Panic selling not only locks in losses but also puts investors at risk for missing the market’s best days. Looking at data going back to 1930, Bank of America found that if an investor missed the S&P 500’s 10 best days in each decade, total returns would be just 91%, significantly below the 14,962% return
If you’ve been considering overseas retirement spots, the rapid spread of the new coronavirus around the globe might be giving you pause. That may not be a bad thing, say some experts. While it’s tricky to predict where and when any contagion — whether this coronavirus or another pathogen — will emerge, a key consideration
Damage to the Basement East music venue near the Five Points area is seen on Thursday March 05, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tornados hit the area early Tuesday morning. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Businesses small and large are working together toward recovery after tornadoes ripped through central Tennessee Tuesday morning,
Customers wearing protective masks wait in line to enter a McDonald’s restaurant during lunch time in Shanghai, on March 2, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks baristas are washing their hands every 30 minutes. McDonald’s employees are cleaning surfaces like door handles, self-order kiosks and table tops more frequently. Reusable mugs are
A man runs past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Bloomberg Hundreds of Wall Street traders are about to change their commute starting Monday. Citigroup is traders and salespeople from its headquarters in downtown Manhattan to a backup facility in Rutherford, New Jersey next week in contingency plans tied to the coronavirus, according to a
Investors who have long time horizons should continue to take advantage of the stock market’s pullback due to coronavirus fears, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Friday. “Long-term investors should think seriously about buying these dips,” Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor, said on “Squawk on the Street.“ Kudlow, formerly a longtime CNBC commentator, said
The recent stock market meltdown may have dented Americans’ retirement savings, but there’s a silver lining: The downturn made one common retirement strategy less costly for investors. The strategy, known as a Roth IRA conversion, involves changing a traditional, pre-tax retirement account — such as a 401(k) plan or a qualified individual retirement account — to an
Tom Holland and Chris Pratt voice teenage elf brothers in Pixars’ “Onward.” The pair embark on a quest to spend one last day with their father, who died when they were too young to remember him. Disney Pixar has set a high standard for animated movies over the last 25 years, but its latest title
Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 28, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images The S&P 500 has never behaved like this, but Wall Street strategists say get used to it. Investors just witnessed the equity benchmark swinging
Virtu Financial founder Vincent Viola said Friday that the strength of the U.S. economy is a signal that now is a good time to buy stocks despite the recent sell-off. Viola told CNBC’s Scott Wapner on “Halftime Report” that the labor market showed that the U.S. economy was still strong. “I am of the opinion