Within equities as an asset class, there can be a broad classification of growth and income investors. Growth investors seek to find opportunities in high growth business ideas. In general, a portfolio of growth stocks would have a high-beta. Further, there are dividend investors who look for stable businesses with robust cash flows. Income investors
DigitalOcean (NASDAQ:DOCN) stock is a growth name in a time of value. DigitalOcean nearly matched its 2020 revenue in the first three quarters of 2021. Its losses are narrowing and operating cash flow has skyrocketed. There’s nothing wrong with the cloud hosting company’s operations. Source: monticello / Shutterstock.com What’s wrong is its valuation in the
In recent weeks, more evidence has emerged supporting my initial assessment of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC). DWAC stock is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) planning to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG). Source: Dmitry Demidovich/ShutterStock.com TMTG is expected to own and operate Truth Social, a new social media website led
Disciplined investors who avoid political and country risks would not look at Alibaba (NYSE:BABA). The crackdown on technology companies is hurting the e-commerce giant. The U.S./China trade war, which began during the last U.S. administration and is continuing through President Joe Biden’s administration, is not helping BABA stock. Source: testing / Shutterstock.com China ordered Didi
Some of the most important changes stemming from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, center around taxes. To understand how taxes are affected in 2021 by this law, which changed the landscape for healthcare insurance in the United States, it’s important to review the history of taxes under the ACA. Key Takeaways The
In this article ROKU CCMP BLMN Simone Baribeau | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday: Medtronic — The medical technology company’s shares declined 6.7% after Medtronic revealed its diabetes business received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 9 about the inadequacy of
One of the tried and true methods for generating an income stream is through investing in dividend stocks. In this era of low interest rates, dividend payments can be a more rewarding way to supplement your income. In turn, many investors plow those payments back into their portfolios. Whatever your strategy is, one of the
Cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt Holdings (NYSE:BKKT) was a hot IPO in October. In December, it’s as cold as ice. BKKT stock has plummeted nearly 70% in the past month and a half. Source: Shutterstock Bakkt’s majority owner is Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange. The idea was to link the worlds of
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Travel was one of the hardest-hit industries when COVID-19 sprung onto the scene. Shares of airlines, cruise line companies, hotel operators and online booking sites plummeted as the world locked down. Carnival (NYSE:CCL) was among them, with CCL stock dropping from around $50 a share at the end of 2019 to below $8 a share
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock may have begun its final descent. Source: viewimage / Shutterstock.com If the market gods are real, they certainly have a twisted sense of humor. At the beginning of this year, Wall Street was forced to recognize a new phenomenon: meme trading. In this case, AMC, which appeared on the verge of
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A female former employee of Elon Musk’s SpaceX alleged in an essay published Tuesday that the space company’s workplace is “rife with sexism” and that its
In this article GME AMC DELL TMX RL Beyond Meat “Beyond Burger” patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. GameStop, AMC Entertainment — Meme stocks rebounded from a
Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) has been one of this year’s top performers. Shares of UPST stock are up over 260% year-to-date (YTD), from around $40 at the start of 2021 to $151 as of the close of Dec. 13. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com You probably wouldn’t realize that if you’ve just tuned into the Upstart story, however.
The merger between Polestar and Gores Guggenheim (NASDAQ:GGPI) is expected to happen in the first half of 2022. Since the Swedish electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer announced its merger with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Sept. 27, GGPI stock has gained about 14% or so. Source: Jeppe Gustafsson / Shutterstock.com However, at one point
Cloudflare (NYSE:NET), the cloud-based security technology company, produced excellent top-line numbers for Q3. However, NET stock has been falling lately, just as I predicted, mainly due to its overvaluation. Analysts are now starting to accept this and offering downgrades. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com I recently wrote about this in my article last week. I
Saving money can seem like more trouble than it’s worth, given the relatively small sums yielded by trimming expenses by a few dollars a week here and there. But take those savings and invest them, even conservatively, and that belt-tightening promises to deliver thousands of dollars over the long-term. The potential payoffs increase more dramatically
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. Al Drago | Reuters The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a dramatic policy shift Wednesday that will clear the way for a first interest rate hike next year. Markets are anticipating the Fed
While Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) might be on everyone’s mind at the moment, my nominee for most controversial publicly traded company in recent memory would still have to be Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR). Not only is the company involved in some questionable activities, PLTR stock continues to baffle investors by rarely steering into the lanes
IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) seeks to lead the way in a very specific market: quantum computing. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a mathematician or computer scientist to invest in IONQ stock. Source: Amin Van / Shutterstock.com It is important to understand what the company does, though. To put it simply, IonQ develops quantum computers designed to solve