Investing


It’s Tax Season. Here’s How Wealth Managers Should Work With CPAs.

Advisors benefit when accountants refer clients, but the most fruitful partnerships go much deeper than a simple handoff.

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Longing to Stop Working? Retiring Early Creates Its Own Stresses.

Some early retirees find they miss the camaraderie and challenges of a job.

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Warren Buffett’s Kids Face Task of Unloading His Fortune Over a Decade

The former Berkshire Hathaway CEO’s three children probably will become the most influential philanthropists in the world after their father dies.

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Parents Face a Tug of War Between Paying for Retirement and College. How to Pull It Off.

Advisors usually tell you to secure your retirement before you all in for paying for college.

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Our Boston Scientific Pick Has Stumbled. Acquiring Penumbra Will Help the Stock.

The deal for Penumbra will pay off in the long run. Hang on to the shares.

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Markets Passed a TACO Test. Another Kind of Stress Test Is Coming.

One clear beneficiary of the turmoil: precious metals. Silver has been unstoppable, hitting $100 for the first time in history with a 43% year-to-date gain.

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Innodata Stock Is Up 65% Since Our Pick. We’re Still Bullish.

The company has found its calling curating data used to train AI models. Stay invested.

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Staar Surgical, Dynatrace, and More See Activist Action

Activists also report to the SEC on Gold Royalty, Pearson, and W.R. Berkley.

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AIG Dropped Sharply in January. The Stock Is a Buy.

The insurer completed a major turnaround after the financial crisis and is now an inexpensive play.

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Tax Season Starts Monday. Here’s Why Your Refund May Be Bigger.

Average refunds will be up between $300 to $1,000 for the more than 100 million taxpayers who receive refunds, according to estimates from the Tax Foundation.

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AbbVie Dodged a Patent Disaster, and Shares Gained 460%. Merck and Bristol Myers Are Next.

AbbVie extended the patent life on Humira for years, enough time to more than replace the sales. Now Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb face similar patent cliffs.

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This Value Stock ETF Is Crushing the S&P 500. Here's Its Secret Weapon.

The value fund’s biggest return drivers are all tech stocks—just not the Magnificent Seven.

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BJ’s Stock Is a Bargain-Priced Alternative to Costco and Walmart

The stock trades at 20 times earnings, a deep discount to its big-box competitors. It’s time to buy this proven growth story.

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For Extra Yield, Try Tapping the New-Issue Muni Bond Market

A flood of new issuance is creating more opportunities, plus it’s getting easier for individual investors to access new offerings.

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Birkenstock Could Step It Up With New Price Targets

Shares of the German footwear brand have gone basically nowhere since their 2023 initial public offering. There are reasons to be hopeful.

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The Market’s Hottest Active ETF Has Yet to Meet Its Biggest Test

The iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF has taken huge bets on tech and communications stocks.

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Uncertainty Got You Down? It May Be the Ticket to Stock Market Gains.

Stocks often do well during unsettled times. Here’s how to manage your investments when you’re tempted to flee the market.

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Technicals Point to Buying Opportunity for Former Stock Picks

Chevron, Boeing, and Colgate-Palmolive feature in this week’s column.

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What Berkshire’s Greg Abel Should Do With All That Cash

The new CEO could enhance the company’s returns on its massive cash position with a simple options strategy: cash-secured put sales.

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Invitation Homes Stock, Rattled by Trump Homebuying Tweet, Now Looks Like a Bargain

This real estate investment trust has a valuable portfolio, trades cheaply on many financial metrics, and carries a safe 4.4% dividend yield.

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This Form Could Save You a Ton on Medicare Taxes If You Lose Your Job or Retire

It’s easy to fill out and could help avoid a major shock.

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Staar Surgical, Alumis, and More See Activist Action

Activists also report to the SEC on Astec Industries, Bristow Group, and Monte Rosa Therapeutics.

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Tech Still Matters. But It’s a Good Thing More Stocks Are Rallying.

At long last, “everything is participating,’’ says one pro. That could help keep the rally gong for some time.

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Raising Money-Smart Children Starts Earlier Than You Think

The key is making the conversation and advice appropriate for each stage of a child’s development, writes financial advisor Jonathan I Shenkman.

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While Big Tech Gets the Headlines, Small-Caps Are Rallying. Will It Last?

Historically, small-cap stocks have soared or slumped. Now, after an unusually long period of underperformance, they’re showing some life.

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