Gold and Silver Prices on the Rise: Here’s What’s Driving Them
Central bank gold buying accelerated under Biden and this, along with physical gold purchases in Asia, has been the main driver behind the gold price, despite a high dollar and elevated US Treasury yields. Both resulted from the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates to reduce inflation. The Fed announced its first interest rate cut since […]
Are Market Forecasts Truly Significant?
Key Takeaways The best use case for investors for experts’ forecasts for stock and bond returns is if you have some savings target where you have a 10-year horizon.Most investors, if they’re listening to forecasts that are short term, for the next year or the next three years, it’s good entertainment, but I probably wouldn’t […]
6 Overlooked US Stocks That Recently Increased Their Dividends
Amid a tumultuous start to 2025 for the stock market, dividend-paying stocks continued to lag the broader market, despite their reputation as safe havens. However, this volatility could present opportunities for long-term investors looking to capitalize on discounts. Dividend investing comes in various forms. Investors can look for stocks with the highest yields, those with […]
Are Stock Investors Facing Another Tech Downturn?
I was recently cleaning out old files and came across an Ameritrade brokerage statement from 1999. It made for embarrassing viewing. Not Pets.com-level embarrassment, but the fact that I can’t remember why I bought shares in Lucent Technologies or Centura Software is proof I was swept up in the internet bubble, also known as dot-com […]
3 Top Dividend Stocks to Consider in February 2025
David Harrell: Hi, I’m David Harrell, editor of the Morningstar DividendInvestor newsletter. In this monthly series, we take a look at the dividend prospects of three stocks that are popular with income investors. 3 US Dividend Stocks for February 2025 A.O. Smith AOSCoca-Cola KOStarbucks SBUX A.O. Smith AOS is a fairly recent addition to the […]
Anomaly in Gold Stock Valuation – MINING.COM
From a high-level valuation perspective, gold mining is a simple business. Miners excavate, haul, and crush gold-bearing ores, process them to recover the gold, then sell it usually at prevailing market prices. Profits are the difference between those and the costs of bringing that gold to market. While the metal can surge fast as this […]
Is Apple Stock a Buy, Sell, or Something Else After Earnings?
Apple AAPL released its first-quarter fiscal earnings report on Jan. 30. Here’s Morningstar’s take on Apple’s earnings and stock. What We Thought of Apple’s Q1 Earnings Apple’s AAPL December-quarter revenue rose by 4% year over year to $124.3 billion. IPhone revenue declined 1% year over year to $69.1 billion, and services revenue rose 14% year […]
Top-Performing ETFs | Morningstar
Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are often low-cost instruments for investors to track popular indexes or leverage experienced manager choices in an attempt to beat the market. The best ones serve as building blocks for a portfolio, and unlike open-end mutual funds, all ETFs are traded throughout the day on an exchange. In January 2025, the […]
Top US Energy Stocks to Invest in Today
1-Year Performance of Energy Stocks Source: Morningstar Direct. To come up with our list of the best energy stocks to buy now, we screened for: Energy stocks that are undervalued relative to the average stock in the sector, as measured by our price/fair value metric.Energy stocks that earn narrow or wide Morningstar Economic Moat Ratings. […]
Is Investing in a Covered-Call ETF Worth It?
This video was originally published on 14 June, 2023 Ruth Saldanha: Many investors want income, and as much income as they can get with as little risk as possible. Recently, a product seems to meet this need. They’re called covered-call ETFs, and they offer high income in some cases as much as 6% or 8% […]