As the world’s reserve currency, the US dollar is essentially the default currency in international trade and a global unit of account.

(Is the potential for serious de-dollarization a reality?)

Today's Stocks & Topics: The Bond Market, Options, Bitcoin, MP - MP Materials Corp., CLFD - Clearfield Inc., Target Dated Funds, TRTN - Triton International Ltd., LC – Lending Club Corp., Yieldstreet.

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

Today's Stocks & Topics: Fully Paid Lending, Preferred Stocks, 401K Funds, Corporate Bonds, Big Banks Bonds, Metals, Buy and Sell, Social Security & Taxes, 403B to a Roth I-R-A, Investing, Individual Bonds, Value Investing, Portfolio Management, Stock Losses, ETFs, Stock Investing, Municipal Bonds, Asset Allocation, Buying More of the Same Stock.

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

Today's Stocks & Topics: Roth I-R-A Contributions, Preferred Stocks, YouTube Business, I-R-As, Trustable Financial Websites, Interest Rates, 401k, Position, Housing Market, Mortgage Reduction, Iron Butterfly Options, Ordinary vs. Qualified Dividends, Cash Flow, Companies Buying Back Stocks, Annuities, Dividends, Earnings Per Share.

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With stock and bond prices declining and inflation what it is today, new retirees have run headlong into what retirement researchers call “sequence risk.

(There are research 'scenarios' that might provide insight.)

Today's Stocks & Topics: Commercial Real Estate, Q1 Earnings, Investing Strategy, EXPE - Expedia Group Inc., NUGT - Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares, PXD - Pioneer Natural Resources Co., STZ - Constellation Brands Inc. Cl A, AGI - Alamos Gold Inc., Moving Average, China, Tesla.

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Of the 844 U.S.-listed stocks covered by Morningstar analysts, 525 rose, while 319 fell.

(Do the statistics give us any clues for today's investing?)

Today's Stocks & Topics: Jobs Report, SUN - Sunoco L.P., PTSI - P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., NTR - Nutrien Ltd., Value Stocks, Investment Account for a Child, XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., CP - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., SFM - Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.

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

Today's Stocks & Topics: CD Rates, Natural Gas, Brokered CD vs. Traditional CD, The U.S. Dollar, 401k, 529 or else, Diversification, Pay Off Car or Buy Property, I-R-A vs. Roth I-R-A, Zero-Commission Brokers, Buying Oil and Gold Stocks, Corporate Bonds, Securities-Backed Lines of Credit, Sectors to Trim, Treasury Bills, Day Trading, Options.

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Of the 844 U.S.-listed stocks covered by Morningstar analysts, 29 fell by more than 20% in the first quarter of 2023.

(What can we learn from looking at the "under-performers"?)

Today's Stocks & Topics: How ESG Should be Regulated, Landlords Cutting Rents, Job Openings, HII - Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., SCHW - Charles Schwab Corp., ENPH - Enphase Energy Inc., Unit Trust Funds, Retirement Funds, MRK - Merck & Co. Inc., ABBV - AbbVie Inc., NVDA - NVIDIA Corp.

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Jamie Dimon, longtime JPMorgan Chase CEO, said that even when the current crisis is behind us, there will be repercussions from it for years to come.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: The Apartment Market, Migration and Real Estate, Lithium Prices, Oil Companies, CNQ - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., IMO - Imperial Oil Ltd., Retirement Plans, LC – Lending Club Corp., COIN - Coinbase Global Inc., WEC - WEC Energy Group Inc., Investing in ETFs, TPH - Tri Pointe Homes Inc., Index Funds.

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In December and January, mortgage rates began pulling back, and homebuyers surged ahead.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: Gas Prices, Tesla Reports Record Sales, VBR - Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF, Bond Ladders, SGOV - iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF, VGT - Vanguard Information Technology ETF, PFE - Pfizer Inc., BLK - BlackRock Inc., BX - Blackstone Inc., SCHW - Charles Schwab Corp., WU - Western Union Co., GT - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Selling Short.

 

TRIVIA QUESTION: "How much money would you have TODAY-- if you had invested $1,000 in Nike 10 years ago?"

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After a brutal 2022, stocks and bonds posted gains during the first quarter.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: Metaverse, Individual Investors, Private Markets, FSLR - First Solar Inc., Shorting, PLBY - PLBY Group Inc., JEPI - JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF, Buying a Preferred Stock, TECK - Teck Resources Ltd. Cl B., VIOV - Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, IVE - iShares S&P 500 Value ETF.

 

Justin's PERSPECTIVE looks at the HISTORY of bank failures in the U.S.

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