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There's a party happening in stocks in 2024, and though investors may be reluctant, it could be time to think of taking a few chips off the table. My portfolio has recovered [from 2022],'" said Marguerita Cheng, certified financial planner and CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth in Gaithersburg, Maryland. "I tell people we're not selling everything, but we need to give the portfolio the TLC it deserves – this is the fine-tuning of your portfolio," she added. Be tax aware: Investors may be wary of selling highly appreciated holdings within their taxable accounts, which can incur levies on capital gains. Cheng of Blue Ocean has been turning toward dividend payers, as well as small and midcap stocks.
Persons: There's, they're, Marguerita Cheng, it's, Morningstar, Carla Adams, , Sean Lovison, Cheng, Russell, Matson, – that's, It's, Jon Ulin Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Netflix, Blue, Global Wealth, CNBC's, CFP, Ametrine, Investors, redeploy, Pfizer, Micron Technology, Holdings, Federal Reserve, Ulin, Wealth Management Locations: Gaithersburg , Maryland, Lake Orion , Michigan, Moorestown , New Jersey, SDVY, Boise, Boca Raton , Florida
Investors are celebrating a year of easy-to-obtain interest income, but the Tax Man will want his slice this spring. Institutions report interest income of $10 or more to their customers and the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1099-INT . For instance, you can be on the hook for an accuracy-related penalty of 20% of the underpayment of the tax. Interest income from these I bonds is subject to federal income tax, but investors don't receive it until they redeem the bond or it matures. "It might be worth it to buy the MLP and pay the tax," Kearns said.
Persons: Elizabeth Buffardi, Buffardi, you'll, Jerrod Pearce, Adam Markowitz, Brian Kearns, Kearns Organizations: Internal Revenue Service, IRS, CPA, Creative Planning, Luminary, CFP, Haddam, Advisors, MLP Locations: Oak Brook , Illinois, Overland Park , Kansas, Windermere , Florida, Evanston , Illinois
The health-care sector of the S & P 500 is up about 8% year to date, marking a sharp comeback from a largely flat 2023. Even as health care is making a comeback this year, investors shouldn't forget its defensive attributes. Back in 2022, when the S & P 500 fell 19.4%, the health-care sector slipped only 3.5% "When markets are challenged, health care can be a good place to be," Lyons added. Some of them speak to the growth aspects of health care and why you can play offense." Merger activity is another driver of growth in health care, as large pharmaceutical companies snap up nimble biotech firms that are at the forefront of developing treatments.
Persons: Dan Lyons, Janus Henderson, shouldn't, Lyons, ImmunoGen, Seamus Fernandez, Sotatercept, Cigna, Cantor Fitzgerald, Sarah James, Fred Imbert Organizations: Big Tech, . Healthcare, Janus, Janus Henderson Investors, U.S . Food, Drug Administration's Center, Drug, Research, FDA, Esai, Pharmaceuticals, CNBC Pro, Merck, Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, CVS Health Locations: U.S
Big names boosting dividends as of late include Walmart , which hiked its annual payment by 9% to 83 cents a share. Meta Platforms made headlines earlier this month when it announced it would issue its first-ever quarterly dividend – a payout of 50 cents per share. Government spending, including the CHIPS Act and the infrastructure legislation known as the Inflation Reduction Act , and the upcoming presidential election are also key considerations for companies, Silverblatt added. Dividend growth names, for instance, might offer you lower yields in the present, but you have the prospect of higher future payouts. "You need to know the fund, what they invest in and what the restrictions are," Silverblatt said.
Persons: Howard Silverblatt, Dow, Silverblatt, you've Organizations: Dow Jones, Big, Walmart, Railway, CSX, Government, Tech, Apple, Microsoft, Caterpillar, McDonald's, ExxonMobil
Banks are dialing back the yields they pay on certificates of deposit, but a notable name is still commanding one of the highest rates available. New York Community Bank offers the highest CD rate for maturities under 36 months among the banks in Morgan Stanley's coverage, coming in at 5.5%. Webster Financial followed in second place, with a rate of 5.4%, and Bank OZK rounded out the top three with a rate of 5.3%. New York Community Bank is offering a sweetened annual percentage yield at a time when the institution itself is going through a period of tumult. NYCB YTD line YTD performance of NYCB shares In late January, the Hicksville, New York-based bank took a higher-than-anticipated charge against expected loan losses .
Persons: Banks, Morgan Stanley, Betsy Graseck Organizations: New York Community Bank, Webster, Bank OZK, Moody's Investors Service, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fed Locations: Morgan, , New York
These so-called derivative income funds — which include popular covered-call offerings such as the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) — gathered $22 billion in flows last year , according to Morningstar. "I don't see volatility drying up, especially with where inflation is and this being an election year," said Barry Martin, portfolio manager of the Shelton Equity Income Fund (EQTIX) . "Instead of owning a covered call fund, you can buy a dividend fund that's paying 3% in dividend income," said John Rekenthaler, vice president, research at Morningstar. Be tax conscious: Derivative income funds can bring tax complexity because they can spin out income that's subject to short-term capital gains treatment. Comparison shop: Morningstar labels covered call funds and their ilk as "derivative income funds," but each offering will have its quirks, and this could affect its risk-return profile.
Persons: , Rob Schultz, JEPI, there's, Barry Martin, EQTIX, Martin, Schultz, Ashton Lawrence, Lawrence, John Rekenthaler Organizations: JPMorgan, Shelton, Income, CFP, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Investors, Morningstar Locations: Encino , California, Greenville , South Carolina
The company posted adjusted earnings per share of 18 cents for the fourth quarter, topping analysts' estimates of 8 cents, according to LSEG. Earnings came in above analysts' estimates, while revenue missed expectations. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in at $157 million, which was higher than analysts' estimates of $125 million, per StreetAccount. Revenue of $140 million for the quarter beat analysts' estimates of $135 million. In the fourth quarter, Airbnb reported $2.22 billion in revenue, while analysts predicted $2.17 billion, per LSEG.
Persons: Robinhood, Lyft, GoDaddy, Zillow, amortization, LSEG, Airbnb, Instacart, DaVita, FactSet, Angi, Yun Li, Tanaya Macheel, Darla Mercado Organizations: Revenue, Akamai Technologies, MGM Resorts, IAC, Topgolf Callaway Brands Locations: LSEG, China, U.S, Detroit, FactSet
Of the banks under Wells Fargo's coverage, Discover was the first to trim its online savings account rate for this rate cycle, according to analyst Michael Kaye. It's a marked turn from when online banks jockeyed for customers' deposits as the Fed began raising rates in March 2022. Too good to last See below for a table of online banks and the APY they're offering on savings accounts. The catch with savings accounts is that banks can opt to tweak their yields at any time. Investors hoping to play a lower rate environment with exchange-traded funds may want to consider buying intermediate-term bond funds .
Persons: Michael Kaye, Banks, Ally, Cowen, Moshe Orenbuch, Cash that's Organizations: Federal Reserve, Discover Financial, Financial, Fed, Investors Locations: Wells
Investors with a focus on tax-free income have two new choices to consider from Vanguard as the asset manager launches a pair of municipal bond exchange-traded funds. Tax advantages The biggest selling point for municipal bond funds is the tax-free income they provide. VTEC follows the S & P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, while VTEI tracks the S & P Intermediate Term National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index. However, in November, $2.8 billion in assets flowed into intermediate-term muni bond funds, followed by another $2.3 billion in December, Morningstar found. said Foos of municipal bond funds.
Persons: Beth Foos, there's, VTEI, Jeffrey Johnson, Johnson, Morningstar, it's Organizations: Vanguard, California, Bond, Federal Reserve, Morningstar, York Life Investments, Free Municipal Bond Index, Free Municipal Bond, muni, Treasury Locations: California
Late Thursday, Pinterest posted fourth-quarter revenue that disappointed Wall Street, but beat on earnings, per LSEG. The company reported earnings of 14 cents per share, while analysts had expected a loss of 26 cents per share, according to FactSet. On Thursday, Expedia reported $21.7 billion in bookings, while analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting $22 billion. PepsiCo — Shares fell nearly 3% after the beverage and snacks giant's fourth-quarter revenue missed expectations. Enphase Energy , First Solar and more – Solar stocks leapt on Friday, boosting the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) by 3%.
Persons: Pinterest, Wall, CleanSpark, Expedia, LSEG, Cloudflare, Bill Holdings, Bill, SolarEdge, , Macheel, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han, Darla Mercado Organizations: Revenue, Bank of America, PepsiCo —, LSEG, Pepsi, Wall, Bill, Bill Holdings, Lam Research, Semiconductor, Materials, Nvidia, Enphase Energy Locations: FactSet
McDonald's posted adjusted earnings of $2.95 per share on $6.41 billion in revenue. Analysts had expected earnings of $2.82 per share and $6.45 billion in revenue, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Analysts polled by FactSet forecast earnings of $2.30 per share on $8.9 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter. The company posted adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share on revenue of $13.32 billion. Caterpillar reported adjusted earnings of $5.23 per share on revenue of $17.07 billion.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, McDonald's, Eli Lilly, Jim Umpleby, Estée Lauder —, Dali Rajic, , Macheel, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Darla Mercado Organizations: Nvidia, Novo Nordisk —, Novo Holdings, Novo Nordisk, Management, U.S . Food, Boeing —, Boeing, Tyson, Caterpillar, Air Products, Chemicals, Reuters Locations: Novo, U.S
Meta — The technology stock soared more than 14% after posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings of $5.33 per share on revenue of $40.11 billion. That exceeded the earnings of $4.96 per share on $39.18 billion in revenue LSEG had expected. Deckers' revenue of $1.56 billion also surpassed the $1.45 billion LSEG had forecast. Skechers is calling for 2024 revenue of $8.6 billion to $8.8 billion and earnings of $3.65 to $3.85 per share. Meanwhile, Coursera reported revenue of $168.9 million, higher than the $164.1 million consensus.
Persons: Dave Powers, Stefano Caroti, Skechers, LSEG, Clorox, Coursera, FactSet, — CNBC's Alexander Harring, Darla Mercado Organizations: FactSet, LSEG, Columbia, Apple Locations: Columbia, China
Tax filing season officially started on Monday, and investors could pay the price following last year's stock market bonanza. Meanwhile, investors collected yields exceeding 5% in money market funds, certificates of deposit and high yield savings accounts. In New York, the top income tax rate is 10.9%, and it's 13.3% in California. Vanguard's New York Municipal Money Market Fund (VYFXX) has a 7-day SEC yield of 4.25% and an expense ratio of 0.16%. Fidelity offers the California Municipal Money Market Fund (FSPXX) , which has a 7-day yield of 3.54% and an expense ratio of 0.3%.
Persons: Tim Steffen, Brenna McLoughlin, you've, McLoughlin, Vanguard's, Sam Nofzinger, Steffen, it's, There's Organizations: Baird, Wealthstream Advisors, York Municipal Money Market Fund, SEC, Fidelity, Money Market Fund, Public Locations: Milwaukee, New York, California, York,
The Federal Reserve is leaving its options open as it assess the path ahead for interest rates and when to implement cuts, said Chair Jerome Powell. "Of course, if labor, if inflation were to surprise by moving back up, we would have to respond to that and that would be a surprise at this point," he said. "But I have to tell you that's why we keep our options open here and why we're not rushing." While markets have digested six months of good data, uncertainties linger and risks could reaccelerate inflation, he added. — Samantha Subin
Persons: Jerome Powell, we're, — Samantha Subin Organizations: Federal
Electronic Arts — The stock declined 3.3% after its fiscal third-quarter revenue came in below estimates. Google ad revenue came in at $65.52 billion, short of analysts' expectations for $65.94 billion, per StreetAccount. Starbucks' fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings came in at 90 cents per share on revenue of $9.43 billion. This fell short of analysts' expectations for 93 cents in earnings per share and revenue of $9.59 billion, per LSEG. Revenue came in at $194 million, reflecting a 53% increase from a year earlier.
Persons: Elon Musk's, Richard Tornetta, Laxman Narasimhan, Stryker, Skyworks, Liam Griffin, Robert Half, FactSet, Teradyne, Darla Mercado, Scott Schnipper Organizations: Microsoft, LSEG, Electronic Arts, EA, Google, Starbucks, AMD, Powell Industries Locations: Delaware, Asia, North America, LSEG
Calix said to expect adjusted earnings between 17 cents and 23 cents per share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet forecasted 38 cents per share. Harmonic projected earnings per share between 49 cents and 72 cents, compared to estimates of 74 cents per share. In the fourth quarter, the company posted adjusted earnings of 80 cents per share on revenue of $566.6 million. Analysts polled by FactSet anticipated earnings of 79 cents per share and $561.9 million in revenue. Graco's management also offered full-year 2024 revenue guidance of "low single-digits on an organic, constant currency basis."
Persons: Woodward, FactSet, Sanmina, Calix, LSEG, Graco, Darla Mercado, Samantha Subin, Lisa Kailai Han, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Woodward —, FactSet, Revenue, Whirlpool, Wall Locations: Cleveland
Investors are embarking on a hectic week with key tech companies reporting and a big Federal Reserve meeting – and it could shape the next steps for the stock market's rally, said Fundstrat's Tom Lee. The surge in Big Tech helped carry the S&P 500 to a fresh record – and its first close above 4,900. "We were penciling in 5,000 [on the S&P 500], and we could maybe go higher," he said. "I do think we continue to be strong, but then after that, there's a big air pocket," Lee added. His year-end target for the S&P 500 is 5,200.
Persons: Tom Lee, Lee, CNBC's Contessa Brewer Organizations: Research, Fundstrat Global Advisors, Investors, Reserve, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Big Tech, Dow Jones
As attractive as today's yields may look on certain dividend-paying stocks, they only tell part of the story when you're choosing names for income. Lower interest rates make other income-generating assets, including dividend-paying stocks, more attractive compared to the risk-free yields on Treasurys. Dividend stocks took their lumps during 2022 as the Fed embarked on its rate hikes – consider that the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) posted a total return of negative 9% in 2022 – and rate-sensitive income stocks in the utilities and real estate sector suffered. Check with your brokerage to make sure you have dividends reinvested as your preference for individual stocks and ETFs. Picking the right names Dividend investors are seeing 2024 as a potential rebound year for these stocks, anticipating a broadening rally.
Persons: Michael Arone, Dow, VIG, would've, Grace Lee, , Dow Jones, Arone, Chris Hayes Organizations: SPDR, State, Federal, Dow Jones, Fed, Vanguard, CNBC Pro, IBM, Columbia, Opportunity, Walgreens, Alliance
Online banks, which have offered some of the richest annual percentage yields on savings products, are slashing the interest they pay. Though the 1-year Treasury bill is yielding about 4.78%, select institutions will offer upward of 5% to hold your cash in a 1-year CD. "We believe banks are repositioning their CD rates ahead of potential Fed rate cuts in 2024," said analyst Michael Kaye in a report on Friday. See below for a table of where online banks now stand on 1-year CD rates. Wells Fargo scanned the online banks under its coverage and found the average APY for a 1-year CD was 0.64% in March 2022.
Persons: Wells Fargo, Michael Kaye, Mark Haefele, Cash Organizations: Treasury, Federal Reserve, CME Group, Synchrony, UBS Locations: Wells
T-Mobile — The telecommunications stock shed 2.9%% after T-Mobile missed on earnings expectations for the fourth quarter, but beat on revenue. The company posted $1.67 per share in earnings, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $1.90 per share. Anticipated revenue of $12.2 billion to $13.2 billion also came short of analysts' expectations of $14.15 billion in revenue for the period. Fourth-quarter earnings also came out Thursday, with Levi's adjusted earnings per share beating estimates, but falling short on expectations for revenue. Western Digital beat revenue expectations in the second quarter, posting $3.03 billion, while analysts called for $2.99 billion, per LSEG.
Persons: LSEG, Levi Strauss —, Levi Strauss, , Darla Mercado Organizations: Mobile, Revenue, Intel —, Intel, KLA, Western, Western Digital
Adjusted earnings came in at 71 cents per share, while revenue was $25.17 billion. IBM surpassed analysts' expectations in the fourth quarter , posting adjusted earnings of $3.87 per share on revenue of $17.38 billion. Las Vegas Sands posted $2.92 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter, while analysts polled by LSEG called for $2.90 billion. Adjusted earnings missed the mark, however, coming in at 57 cents a share, while analysts predicted 61 cents a share. ServiceNow — The software company slipped 1%, even as the company posted fourth-quarter beats on the top and bottom lines.
Persons: LSEG, ResMed, Lam, — CNBC's Scott Schnipper, Brian Evans Organizations: LSEG, Machines, IBM, Vegas Sands, Wall, United Rentals, Lam Research, Columbia Banking, Columbia Locations: Vegas, Lam, FactSet
Indeed, investors get paid for taking a small step down in credit quality in the muni bond space. What's even sweeter is that municipal bond income is generally exempt from federal income tax. This also means high income investors would have to scoop up a higher yielding corporate bond to get the same tax-advantaged yield a muni bond would generate. A measured amount of risk Munis offer lower yields compared to their corporate counterparts, but they also carry significantly less risk. Lower risk, however, doesn't necessarily mean risk free.
Persons: Jennifer Johnston, Franklin Templeton, Lyle Fitterer, munis, corporates, Cooper Howard, Jonathan Mondillo, Franklin Templeton's Johnston Organizations: Federal Reserve, Franklin, AAA, muni, Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, York Life Investments, Moody's Investors Service, Charitable, Schwab Center, Financial Research Locations: muni, Abrdn
But there's a catch with conventional assets: the wash sale rule . Now, tax professionals are flagging a potential wrinkle that may arise: Even though bitcoin itself isn't subject to the wash sale rule, a spot bitcoin ETF very well may be. Property versus security Under federal tax law, the IRS deems cryptocurrency to be property . Managing limitations At its core, that means investors should avoid swapping in and out of the same spot bitcoin ETF within the 61-day limit if they had sold the position. This also raises the question of whether dumping one spot bitcoin ETF for another would be deemed substantially identical.
Persons: Stephen Turanchik, Paul Hastings, Andrew Gordon, Dan Herron, Richard LaFalce, Morgan Lewis, Turanchik Organizations: Internal, Digital, Tax, Force, American Institute of CPAs, IRS, Gordon Law Group, Elemental Wealth, Investors Locations: San Luis Obispo , California
The Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes starting in March 2022 led to a sharp runup in yields on Treasurys. Rates on a range of otherwise plain vanilla investments also rose sharply, with money market funds offering yields exceeding 5%, and some banks boosting their CD yields to lure deposits. See below for a table of longer-term CD yields and where you can get them. There's also a tradeoff: You can collect this higher yield, but you'll have to be comfortable with reduced access to your money. By locking in an 18-month or 24-month CD, savers can benefit from today's higher yields well after the Fed begins dialing back rates.
Persons: Banks, Sallie Mae, Morgan Stanley's Betsy Graseck, There's Organizations: Ally
If you rode your Big Tech winners into the new year, now might be the time to consider whittling down a few of those overweight positions. "It's the only way to consistently buy low and sell high, but no one ever wants to do it," duQuesnay said. He noted that the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is a good way to get broad exposure to the space. The Federal Reserve's rate-hiking campaign made yields on an array of assets, ranging from Treasurys to money market funds, attractive. Ethridge, who bought six- and 12-month brokered certificates of deposit for clients in 2023, is going for longer-dated instruments these days.
Persons: rebalancing, Blair duQuesnay, duQuesnay, Morningstar, Amy Arnott, Arnott, it's, Barry Glassman, Russell, didn't, Malcolm Ethridge, Ethridge, Tesla, Glassman Organizations: Big Tech, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Ritholtz Wealth Management, Wealth Services, Wealth, AMD, Federal, Taxpayers Locations: New Orleans, North Bethesda , Maryland, Rockville , Maryland, rebalance
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