damp day following Fed Christopher Waller’s comments to approach rate cuts slowly. Rate cuts are always good news, but his speech was not what hopeful investors wanted to hear. After anticipating six cuts in 2024 starting in March, the speech contradicted [...]
Investing can be a daunting endeavor, particularly when you're just beginning. The sea of stocks to choose from, the financial jargon, the fear of making the wrong decisions - it can feel like an overwhelming puzzle with countless pieces to fit together. That’s why you’re on the hunt for the best beginner stocks to buy. [...]
Knowing how to pick a stock to day trade - that perfect gem that will surge in value over the course of a few minutes or hours rather than months or years - is a skill that can set you on the path to financial success. So, how does one navigate this high-stakes, high-reward world? [...]
By Steve Chappell, Global Head of Trading Systems Development for VectorVest, Inc. It has always been ironic to me that seemingly everyone on Wall Street says, “You can’t time the market,” and then proceeds to make predictions about its future. Somewhere along the way, market timing became a myth, or worse, a total investing taboo. [...]
Written by: Angela Akers The US Fed meeting minutes were released this week and they were more hawkish than anticipated causing interest rate concerns to resurface. Additionally, the global economic concerns that have permeated the last several weeks intensified this week with more bad news for China, the world’s second-largest economy. So, we’ve experienced [...]
Written by: Angela Akers The market began the New Year with a bang. In the first two trading weeks, the Dow added 3.5%, the S&P500 rose 4.2%, the Nasdaq climbed 5.9% and the Price of the VectorVest Composite (VVC) increased 5.6% through January 13, 2023. However, the mood soured a bit this week as [...]
