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Get the most out of these tax-favored accounts in 2025
  + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
Benefits enrollment season is here, and with it comes an opportunity for workers to tune up their workplace savings plans and sock away more money on a tax-favored basis. Traditional tax-deferred accounts, like 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts, are just the beginning for savers. As tempting as it may be for savers to plow money into HSAs and other tax-favored accounts, they'll need to draw up a strategy before they do so. They can also earmark additional funds toward 529 college savings plans and taxable brokerage accounts. In a tax-deferred account, investors won't be on the hook for the tax bill until they begin drawing down from it.
Persons: Marguerita Cheng, Cheng Organizations: Devenir, Blue, Global Wealth, UBS, Chief Investment Locations: Gaithersburg , Maryland
Hefty capital gains tax bills could be around the corner for investors in certain mutual funds. Fund families are notifying shareholders of estimated capital gains distributions for 2024, which they will issue to investors in December. This year has been a strong one for stocks, with the S & P 500 up more than 25%, and double-digit distributions from some mutual funds are on deck. See below for a few funds that are expected to spin out double-digit capital gains distributions this year, per Morningstar. If your losses exceed your capital gains, you can also apply up to $3,000 of them toward ordinary income on your federal return.
Persons: Morgan, Stephen Welch, Welch Organizations: Institutional Fund
Skyworks reported adjusted earnings of $1.55 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had forecast $1.52 per share. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of 22 cents per share on revenue of $844 million. Rocket Lab forecasted fourth-quarter revenue of $125 million to $135 million, besting the Street's estimate for $122 million, per LSEG. Flutter reported third quarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents per share on revenue of $3.25 billion. That topped the Street's estimates for 10 cents per share in earnings and revenue of $3.07 billion.
Persons: Skyworks, LSEG, Cava, Maplebear —, Fred Imbert, Darla Mercado Organizations: Spotify Technology, Spotify, Occidental Petroleum —, Occidental Petroleum, Volkswagen Group, Rocket
The Federal Reserve last week dialed back interest rates by a quarter point, bringing its target rate range down to between 4.5% and 4.75%. Give and take In addition to buying CDs directly from a bank, investors can also shop for brokered CDs through their brokerage. Indeed, a client holding a 12-month brokered CD with an APY of 4.65% had their instrument called with six more months to go, he said. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. backs bank CDs and savings accounts up to $250,000 per depositor and per ownership category. "The time with the brokered CDs has probably come to an end," he said.
Persons: Banks, Marcus, Goldman Sachs, Malcolm Ethridge, There's, noncallable, Ethridge, They're, Dinon Hughes Organizations: Federal Reserve, Capital Area, Vanguard, Nvest, Capital, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Treasury, ., Bond, SEC Locations: BTIG, Washington ,, Portsmouth , New Hampshire, Kennebunk , Maine
Opportunities abound for income-seeking investors, even as the 10-year Treasury has seen a volatile week, according to BlackRock's Rick Rieder. The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) , for instance, has a duration of 3.2 years and a 30-day SEC yield of 7.22%. Meanwhile, the Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund (VWEHX) has an average duration of 2.9 years, and a 30-day SEC yield of 6.03%. "You can stay higher quality, floating rate oriented, and clip yield," Rieder said. He thinks it's prime time for income investors to snap up yield without stretching into lower quality.
Persons: BlackRock's Rick Rieder, Donald Trump, Rieder, CLOs, Janus Henderson Organizations: Treasury, Federal, BlackRock, CNBC, Standard, SEC, Fund, AAA, Janus Henderson AAA CLO Locations: CLOs, Europe
Rivian posted an adjusted loss of 99 cents per share on $874 million in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had forecast a loss of 92 cents per share on revenue of $990 million. On the other hand, Block's adjusted earnings of 88 cents per share beat analysts' estimates by one cent. DraftKings said its fourth-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will range between $240 million and $280 million. Expedia's adjusted earnings for the third quarter came in at $6.13 per share, beating analysts' call for $6.04 a share, per LSEG.
Persons: Rivian, LSEG, Airbnb, Akamai, FactSet, DraftKings, Sweetgreen, Toast, Julie Whalen, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Versace, , Darla Mercado, Lisa Kailai Han, Alex Harring Organizations: StreetAccount, Revenue, Arista Networks, Capri Holdings, Capri Locations: LSEG
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to trim rates by a quarter point on Thursday, taking another step toward unwinding its tight policy. The rate on a $30,000 home equity line of credit sits at 8.7% as of the week of Nov. 1, according to Bankrate. The rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 7.09% as of the week of Nov. 1, sharply higher than the 4.29% in March 2022. That's because mortgage rates loosely follow the 10-year Treasury yield , which has recently taken a leg higher. Indeed, the benchmark yield stood at 4.363% during the week of Nov. 1, sharply higher than the 3.649% it traded at in mid-September.
Persons: , it's, – Darla Mercado, Nick Wells Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House , and shares of regional banks are surging on his Election Day victory. Western Alliance Bancorp turned up on the list, with a dividend yield of 1.8% as of Tuesday's close. BPOP YTD mountain Popular shares in 2024 Provident Financial Services turned up on CNBC Pro's screen. Provident posted a profit of 36 cents per share, versus analysts' call for 47 cents a share, per FactSet. Shares are up more than 21% in 2024, and as of Tuesday's close, it had a dividend yield of 5%.
Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Siefers, Piper Sandler, Davidson's Gary Tenner, Tenner, Frank Schiraldi, Piper Sandler's Mark Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, , Fred Imbert Organizations: White, Republicans, Regional Banking, CNBC, Western Alliance Bancorp, Western Alliance, Financial Services, Provident
Qualcomm reported adjusted earnings of $2.69 per share on $10.24 billion in revenue. Wolfspeed — The semiconductor manufacturer tumbled 17% after missing revenue expectations and offering weak guidance for the current quarter. Wolfspeed generated revenue of $195 million in the first fiscal quarter, missing the consensus estimate of analysts polled by LSEG by $5 million. The company said to expect between $160 million and $200 million in revenue during the current quarter, under the $215 million figure expected. HubSpot saw $2.18 in adjusted earnings per share on $669.7 million in revenue, while analysts polled by FactSet forecast $1.91 in earnings per share and $647 million in revenue.
Persons: LSEG, HubSpot, Lyft, Robin, SolarEdge, Donald Trump, Bumble —, Zillow, Darla Mercado, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin, Sean Conlon Organizations: Qualcomm, Arm Holdings, LSEG, FactSet, Technologies, Bros, Revenue Locations: FactSet, StreetAccount, LSEG
Bolster your portfolio for any Election Day outcome
  + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
With Election Day underway, income investors should soon find out how their portfolio may — or may not — be affected by the outcome. Harris has said she wants to boost the corporate tax rate to 28% and increase the top rate for long-term capital gains to 28% for those making more than $1 million. That means that those who are buying AMT bonds but not paying AMT are getting free income, he said. Lastly, a higher corporate tax rate could also spur banks and insurance companies to return to the muni market. The companies owned a lot of municipal bonds when the tax rate was 35% and many bought more corporate bonds when the tax rate fell to 21%, Brandon said.
Persons: Colleen Cunniffe, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Collin Martin, Martin, Trump, Harris, Dan Close, Craig Brandon, Brandon, Andrzej Skiba, Skiba, Schwab's Martin, Cunniffe, Cunniff, Darla Mercado Organizations: Vanguard, Wells Fargo Institute, Schwab Center, Financial Research, US, Treasury, , munis, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Investors, Trump, RBC Global, Management, Federal Reserve Locations: China, Nuveen, U.S
Uncertainty is the key theme for markets on the eve of Election Day, but fixed income investors say there are a few opportunities to snap up solid yield even as the market holds its breath. "We are constructive on fixed income as a whole, despite these uncertainties, and we're stressing to investors that yields are really quite attractive – and the income generation we can get from fixed income right now is quite powerful," Persson added. On the municipal bond side, offerings include the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB) , which has a 30-day SEC yield of 3.35%. Vanguard also has its Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB) , with a 30-day SEC yield of 3.4%. The iShares MBS ETF (MBB) has a 30-day SEC yield of 4.01% and a net expense ratio of 0.04%.
Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Andrew Szczurowski, Eaton, Anders Persson, Persson, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Baird Organizations: NBC News, Income, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Federal, Treasury, Muni Bond ETF, SEC, Vanguard, Bond, SPDR, MBS, Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund, Bond Fund Locations: Washington, Nuveen
It roughly doubled the standard deduction, adjusted the individual income tax brackets and lowered most of the rates. The legislation also applied a $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction, and it roughly doubled the estate tax exemption (it now sits at $13.61 million for an individual). In certain cases, it may also make sense to harvest capital gains, Bigge said. Gain harvesting, just like loss harvesting, is for your taxable account. You get an immediate tax deduction in the year you make your donation, and you can spread out the grants to your favorite charities over time.
Persons: it's, Stephen Bigge, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Bigge, We're, we're, Tim Steffen, Steffen Organizations: Keebler, Associates, Baird Locations: Green Bay , Wisconsin, China, Washington, Milwaukee
Microsoft reported earnings per share of $3.30 on revenue of $65.59 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG forecast $3.10 in earnings per share and $64.51 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $1.03 per share in earnings and $9.36 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG sought earnings of 25 cents per share and revenue of $3.45 billion. Etsy also beat third-quarter revenue estimates with $662.4 million, while analysts polled by LSEG were expecting $652.5 million. MGM Resorts reported adjusted earnings of 54 cents for the third quarter, while analysts polled by LSEG predicted 61 cents per share.
Persons: LSEG, Meta, Coinbase, Robinhood, Carvana, Etsy, Darla Mercado Organizations: Microsoft, Wall, LSEG, Holdings, Starbucks, Facebook, eBay, Ebay, MGM Resorts, Revenue Locations: U.S, China
The S & P 500 is toting a 1.3% gain in October, but it's up more than 22% in 2024. He said his team expects the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) , a measure of expected volatility, to remain elevated around 20 until after Election Day. Individual investors are already expressing some worries about how the markets might behave in the run-up to Nov. 5 – and the days that follow. Cash-secured puts can offer investors an opportunity to put cash to work and generate some income, he said. Covered call strategies have also come into play as a potential way for investors to contend with concentrated positions, he added.
Persons: Craig Johnson, Piper Sandler, Logan Queck, I'm, Malcolm Ethridge, Ethridge, they've, Ashton Lawrence, Cash, Lawrence Organizations: Wealth, CFP, Capital, IRS, Investment Company Institute, Mariner Wealth Advisors Locations: West Des Moines , Iowa, Washington ,, Greenville , South Carolina
Chipotle reported adjusted earnings of 27 cents per share, exceeding expectations of 25 cents a share from analysts polled by LSEG. Alphabet posted earnings of $2.12 per share on revenue of $88.27 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of $1.85 per share on $86.30 billion in revenue. Visa — The global payments company beat earnings and revenue expectations for the fiscal fourth quarter, driving shares up about 1.5%. First Solar also missed Wall Street's expectations in the third quarter, posting earnings of $2.91 per share on revenue of $888 million. Analysts sought $3.14 per share in earnings and revenue of $1.08 billion, per LSEG.
Persons: Chipotle, LSEG, Qorvo, Reddit Organizations: LSEG . Revenue, Google, Visa, AMD
Dexcom — Shares slid nearly 7%, despite the manufacturer of diabetes management devices posting a third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue beat. L3Harris reported adjusted earnings of $3.34 per share on revenue of $5.29 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected $3.26 per share on $5.28 billion in revenue. Boyd reported adjusted earnings of $1.52 a share, beating the consensus estimate of analysts polled by FactSet by 12 cents. In the third quarter, Capital One reported adjusted earnings of $4.51 per share on revenue of $10.01 billion. The company's provision for credit losses came in at $2.48 billion, versus the $2.83 billion estimate from analysts polled by StreetAccount.
Persons: Dexcom, LSEG, Kate Spade, Gucci, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, FactSet, Morgan Stanley, Skechers, Boyd, Darla Mercado, Lisa Kailai Han, Christina Cheddar Berk Organizations: Technologies, Tapestry, LSEG, Kinsale Capital, Kinsale, Joby Aviation, Allen, Co, FactSet, Boyd, Revenue, StreetAccount Locations: Kinsale
The natural gas liquids midstream space is "relatively defensive," she added. Here are a few of the stocks that Salisbury's team highlighted with buy recommendations. "Even in softening oil environment, still surprisingly cheap compared to how much cash could be paid out if capex/acquisitions ever slow even a little bit," Salisbury's team noted. Finally, Bank of America called out Kinder Morgan , saying it is among the "key beneficiaries of long-term U.S. gas demand inflection in 2025." As gas demand rises, Bank of America sees a positive catalyst for brownfield gas pipelines — as in, pipelines that are already part of an existing facility, rather than those that are newly built.
Persons: Jean Ann Salisbury, Kinder Morgan Organizations: Bank of America, Enterprise Products Partners, Bank of, Enterprise, Enterprise Products, Williams Locations: Lake Charles , Louisiana, Arizona, East Coast, Pacific
Zions reported earnings of $1.37 per share on $792 million in revenue, ahead of the earnings of $1.17 per share and $779 million in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Nucor — The steel production company declined about 3% despite posting adjusted earnings and revenue that topped expectations in the third quarter. Nucor said it expects a decline in GAAP earnings per share for the current period over the prior quarter. In the third quarter, Hexcel reported adjusted earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $456.5 million. Alexandria reported third-quarter revenue of $791.6 million and funds from operation of $2.37 per share, as adjusted.
Persons: Zions, Nucor, Hexcel, FactSet, , Darla Mercado Organizations: Nike, NBA, WNBA, LSEG, SAP, Alexandria Real Locations: Alexandria
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which took effect in the beginning of 2018, overhauled the federal tax code. It roughly doubled the standard deduction, adjusted individual income tax brackets , lowered most of the rates and applied a $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction. Mutual funds tend to have higher turnover – that is, buying and selling of underlying securities – and by law they must distribute capital gains. Meanwhile, income from Treasurys are subject to federal income tax, but exempt from state and local tax. Seek tax-efficient opportunities for your holdings Take a look at your portfolio and see whether there are opportunities for tax-advantaged yield, Woodard said.
Persons: Jared Woodard, Woodard, MLPA Organizations: Bank of America, Mutual, Bloomberg, ETF, SEC, Muni, MLP & Energy Infrastructure, Global, MLP, MLPX, & $ Locations: U.S
Dividend stocks could be poised to get their moment in the sun as interest rates fall – and investors only need to take a simple step to boost their long-term returns in these positions. "As rates fall, we might see people looking for longer-term alternatives and, in turn, dividend-paying stocks," he said. For starters, it's a form of dollar-cost averaging into a position, meaning you're buying the stock at regular intervals regardless of the price. "It allows them to reinvest this dividend on a regular scheduled timeframe and have a great opportunity for a larger total return over the long term." The ProShares S & P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) has a total return of nearly 15% in 2024 and an expense ratio of 0.35%.
Persons: Dan Stein, Charles Schwab, Jay Spector, That's, would've, you'll, Stein, – CNBC's Chris Hayes Organizations: Federal Reserve, Investors, CFP, EverVest, Machines, IBM, Target Corp, Apple, Broadcom, Microsoft, Exxon Mobil, Internal Revenue Service Locations: Tysons Corner , Virginia, Scottsdale , Arizona
The financial services company posted third-quarter results that surpassed expectations, with earnings of $3.69 per share on $4.45 billion of revenue. Alcoa posted third-quarter adjusted earnings of 57 cents per share, topping analysts' estimate for 28 cents a share, per LSEG. Kinder Morgan reported adjusted earnings per share of 25 cents and revenue of $3.70 billion. Management also announced it expects to fall below budget on adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and adjusted earnings per share by 2% and 4%, respectively. PPG Industries posted adjusted earnings of $2.13 per share on $4.58 billion in revenue.
Persons: LSEG, Lucid, Kinder Morgan —, Kinder Morgan, Equifax, , Darla Mercado Organizations: Discover, CSX, Alcoa —, Alcoa, Revenue, Third Investment Company, Public Investment Fund, Management, PPG, Green, Dynamics, Steel Dynamics
The Federal Reserve is about a month into its rate-cutting cycle, and money market fund yields are already starting to pay less. That's where short and ultra-short duration bond funds and ETFs may come into play. An eye on duration Duration is a measure of a bond's price sensitivity when interest rates fluctuate. In that case, ultra-short bond funds and short-term bond funds might be "a natural landing spot for that cash." Those ultra-short bond funds have one to three years of duration and offer some stability day to day, Bartolini added.
Persons: Brett Sheely, Matthew Bartolini, Bartolini, AllianceBernstein's Sheely, , Vincent Caintic Organizations: Federal, Investment Company Institute, State Street Global Advisors, SPDR, SPDR Americas Research, Bond, SEC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, . Locations: SPDR Americas
Preferred securities combine attributes of bonds and stocks. Yields for these instruments can top 5%, and this income may be tax advantaged for investors. Retail investors and preferreds The preferred securities sold to retail investors come at a fixed par value of $25. The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) has an expense ratio of 0.46% and a 2024 total return, including reinvested dividends, of more than 11%. There is also the First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) , which has an expense ratio of 0.84% and a total return of 12% in 2024.
Persons: Frank Sileo, Sileo Organizations: UBS Financial Services, UBS, BBB, Poor's, Investors, Securities ETF, Trust Preferred Securities
Some of the biggest losing stocks in 2024 could be in for even steeper declines as investors jettison them to save on taxes, according to Morgan Stanley. Such moves, known as tax loss harvesting, helps investors trim their tax bills the next year. Boeing pressure Beleaguered aerospace company Boeing was also called out by Morgan Stanley as likely to see pressure tied to tax loss selling. Morgan Stanley also called out oil service giant Halliburton . Other names on Morgan Stanley's list include Chord Energy , Simply Good Foods and timeshare operator Hilton Grand Vacations .
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Michelle Weaver, Morgan, Jackson Ader, Ronald Epstein, who's, Epstein, Keith Mackey Organizations: Nasdaq, Wall, Computer, Adobe, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Bank of America, Aerospace, Defense, Halliburton, RBC Capital, HAL, Energy, Hilton Locations: Alaska, Seattle
October is off to a rocky start, but a strong period of seasonality is only just beginning – particularly for select dividend-paying stocks, Bespoke Investment Group found. Dividend-paying stocks have been especially strong when it comes to fourth-quarter returns over the past 10 years, Bespoke found. In addition to having seasonality in their favor, dividend stocks are also expected to benefit from the Federal Reserve's interest rate cutting cycle. Tapestry also has a dividend yield of 3%. The stock has a total return of more than 21% in 2024, as well as a dividend yield of nearly 5%.
Persons: Matthew Boss, Tabby, Boss, Coach's, it's, Piper Sandler, Scott Siefers, Siefers, Wells, Michael Brown, Brown, Lamb Weston Organizations: Investment, New, JPMorgan, BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America Locations: Brooklyn, BlackRock, Wells Fargo
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