After hitting all-time highs in the fall of 2021, the crypto market has been on a precipitous decline. For a time in November 2021, Bitcoin was trading at over $67,000 per coin. By mid-2022, it had fallen to under $20,000 per coin.
While these lower prices have some investors itching to buy,
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We have officially entered a bear market and the odds are we haven’t hit bottom yet. With a recession on the horizon, how should you allocate your money?
While high growth technology stocks have been hit hard, other bellwether tech stocks may be somewhat immune to a recession. How is this possible? In a word: moat.
Many economists, including Nobel Prize-winner Paul Krugman, have pointed out that the stock market only represents a small area of the economy. The market can thrive even while people struggle with financial uncertainty, political strife, and worldwide illness.
Regardless of what economists say, it seemed strange to many that the market could reach new heights while so many consumers struggle.
Google is the most visited website on earth, attracting billions of users who rely on it to carry out their daily searches. However, Google’s parent, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), is much more than just a search engine. From Gmail to Google Drive, Google provides a host of tools and apps — many of which reinvented how we access information.
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In a stock market where technology stocks grab so much attention, a jewelry stock may easily go under the radar. But Signet Jewelers (SIG) has dazzled in more ways than one as you’re about to see.
From its humble Bermudian beginnings in 1950, Signet has grown to about 3,600 jewelry stores and holds the title of the world’s biggest diamond retailer.
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As markets dropped at the beginning of 2022, growth stocks took a nosedive. Even big name firms got a severe haircut. Netflix (NFLX) fell by more than 70%, Salesforce (CRM) dropped by over 36%, and Meta Platforms Inc. (META) plummeted more than 52%.
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It’s been joked about that Warren Buffett must have been royalty in one of his past lives. For one thing, he’s the reigning king of stocks. Plus, his love of moats must have originated somewhere.
But what about pets?
It turns out there is a pet company that combines Buffett’s love of moats and insurance: Trupanion.
Target is one of America’s largest retailers — and while the brand is a name consumers know and love, investors have a different perspective lately. The big-box retailer is facing significant inventory issues. These are so troublesome that Target altered its guidance weeks after issuing it.
As an investor, here’s what you need to know about Target now and moving forward.
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