Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell must navigate the dual challenges of persistent inflation and weakening economic confidence.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: CLH - Clean Harbors Inc., Market Wrap, Fed Faces Stagflation Risks as Inflation and Economic Uncertainty Grow, BWXT - BWX Technologies Inc., Backdoor Roth I-R-As, MEDP - Medpace Holdings Inc., Long Term Equities, ROG.SW - Roche Holding AG, KNSL - Kinsale Capital Group Inc., Is it Healthy Correction?

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In this compilation program, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Trend Following, Return of Equity and Ret. Of Assets, Quant Investing, Treasuries, Index Funds, Money Market Funds, 401k Withdrawal, Dividend Reinvestment, Short Selling vs. Put Options, Covered Calls, International and Emerging Market, DRIP Stocks, ETFs Analysis, Investment Loss, Roth I-R-A Contributions, Small Caps, Transfer Positions.

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In this compilation program, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Trailing Stops, 529-Plan, Stop Orders, Roth I-R-A Contributions, Tariffs, 403B Plan, Covered Calls, Taking Profits, Inherited I-R-A, Reversion to the Mean, Equity and Retirement, Company's Debt, Roth I-R-A, 401k and META, Bonds, Market Topics, DRIP Stocks.

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In this compilation program, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world.

Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, How to Analyze ETFs, Rental Properties Insurance, Emerging Markets - Brazil, Cannabis ETFs, China's DeepSeek, Roth 403b vs. Roth I-R-A, Crypto Currency, Inflationary Fiscal Policy, Profits, Long-Term Treasuries, Stocks and Taxes, Emerging Markets - Brazil, Gold, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).

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The potential for a bear market in 2025 is heightened by factors such as ongoing economic uncertainty, the impact of tariffs on global trade, and concerns over inflation and valuation levels in the stock market.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: MTH - Meritage Homes Corp., Taking a Loss, Market Wrap, MKSI - MKS Instruments Inc., DELL - Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C, LOVE - Lovesac Co., SSTK - Shutterstock Inc., TKO - TKO Group Holdings Inc., GAMB - Gambling.com Group Ltd., Saving for Retirement.

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A new Bankrate survey reveals that a staggering 34% of U.S. adults have experienced financial fraud or scams in the past year, with nearly 2 in 5 losing money as a result.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: HRI - Herc Holdings Inc., Market Wrap, CVE - Cenovus Energy Inc., LNC - Lincoln National Corp., 1 in 3 Americans Experienced Financial Fraud in the Past Year, Oil & Energy, Tariff War, STLD - Steel Dynamics Inc., EUAD - Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF, Tesla Sales.

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With mortgage rates decreasing for various loan types, potential homebuyers might find more favorable conditions for purchasing and current homeowners should carefully evaluate their circumstances.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: TTD - Trade Desk Inc. Cl A, CRWD - CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Cl A, Market Wrap, Mortgage Rates Fall: Should You Buy or Refinance, VZ - Verizon Communications Inc., T - MUST-Mobile US Inc., T - AT&T Inc., Sectors, Key Benchmark Numbers: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, EQT - EQT Corp., 401k as a Rainy-Day Fund, VGK - Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF, GPRK - GeoPark Ltd., Department of Government Efficiency – DOGE.

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The inverted yield curve, a key recession indicator, is signaling investors to prepare for a potential economic downturn.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: MRVL - Marvell Technology Inc., URI - United Rentals Inc., K - Kellanova, CGXU - Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF, AI - C3.ai Inc., Recession Indicator Flashes Warning: Investors Prepare, GRND - Grindr Inc., IESC - IES Holdings Inc., NFLX - Netflix Inc., MSFT - Microsoft Corp., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., Trade War Impact.

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As the EU moves forward with its AI Act and other tech regulations, executives from Google and Meta have criticized the policies.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., Market Wrap, Google, Meta Execs Blast Europe Over Strict AI Regulation, DV – Double Verify Holdings Inc., CE - Celanese Corp., CW - Curtiss-Wright Corp., Changing World Order Means to Your Money, SWK - Stanley Black & Decker Inc., Housing.

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U.S. economic growth is fueled by consumer spending with the top 10% of earners contributing to nearly half of those expenditures. 

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: VLO - Valero Energy Corp., Market Wrap, America's Economic Paradox: Wealthy Spending Surge Meets Rising Credit Card Debt, 401k Rollover, BKE - Buckle Inc., PLTR - Palantir Technologies Inc., Economic Analysts: Price Targets, Developed Markets ETFs, PRU - Prudential Financial Inc., Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).

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