How to pay college tuition bills with your 529 plan

Largely due to President Donald Trump‘s changing tariff policies, markets have been on a rollercoaster ride since April. Although the S&P 500 has largely rebounded from last month’s lows, some families who have been diligently saving for future college costs may still see their 529 college savings plan balance hasn’t fully recovered. For those with tuition […]

JPMorgan upgrades emerging markets. How to play the improved outlook

Emerging market stocks couldn’t catch a break the past four years. Now their fortunes may be turning. JPMorgan upgraded emerging markets to overweight from neutral on Monday. Strategist Mislav Matejka cited several reasons for the change, including easing trade tensions and attractive valuations. “De-escalation on U.S.-China trade front reduces one significant headwind for EM equities,” […]

The market just gave investors a gift. Here’s how not to blow it

The stock market has come full circle from its April lows, with all of the losses suffered now recovered. For investors who long defied warnings about being over-exposed to U.S. stocks, especially with the dominant position of a handful of tech stocks in the S&P 500, the rebound in portfolios is a good opportunity to […]

How to trade gold and bitcoin after the big market rally

Gold has cooled after a year-long rally that sent the commodity to a gain of 35%, but even with stocks in rebound mode, the market hedge has room to move higher, according to David Schassler, head of multi-asset solutions at fund manager Van Eck. “I couldn’t imagine a better backdrop for gold,” said Schassler on […]

How to play a $5 trillion market for humanoid robots by 2050

New estimates from Morgan Stanley suggest investment opportunity in the global humanoid value chain as the technology gets closer to reality. Wall Street continues to double down on its forecasts of a multi-trillion dollar global market for humanoid robots, suggesting it will grow to be significantly larger than the global auto industry by the next […]

How to turn your stock market losses into a tax-savings windfall

Even sharp market sell-offs can have a silver lining for investors. Beyond today’s dollar losses, they may offer an opportunity to boost tax savings tomorrow. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement of “reciprocal” tariffs sent the major averages on a wild ride, spurring worries of stubborn inflation on one hand and heightened recession risk on […]

How to avoid bond panic and get ‘peace of mind’ income from the market

When the stock market is in the middle of a panic, investors flee to bonds. Last week, that fundamental “flight to safety” approach didn’t work. A surge in U.S. treasury bond yields sparked questions about the fundamental role of bonds in a diversified portfolio, and even bigger questions about whether an unprecedented shift away from […]