Will Ashworth - Author for 24/7 Wall St.
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While it’s true that the hottest-selling books aren’t always the best books in terms of quality, bestsellers are more often than not indicative of books people like to read. The same can be said...
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Are you a yield hound? It’s becoming more challenging to find quality investments with high yields. In the past year, 5-year U.S. Treasury note yield has dropped by one percentage point to 3.85%....
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Betting on M&A deals that are likely to happen in the future is challenging. However, we know that Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) won’t soon buy Capri Holdings (NYSE:CPRI). On Oct. 24, U.S. District Judge...
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There are many reasons investors use options. One of them is to generate consistent monthly income. In March, SmartAsset Advisors published an article discussing 7 Options Income Strategies to...
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24/7 Wall Street contributor Chris MacDonald recently discussed dividend stocks for income-focused investors. Rather than waste a lot of time searching for the perfect dividend stock, MacDonald cut...
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It’s time to take a contrarian angle on the stock market. Investors generally like to follow stocks upgraded by one or more analysts in the near term. Contrarians, on the other hand, might buy...
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Are you familiar with the term “shareholder yield?” Imagine you’re at a party where the dividend investors chat in the living room while the buyback people are busy discussing share repurchases...
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According to a 2024 MassMutual survey, the average American worker retires at 62, up from 57 in 1991. Given that the average life expectancy of Americans in 2024 is 79.25, which is nearly four years...
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According to StockAnalysis.com, there have been 418 stock splits on U.S. exchanges in 2024 through NV5 Global’s (NASDAQ:NVEE) 4-for-1 split on Oct. 11. With 2.5 months left in the year, it’s...
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The history of single-stock ETFs dates back to 2018 and their introduction into the European markets. Single-stock ETFs first appeared in the United States in July 2022 when AXS Investments launched...
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According to VettaFi’s ETF Trends, 543 ETFs were launched in 2023, 63 more than the previous record of 480 in 2021. Of those launches, approximately three-quarters are actively managed ETFs. ...
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The Wall Street Journal published an article on Oct. 7 discussing why the investment industry loves active ETFs, but most investors probably shouldn’t. The ETF industry has grown considerably over...
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The S&P 500 has performed admirably in 2024, up nearly 22%. With a little less than three months left in the year, it has a decent shot of matching 2023’s 24.2% return and only the sixth time...
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The current S&P 500 dividend yield is 1.24%. The highest it’s ever been at the end of a calendar year from 1933 through 2023 was 8.11% in 1941. The highest since 2000 was 3.23% in 2008 during...
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