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☆ How to Invest in Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +23 min

Set your time frameWhen you’re ready to invest in stocks, it’s natural to start by looking at how the stock market has performed recently. If you’re saving for the long-term: Invest in stocksOn the other hand, if you have a long-term financial goal—especially retirement, but any goal a decade or more out—you can afford to invest in the stock market. Decide how much risk to takeJust because you have time to invest in stocks doesn’t mean you have the stomach. Return Best Year Worst Year Years with a loss 100% Stocks 12.3% 54.2% -43.1% 25/96 80% Stocks 11.1% 45.4% -34.9% 24/96 60% Stocks 9.9% 36.7% -26.6% 22/96 40% Stocks 8.7% 35.9% -18.4% 19/96 20% Stocks 7.5% 40.7% -10.1% 16/96 100% Bonds 6.3% 45.5% -0.8% 20/96 VanguardStep 3. Most ETFs are index funds, meaning they merely aim to match the returns of a stock market index, although some target very narrow slices of the market, such as just tech stocks or just energy stocks.

☆ Millionaires plan to cut their holiday spending due to inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

American millionaires are trimming their holiday spending and becoming more budget-conscious as a result of inflation, a sign that spending cuts are now rising up the wealth ladder, according to a CNBC survey. The CNBC Millionaire Survey found 80% of millionaire respondents — those with investible assets of $1 million or more — say they plan to spend less this holiday season due to inflation. Millennial millionaires are the most likely to cut back, with 100% saying they plan to spend less, compared to 78% of baby boomers. "They're becoming more cautious about how they're spending their money," said George Walper, president of Spectrem Group, which conducts the Millionaire Survey with CNBC. While inflation has impacted their spending, millionaires are split when it comes to inflation-driven changes in their investment portfolio.

☆ Millionaire investors haven't been this bearish since 2008
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Millionaire investors are betting on double-digit declines in stocks next year, reflecting their most bearish outlook since 2008, according to the CNBC Millionaire Survey. The last time millionaire investors were this gloomy was during the financial crisis and Great Recession more than a decade ago. Inflation, rising rates and the potential for recession are all weighing on the minds of wealthy investors, Walper said. The bleak outlook could also put additional pressure on markets, since millionaire investors own more than 85% of individually held stocks. Nearly half (46%) of millionaire investors have more cash in their portfolio than last year, with 17% holding "a lot more."

☆ GSK, Sanofi shares brighten as thousands of Zantac lawsuits are dismissed
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Shares of GSK and Sanofi surged in early trading on Wednesday, following the dismissal of thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming that the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. Zantac, first approved in 1983, became the world’s best selling medicine in 1988 and one of the first-ever drugs to top $1 billion in annual sales. The decision bodes well for state cases too, they wrote in a note. Shares of Haleon, which comprises consumer health assets once owned by GSK and Pfizer and spun out as an independent company in July, also rose 5%. Barclays analysts said they viewed Zantac as substantially derisked, “leaving Haleon investible again for those without the appetite for pharma litigation risk.”

"We can now show that a meaningful pipeline of investible opportunities does exist across the economies that need finance most," Mahmoud Mohieldin, one of the U.N. appointed experts, known as U.N. After a year of meetings with stakeholders around the world, they released the initial list so that banks and others can assess the projects. "We now need a creative collaboration between project developers and public, private and concessionary finance, to unlock this investment potential and turn assets into flows," said Mohieldin, High-Level Champion for COP27. For daily comprehensive coverage on COP27 in your inbox, sign up for the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Reporting by Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett; Editing by Katy Daigle and Frank Jack DanielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

"We can now show that a meaningful pipeline of investible opportunities does exist across the economies that need finance most," Mahmoud Mohieldin, one of the U.N. appointed experts, known as U.N. After a year of meetings with stakeholders around the world, they released the initial list so that banks and others can assess the projects. "We now need a creative collaboration between project developers and public, private and concessionary finance, to unlock this investment potential and turn assets into flows," said Mohieldin, High-Level Champion for COP27. World Bank President David Malpass addressed delegates on Wednesday, running through the bank's climate efforts and involvement in a partnership under which Western nations would provide $8.5 billion to South Africa for its energy transition. For daily comprehensive coverage on COP27 in your inbox, sign up for the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter.

☆ JPMorgan's new affordable advice service lets investors call advisors as often as they want. Here's how it fits into exec Kristin Lemkau's plan to turbocharge the wealth business.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan's new program lets clients get financial advice via phone or video as often as they want. The Personal Advisors unit is part of US wealth head Kristin Lemkau's digital ambitions. This new Personal Advisors channel is part of US wealth management CEO Kristin Lemkau's plan to expand digital offerings. It launches with more than 200 licensed financial advisors in seven metropolitan hubs, including Atlanta, Chicago, Jersey City, and San Antonio. The new remote advisory business was the "last white space" for JPMorgan, said Lahovitsky, head of Personal Advisors.

☆ Anthony Scaramucci says the UK should have another referendum on Brexit
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAnthony Scaramucci says the UK should have another referendum on BrexitAnthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge Capital founder, says the U.K. is "investible" in the long term, but there isn't much clarity at the moment.

☆ What traders are thinking about before the big Fed decision Wednesday afternoon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The S & P 500 is about 70 points below where it was at the close of the last Federal Reserve meeting on July 27. The last several Fed meetings have seen the S & P close up on the announcement day, but there's no pattern after that. After the May 4 meeting, the S & P dropped three days in a row, and after the March 16 meeting, a rally continued for several days. Corporate bond funds are also at new lows, including the Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) and the iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) . Remarkably, there have not been outflows from these funds, likely because they have strong institutional support and broad bond funds like these tend to be "sticky."

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