It is always a stockpicker’s market. You just have to pick the right stocks. If you picked the so-called Magnificent Seven last year—a group of highflying, mostly tech stocks that powered the S&P 500 index to a 24% gain—you looked in the mirror and beheld a genius. This year, it might be wise to avoid … Read more
How to Live a Longer, Healthier Life This Year Barron’s The 14 vital things to look after as you age The Telegraph 8 longevity experts share their best advice for creating healthy habits that can help you age well Yahoo Finance You can’t reverse the ageing process but these 5 things can help you live longer The Conversation 5 … Read more
As 2023 winds down, strategies for reducing the tax bite come to mind. And exchange-traded funds can play a vital role in helping with this all-important task. Tax-loss harvesting is a common method for using investment losses to offset taxable gains or earned income. Under current U.S. tax laws, realized losses can be used dollar … Read more
[The world of AI technology is rapidly accelerating at breakneck speeds, even as it is still in its relative infancy and still being largely experimental. The fact that it is quickly making waves everywhere, already breaking new ground, and early product iterations are being adopted at a meteoric pace is a testament to its usefulness … Read more
This year has posed an unusual array of challenges for investors, and more could be in store. The major stock market indexes are still up in 2023, powered by a narrow slice of technology stocks, but have been losing ground rapidly. Bond yields have risen sharply, topping 5% on some government debt. The economic outlook … Read more
Doctors often don’t aggressively treat high blood pressure in seniors, fearing hypertension medicines could make them prone to falls or other unwanted side effects. In the general population, cardiologists typically intervene to keep blood pressure below 130/80. They use the same approach with seniors who are in robust health. However, when it comes to frail … Read more
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As the economic forecast has mostly shifted from recession to soft landing, experts at firms who landed on this year’s CNBC FA 100 list are still watching for a downturn. Despite those forecasts, here’s where they see opportunities for gains in stocks, bonds and cash. Shoppers at a Chicago grocery store on Aug. 9, 2023. … Read more