Here are must-read articles from MarketWatch from the past week that will make you smarter.
1. Netflix loses some of its flock
Shares of Netflix NFLX, -1.79% sank 10% on Thursday on disappointing subscriber data. Shares continued to fall on Friday. What should investors do now? Here’s what to consider:
• After missing subscriber forecasts, Netflix faces new international threat
• Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why U.S. subscriber numbers plunged
• Opinion: The Netflix selloff is just a hiccup in a great growth stock
• Opinion: Netflix’s content strategy isn’t working, so expect even more drops in the stock
• Netflix stock slammed by subscriber miss, but analysts are unfazed
• This analyst says bullish Netflix sell-siders are trafficking in nonsense
• Brett Arends on Netflix: Beware of hot stocks
2. Apollo at 50
Saturday will mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing on the moon. The Washington Monument is being turned into a life-size rocket for the anniversary because, yes, this is a big deal. Here’s more:
• 5 innovations of the Apollo moon program that changed life here on Earth
• 50 years after Apollo, does America have the right stuff to join the new space race?
• The business lesson from Apollo 11 that we shouldn’t forget
• We can thank NASA for memory foam, pet odor filters — and GPS on your iPhone
3. Can Microsoft improve from here?
Microsoft’s MSFT, +1.16% shares have returned 35% this year through July 18. The company reported a tremendous increase in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, but Theresa Poletti sees one important area where it needs to improve.
4. A retirement debate
Paul Brandus sees a looming disaster for U.S. retirees, but Andrew Biggs says numbers prove fears of a retirement crisis are overblown.
More: How inflation might impact your retirement
5. Retirement living
Here are four great American cities where a Social Security check is easily enough to cover housing costs.
6. How to beat the market
A money manager who has consistently beaten his benchmark index offers investing tips and stock picks.
7. Easy ways to invest in real estate
If you think it is only for the rich, think again.
8. Bond funds and very low interest rates
For income-seeking investors, life has been getting harder for decades, as bond yields have fallen. In a world with $13 trillion in bonds with negative yields, it is more difficult than ever. Mark Hulbert has advice about how to determine whether a bond fund is worth the expense.
9. You can fight dementia
A major new study suggests it is possible to avoid developing dementia. Here are five ways to reduce your risk.
10. Copy this ‘Shark Tank’ investor
Barbara Corcoran describes how she turned a $50,000 investment into $30 million.
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