How Will the Stock Market Perform in 2025? Here's What Wall Street Thinks.
Let the good times roll. That’s the mantra for many investors as the new year begins. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) jumped 23% in 2024 after soaring 24% in 2023. Another gain of 20% or more this year would be fantastic.
How will the stock market perform in 2025?
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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) in November 2024.
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Read MoreSocial Security update for 2025: Increase in cost of living means higher benefits
It has been my custom for most of the past 27 years to write a column that summarizes the Social Security updates scheduled to take place in the new year. I already discussed some of these updates in October when they were announced, but it doesn’t hurt to repeat them here. (They all grow out of the annual cost-of-living adjustments that have been part of the program since 1973.)
Before I go on,
Goodbye to some benefits? Here’s how the new Social Security Fairness Act will affect you
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act and President Joe Biden signed it into law in December. The bipartisan legislation expanded benefits to nearly 3 million Americans who for more than forty years “have had their earned retirement benefits unfairly cut.”
Who is affected by the new Social Security legislation?
Read MoreWhy Rivian Stock Topped the Market Today
One of the more high-profile electric vehicle (EV) stocks on the scene, pickup and SUV manufacturer Rivian Automotive (RIVN 3.59%), had a fine Thursday on the stock exchange. Investors traded the company’s shares up by almost 4% on news that it had secured billions of dollars in financing from a very reliable source.
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Alert: 1 AI Stock To Hold For The Next 10 Years
Investment Alert: Buy Google (GOOGL) Under $110/share
Disclaimer: Investment Alerts have a medium to long-term time horizon. These do not constitute financial advice and you should contact a financial advisor before deciding whether it is appropriate for your individual circumstances.
When ChatGPT launched, it became the fastest growing product,
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1 Undervalued Healthcare Stock Flying Under The Radar
Molina Healthcare is not widely known among investors but that may be about to change following 15 quarters straight of year-over-year revenue growth and a member base that has grown to approximately 5.2 million across 20 states as of the most recent quarter.
Strategic moves like acquiring My Choice Wisconsin,
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