Month: January 2022

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (AMEX: IWR), we found
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Shareholders of cryptocurrency miner Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) had a tough year in 2021 with 1-year losses of around 23.43%, underperforming Nasdaq expectations. Source: Marko Aliaksandr/ShutterStock.com So far, 2022 isn’t great for RIOT stock, either. It had losses of 8.82% in the first trading week of the year. Having a 52-week range of $16.75 –
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A half-million dollars is a lot of money. Unfortunately, it won’t generate much income today if you limit yourself to popular investments. The 10-year Treasury has “rallied” to 1.85%. Put your $500K in them and you’re well below the single-person poverty level at $9,250 annually. Yikes. Dividend paying stocks are masquerading around as bond proxies
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Investors should be bullish about Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) stock. While it hasn’t rewarded early investors following its massive IPO back in March of 2021, it’s growing. And that’s what growth companies are expected to do. They’re also often expected to post large losses in pursuing that growth.  Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com That’s particularly true of
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In recent trading, shares of Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $66.50, changing hands for $67.54/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level.
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Harold Pollack index card for personal finance tips. Photo Credit/All Rights: Harold Pollack. Harold Pollack There are countless personal finance books, blogs and articles that offer advice on investing, savings, retirement and taxes. You could read all those books. Or, you can listen to this University of Chicago social scientist. His name is Harold Pollack,
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