By Ariel Shapira They’ve been dubbed the unluckiest generation in history. As much as that might sound like an exaggeration, it’s safe to say everyone knows exactly which generation is being described. The average Millennial has experienced slower economic growth Read More …
BY RACHEL CURRY Millennial investors—born between 1981 and 1996—hold slimmer assets than their Gen X and baby boomer counterparts, which may contribute to less active market activity. Additionally, only 37 percent of affluent millennials feel financially literate. To read more:
By Rob Isbitts Millennials like stocks. Why shouldn’t they? Stocks only go up, right Dave Portnoy? I recently reviewed the latest survey from Apex clearing, S&P Global Market Intelligence and Investors Business Daily. Each quarter, they review account holdings of a large group Read More …
By Sean Williams This has been a year that the investment community won’t soon forget. We’ve witnessed incredible lows, with the benchmark S&P 500 losing over a third of its value in under five weeks, and monumental highs, with the index recouping Read More …
By Nick Stonnington Before the global financial crisis, the popular belief was that value stocks (which are less expensive and less risky because of their established worth) were a better investment than growth stocks (which are a relatively more expensive Read More …
By Tanza Loudenback There’s quite a bit of chance involved in stock-market investing. As financial experts preach time and again, there’s no way to predict returns with 100% certainty. No one — not even professional money managers — can time the Read More …
By Charles Lewis Sizemore It seems that in the popular imagination, the Millennial will always be that youngish Starbucks barista who could never quite get their financial life in order. But while perception may be slow to change, the reality Read More …
By ROB CARRICK The most dangerous way to start a lifetime of investing is with a run of beginner’s luck. In the annals of investing, beginners may never have been luckier than they were in the rally back from the Read More …
By Wayne Duggan These stocks are popular with young investors. The 2020 stock market rally to all-time highs has been driven in large part by young first-time investors using Robinhood and other free trading apps. Unfortunately, Robinhood recently restricted public access to its Read More …
By Joey Frenette Chasing “sexy” stocks is not for the faint of heart. You not only need the ability and willingness to take on elevated magnitudes of risk brought forth by the sexiest growth stocks at any given instance, but Read More …