The fact that many investors underperform the S&P 500 is often a poorly understood part of investing. Although stocks like Nvidia and Tesla have experienced massive market-beating returns, numerous others underperform the index, and some lose value. Thus, investors who can meet that index benchmark are doing well. However, some exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have beaten […]
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Want to Outperform 88% of Professional Fund Managers? Buy This 1 Investment and Hold It Forever.
You might not think it’s possible to outperform the average Wall Street professional with just a single investment. Fund managers are highly educated and steeped in market data. They get paid a lot of money to make smart investments. But the truth is, most of them may not be worth the money. With the right […]
Big Tech will outperform in a high interest rate environment: Wall Street pros
No rate cuts, no problem. Investors are revisiting an old playbook as mega-cap tech stocks came back in favor last week. The appetite for growth returned during Thursday’s trading action, despite another hot inflation report that puts rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year in doubt. That was a bit of a surprise, given […]
Buy these 3 stocks to ride a 2nd wave of AI frenzy as accelerators outperform, BofA says
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images There’s more to the stock market’s AI trade than just buying Nvidia, according to Bank of America. The bank highlighted three second-tier winners that should benefit from the growing adoption of AI. “Rising tide could create profitable niche for next tier of vendors,” Bank of America said. While the stock market’s artificial […]
1 Stock That Could Outperform the S&P 500 With Less Risk, According to Warren Buffett
One of the basic tenets of investing is that to earn better-than-average returns, an investment typically requires higher-than-average risk. But sometimes you come across an investment that could beat a broad-based index like the S&P 500 without a high level of risk. In his most recent letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett suggests Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: […]
Move Over “Magnificent Seven:” 3 AI Stocks That Could Outperform in 2024
In 2023, the major story wasn’t recession or inflation; it was the buildup of artificial intelligence (AI) and big tech stocks. It spawned the idea of the “Magnificent Seven,” a group of mega-cap tech stocks that includes Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. These stocks have rallied an average of 125% since […]
2 “Magnificent Seven” Stocks That Could Outperform the Nasdaq in 2024
The Magnificent Seven film released in 1960, and its 2016 reboot by the same name depicts seven American gunmen hired to protect a small village from a band of outlaws. However, the movie’s name was repurposed in 2023, when Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett used the phrase to describe the seven most influential tech […]
These 3 Tech Stocks Could Outperform the S&P 500 in 2024
Many tech stocks stumbled in 2022 as rising interest rates and other macro headwinds rattled the markets. However, many of those stocks also bounced back in 2023 in anticipation of lower rates and a stabilizing macro environment. That bullishness should persist in 2024 as the PC market recovers, the smartphone market stabilizes, and the artificial […]
Xiaomi says its SU7 EV can outperform Porsche and has more tech than Tesla
Xiaomi, a Chinese brand once synonymous with affordable smartphones, is now attempting to make an even bigger splash with its first-ever electric car. Unveiled at a Beijing event earlier today, the Xiaomi SU7 — pronounced “soo-chee” in Chinese — is a sedan based on the company’s very own Modena Architecture with HyperEngine electric motors of […]
Bonds may outperform the S&P 500 in 2024 as long-term Treasurys offer ‘more bang for the buck,’ asset manager says
Wealthfront launches new automated bond portfolio that invests in bond ETFscagkansayin/Getty Images Bonds may be a better asset class than the S&P 500 in 2024, Howard Capital Management’s CEO said. Vance Howard told CNBC on Tuesday that long-term bonds remain heavily oversold. “I just think you get more bang of the buck with the longer-term […]