InvestTalk 4-8-2024 – Is the Labor Market Healthy and Sustainable?

Embrace these timeless investing principles and you can still attain remarkable outcomes. Today's Stocks & Topics: Fixed Index Annuities, Market Wrap, IBM - International Business Machines Corp., Take It from Warren Buffett: Misses Are Inevitable, BBC - Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF, BBY - Best Buy Co. Inc., Utilities Stocks, 401(k), TWI - Titan International Inc., PSLV - Sprott Physical Silver Trust, BCE - BCE Inc., Bonds and Treasuries, Corporate Financing.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world.Today's Stocks & Topics: Savings Account, Financial Data on Companies, TSP Investments and Percentages, Options & Capital Gains, 401k, A-I in the Finance Industry, Rollover the 403B to a Roth I-R-A, Brokage Account Security, Second High-Risk Account, Municipal Bonds, 401k Funds, Selling Losses vs. Taxes, Portfolio Reviews, Interest Rates and Homes, Covered Call, Bond Option, Limited Partnership.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sometimes the financial markets do cross the sensibility line, but it is difficult to profit from that knowledge. Today's Stocks & Topics: SFM - Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., Market Wrap, MSCI - MSCI Inc., BROS - Dutch Bros Inc., Beyond Efficiency, Are the Markets Sensible?, I-R-As, AON - Aon PLC, RLI - RLI Corp., “Soft Landing”, BELFB - Bel Fuse Inc. Cl B, INTC - Intel Corp., CB - Chubb Ltd., VITL - Vital Farms Inc., The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

According to the National Retail Federation, shoppers racked up more than $5 trillion worth of retail sales in the U.S. in 2023 and about 14.5% of those sales were returned. Today's Stocks & Topics: OKE - ONEOK Inc., Market Wrap, MMM - 3M Co., SOLV - Solventum Corp., Retailers Are Cracking Down on Returns and Tracking 'Problem' Customers, AWSHX - American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund, IGR - CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund, CEIX - CONSOL Energy Inc., Opportunities Zones, URI - United Rentals Inc., Bonds vs. Money Market, Meme Stocks Traders Are Back.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Many banks have grants to help borrowers make a down payment-- especially first-time and lower-income buyers. Today's Stocks & Topics: VRT - Vertiv Holdings LLC, Market Wrap, SHOP - Shopify Inc. Cl A, What You Might Want to Know About Grants for First-Time Homebuyers, SONY - Sony Group Corp. ADR, Copper, Covered Call, UFPI - UFP Industries Inc., Tether, The Oil Industry, CDW - CDW Corp., EPAM - EPAM Systems Inc., Buybacks.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There are ways to identify the risks hiding in your portfolio. Today's Stocks & Topics: CVS - CVS Health Corp., Market Wrap, ROCK - Gibraltar Industries Inc., Does Your Portfolio Need a Risk Audit, Material Sector, PICK - iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF, IIPR - Innovative Industrial Properties Inc., Tariffs on China, CAN - Accenture PLC Cl A, AMC - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. Cl A, ACIW - ACI Worldwide Inc., Pandemic Era Winners.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Effectively communicating withdrawal strategy improves the client experience.(Retirement income guardrails—strategies that predetermine when spending retirement adjustments would be made and the spending adjustments themselves—have become increasingly popular in recent years.) Today's Stocks & Topics: EQL - ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF, Market Wrap, Financial Data on Companies, TSLA - Tesla Inc., HMC - Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ADR, How Retirement Income Guardrails Can Ease Clients’ Worries, ACLS - Axcelis Technologies Inc., MRVL - Marvell Technology Inc., TJX - TJX Cos., Bond Option, VDADX - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral, The DOW, Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, Jim Simons, AAPL - Apple Inc.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Some analysts project an optimistic economic forecast in the long run but slow growth for the remainder of 2024. Today's Stocks & Topics: POWL - Powell Industries Inc., Market Wrap, GRBK - Green Brick Partners Inc., Will GDP Growth Continue to Weaken Until the Fed Starts Cutting Interest Rates?, Second High-Risk Account, XBI - SPDR S&P Biotech ETF, Berkshire Hathaway, BGS - B&G Foods Inc., EQIX - Equinix Inc., DLR - Digital Realty Trust Inc., NSSC - NAPCO Security Technologies Inc.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

One billionaire investor has slashed his big bet on the chipmaker that was one of the best performers last year-- when it rallied a whopping 238%. Today's Stocks & Topics: KEY - KeyCorp., Savings Account, Market Wrap, BLD - TopBuild Corp., Is A-I a Bit 'Overhyped' in the Short Term?, XLB - Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF, VAW - Vanguard Materials ETF, Earnings Season, OPCH - Option Care Health Inc., Limited Partnership, UNM - Unum Group, Capital Gains.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Market returns remain heavily concentrated, with just 10 stocks accounting for 85% of the market’s gain for the year to date. Today's Stocks & Topics: KKR - KKR & Co. Inc., Market Wrap, HIMS - Hims & Hers Health Inc., RYI - Ryerson Holding Corp., Is It Possible to See Opportunities After a Tough Month for Stocks, Interest Rates and Homes, Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey, RVMD - Revolution Medicines Inc., PLAB - Photronics Inc., ERF - Enerplus Corp., CHRD - Chord Energy Corp., The IPOs Market.Our Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/* Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com* Learn more at hackerone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy