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Understanding Diversification in Stock Trading to Avoid Losses
It is important to have a diversified portfolio in order to minimize risk. What Is Diversification? -A variety in your pool (a mix of companies, e.g. tech, oil, industrial, pharmaceutical) -You want to have a mix of industries so that if one industry has a bad year, the rest of your investments still have the…
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Limiting Your Risk When Buying Options
Kevin Matras shows how to minimize your risk when buying options.
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New Jersey tests hybrid work from home program
New Jersey state employees would be allowed to work from home up to two days a week under a test program that was approved on Wednesday. The New Jersey Civil Service Commission voted to establish the hybrid work pilot, which will let state departments and authorities create a telework program for their employees. Under the…
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This crypto fund has outperformed bitcoin for the last five years. Here’s how
A visual representation of Bitcoin. Edward Smith | Getty Images In a space filled with venture investors and traders, a blockchain fund run by value managers thinks it can give investors greater returns than bitcoin itself. Bitcoin has been called the best performing asset of the decade by some. Off the Chain Capital, a fund…
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The SEC wants to regulate an obscure product known as a swap execution facility. Here’s why
SEC chairman Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 14, 2021 in Washington. Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to propose a rule for the registration and regulation of security-based swap execution facilities. A swap execution facility, or SEF, is an electronic…
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JetBlue, Eli Lilly, Occidental Petroleum and more
In this article LLY JBLU TWTR A JetBlue passenger jet (Embraer 190) taxis at LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. JetBlue — Shares of JetBlue fell another 7.6% on Wednesday, as investors weighed the airline’s $3.6…
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Ethereum traders eye the 61.8% Fib level if ETH fails to hold the $3.2K support
The cryptocurrency market is nearly completely red on April 6 after hawkish comments from multiple members of the Federal Reserve highlighted their opinion that aggressively raising interest rates and cutting bond purchases would need to happen in order to combat inflation. Members did concede that this would result in negative pressure being placed on financial markets…
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Los Angeles Home Once Owned By ‘Inspector Gadget’ Creator Lists For $12 Million
With its wrap-around porch, gently gabled roofs and saltbox design, this newly listed Bel-Air home seems more likely to be found in New England than Southern California—but a hillside setting overlooking the canyons and the city below makes it quintessentially Los Angeles. And like many L.A. properties, this one comes with its own slice of…
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Developers are turning to master-planned communities to solve the housing affordability crisis
In this article CSGP JLL UMH HHC Americans who are short on cash to make rent may need to face an uncomfortable reality: Conditions will likely get worse before they get better. U.S. housing supply fell to the lowest levels observed in over 20 years, according to the National Association of Realtors. That’s dramatically pushing…
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Bitcoin Exchange Traded Products Near 1% Of Total BTC Supply
Bitcoin exchange traded products (ETPs) have had a good month in March. BTC assets under management had grown exponentially in this one-month period to touch a new all-time high. This is propelled forward by the inflows that have categorized these ETPs in the last month. This has made March one of the most successful months…
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US imposes ‘severe’ sanctions on Russian banks after Bucha atrocities
The US has imposed its most severe level of sanctions on Sberbank, Russia’s largest financial institution, and Alfa-Bank, the country’s biggest private bank, escalating its economic punishment of Moscow in response to atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. The announcement on Wednesday of “full blocking sanctions”, which prevent the lenders from transacting with any…
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Providence split with Hoag brings Moody’s downgrade
The ratings of Providence, a not-for-profit healthcare system, were downgraded to A1 from Aa3 by Moody’s Investors service following its split with Hoag Hospital in Orange County, California. The downgrade comes as a result of a disaffiliation with Hoag Hospital and the expectation that weaker operating, balance sheet and debt measures will continue for the…
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Ep 147: Why Trading Small or Less Beats Trading Large
In this episode I’ll show you why trading a smaller amount of shares is more beneficial for you, especially if you’re just getting started. Why we want to trade large People always want to trade a large amount of shares, because human beings are greedy. We want to make more money, change our lifestyle, and…
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Top Semiconductor Stocks To Buy The Chip Dip!
The semiconductor sector is ripe with buying opportunities after the recent market dip and this earnings season should generate some robust springboard price-action for well-positioned chip stocks. The Ticker List: TSMC (TSM): 0:45 VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): 2:05 Qualcomm (QCOM): 3:14 Synopsys (SNPS): 3:55 Lam Research (LRCX): 4:54 ACM Research (ACMR): 5:39 Visit our website:…
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Munis vastly outperform a UST selloff
Municipals greatly outperformed a large selloff in U.S. Treasuries Tuesday with yields rising to multi-year highs in the global safety benchmark curve following Federal Reserve officials’ hawkish remarks about shrinking its balance sheet and a likely 50 basis point interest rate increase as soon as May. Equities end in the red. Munis lagged, as they…
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Ecosystem expansion and $45M funding round boost Boba Network (BOBA) price by 30%
The institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies has been gaining momentum over the past couple of years due to venture capitalists and money managers looking to the crypto market as the next investment class that will offer the greatest return. The Boba Network (BOBA) is the most recent protocol to benefit from institutional interest and the long…
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Carvana, First Solar, Generac and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Carvana (CVNA) – Carvana was downgraded to “sector perform” from “outperform” at RBC Capital Markets, with the price target for the online car seller’s stock cut to $138 per share from $155 per share. RBC bases its call both on valuation and potential…
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Buying Or Selling A Home? Here’s What You Need To Know About Contract Contingencies
If you’ve ever bought or sold real estate, you’ve probably heard of contingencies. In the most basic terms, a contingency is a specific requirement that must be met in order to make a real estate contract final. The most common reason a buyer or seller requests a contingency is for their own protection—to ensure that…
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30-year fixed mortgage crosses 5%
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage just crossed 5%, now standing at 5.02%, according to Mortgage News Daily. This is the first time it has crossed that threshold since 2011, save two days in 2018. It stood at 3.38% one year ago today. Mortgage rates, which follow loosely the yield on the…
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Twitter debates the role of renewable energy in Bitcoin mining
It all started with a tweet by Dennis Porter, podcast host and self-described Bitcoin advocate, that led to a heady discussion about renewable energy and the role of Bitcoin miners. Porter asserted that Bitcoin (BTC) creates incentives to build out renewables, but environmental scientist Peter Gleick rebuffed the statement as a “self-serving lie.” The comments…
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