Investing Strategies & Personal Finance

Money is a really important subject that nobody ever wants to talk about. But if you’re ever going to take charge of your finances and have a comfortable future, it’s important to master the concepts and strategies that can help you make more money, put you in control, and improve your life. Discover the proven strategies used by some of the world’s best financial minds to help you maximize your profits and minimize your risk.

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Markets are closed for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Mike Larson’s Market Minute column will resume Tuesday, January 21.
What is an edge in trading? An edge in trading is simply a process that allows your winning trades to add up to more than your losing trades do over the long term, says Steve Burns of New Trader U.
Day trading is the activity of looking at a market and using your skills to adapt and succeed in the changing economic conditions, asks Steve Burns of New Trader U.
The stock market’s post-election rally received lots of media attention. But with considerably less fanfare, income investors also got richer between November 5 and the month’s final trading day, the 29th. Meanwhile, Franklin Income Focus ETF (INCM) is a multi-asset ETF I like that seeks high current income and capital appreciation, notes Martin Fridson, editor of Forbes/Fridson Income Securities Investor.
It’s “Dividend Week.” But if you don’t know what you’re doing as a dividend-focused investor, the results can be catastrophic. Take The Boeing Co. (BA), counsels Pieter Slegers, editor of Compounding Quality.
The end of the calendar year is when many investors execute trades in taxable accounts for tax purposes. To reduce capital gains taxes, they sell underwater positions to realize losses to offset realized gains. If doing so can put you into a lower tax bracket, loss harvesting can make quite a bit of a difference in the amount of taxes you have to pay, notes Scott Chan, editor of Investing Daily.
My 2024 “Dividend Champions” are companies that trade in the US who have raised their dividend for 25+ consecutive years. This list is a select one of only 135 companies out of nearly 6,000 listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq, a success rate of approximately 2.2%, observes Prakash Kolli, editor of Dividend Power.
Many people make mistakes with their retirement finances because they pay too much attention to the financial media, especially cable television shows. The goal of most financial media isn’t to educate. It’s to attract and retain viewers, which they generally do by stimulating emotions, especially fear and excitement, advises Bob Carlson, editor of Retirement Watch.
Recent comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell — framing two quarter-point cuts for the Nov. 7 and Dec. 18 meetings — would put the federal funds rate at 4.25%-4.50% by year-end. In this scenario, I like the VanEck Preferred Securities Ex-Financials ETF (PFXF), writes Bryan Perry, editor of Cash Machine.
We are all human, and we will make trading mistakes, even in a bull market. Yes, it’s frustrating to do so when trading “should be easy.” (Hint: It never is.), states Bob Lang of ExplosiveOptions.net.

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