Facebook is Now Meta, but What is the Metaverse?
Facebook is changing its name to Meta Platforms and going all-in on it, but what is the metaverse and what does it mean for investors?
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6 Green Stocks and ETFs to Invest in Now
The push to electric vehicles and alternative energy has put green stocks squarely in Wall Street's focus. Here are six ways to play it.
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2 Country ETFs that Could Outperform the U.S. and China
With U.S. stocks at all-time highs and the risks of investing in China ever-present, it pays to look elsewhere. Try these two country ETFs.
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How—and Why—Women’s Portfolios Outperform Men’s Portfolios. And What You Can Do About It!
Several national surveys confirm that women, on average, outperform men’s investment gains.
Between 1991 and 1996, The University of California reviewed 35,000 brokerage accounts and found that women outperformed men by 0.94% every year.
In 2018, financial services firm Fidelity reviewed more than 8 million accounts...
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks Daily Alert: (MPC)
This oil company beat analysts’ estimates by $0.17 last quarter. The shares were recently upgraded from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Buy’ by UBS, and from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Overweight’ at JP Morgan. The shares have a current dividend yield of 2.98%, paid quarterly.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC)
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Ignore Market Volatility—Build Holdings in these Five “Forever” Stocks
Ignore Market Volatility—Build Holdings in these Five “Forever” Stocks By Vita Nelson, Moneypaper and DirectInvesting.com
Wall Street’s Best Editor’s Note: Vita Nelson began her Wall Street career as a bond trader where she “made a market” in municipal bonds. She established Moneypaper, the first newsletter...
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DIRECTINVESTING.com
The Moneypaper's Guide to Direct Investment Plans is the most complete listing of company-sponsored direct investment plans in the world today. The Guide lists more than 1,000 DRIP plans and gives complete details on each plan's components, including plans offering discounts, minimum/maximum investments investment...
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Six Things the Olympics Taught Me
Editor of Cabot Stock of the Month reviews the lessons that the Olympic games taught him and discusses a young high-potential stock.
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
There’s a lot of money traveling the world looking for ways to fatten up, and you can learn a lot by taking a look at where it’s going.
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Should You Invest in Diamonds?
Happy Tax Day, I suppose. After filing my taxes, I have only one thing to say, and that is this: Taxes should be simpler. Now, on to something less intractable and politically fraught. Last Friday's The New York Times included an interesting article efforts...
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iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund (EIDO)
The term BRIC was coined to refer to Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2001. Over a decade later, the big four are still powerhouses, but -- especially in the case of China -- they've matured significantly as investment destinations. So it's no that...
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