The financial news has focused breathlessly on the recent “tech wreck”. Liz Ann Sonders of Schwab offers analysis on the pullback in FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) stocks and how they are actually performing. When you read forecasts for a stock market crash or correction, what should you do? Paul V. Sydlansky explains how to protect your portfolio from major market upsets. Another concern for investors are the income shocks 96% of Americans can expect to experience. Dan Kadlec of Money looks into why some households will weather a financial setback better.
The Space Between … Tech Today Doesn’t Resemble Tech Circa 2000– In covering the recent “tech wreck” in FAANG stocks, parallels are being drawn between tech today and tech circa 2000. Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Officer at Schwab, thinks the comparison is a stretch, across many measures of valuation—not to mention magnitude of decline. Read more…
Investing Rule No. 1: Don’t Believe Doomsayers– You can prepare your investments for the next stock market crash or correction, even if you don’t know when it’s actually going to happen. You don’t need certainty to be a successful investor. Read more…
Here’s How Much A Job Loss Now Will Cost You By Retirement– A study by the New School for Social Research finds 96% of Americans endure at least four income shocks, or pay declines of at least 10%, during their careers. Income shocks are less of a nest-egg problem for people with an emergency fund. Read more…
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