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Some of the stories hitting home with MarketWatch readers this past week include a report on a potentially big threat to your investment portfolio’s health: the heavy weighting that American households are giving to stocks nowadays. It’s a well-known market rule that stock investors buy most at the top and least at the bottom. Draw your own conclusion.
Also, check out stories about why the 1% aren’t so different from the rest of us when it comes to investing mistakes, why you shouldn’t follow a money manager on a hot streak, and the dangers facing the U.S. market right now from longtime bull Jeremy Siegel.
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Americans own a lot of stock right now — and that’s a bad sign
Here’s what the ‘greatest predictor’ of stock market returns sees for the U.S. market.
Americans own a lot of stock right now — and that’s a bad sign
How the 1% at Davos make the same mistakes as we do about stocks and the economy
Believing the future will be like the past is human nature — even for the experienced elite.
How the 1% at Davos make the same mistakes as we do about stocks and the economy
Why Trump’s tweets really have no control over stock prices
Election-year returns typically are the lowest of the market’s ‘Presidential Cycle’, writes Mark Hulbert.
Why Trump’s tweets really have no control over stock prices
What should your retirement wish be for 2020?
Be careful what you wish for.
What should your retirement wish be for 2020?
These numbers show why you shouldn’t follow the latest hot stock picker
How to assess 2019 performance in the stock market.
These numbers show why you shouldn’t follow the latest hot stock picker
Another sign of the retail-pocalypse as e-commerce ETF overtakes one that tracks bricks and mortar
There’s now more money in an exchange-traded fund that tracks online retailers than one made up of mostly bricks-and-mortar companies.
Another sign of the retail-pocalypse as e-commerce ETF overtakes one that tracks bricks and mortar
How the fintech revolution is transforming your financial adviser
Financial technology tools help planners to be more effective and efficient, writes Morey Stettner.
How the fintech revolution is transforming your financial adviser
Will earnings drive markets in 2020?
JJ Kinahan, chief market strategist for TD Ameritrade, discusses how earnings, as well as job growth, could potentially propel markets to new highs.
Will earnings drive markets in 2020?
Invesco’s Kristina Hooper says watch out for these 3 trends in 2020
Invesco’s chief global market strategist discusses the main themes that could move global markets in the new year.
Invesco’s Kristina Hooper says watch out for these 3 trends in 2020
Jeremy Siegel: Dangers in the market now
Jeremy Siegel says one of the biggest stock market dangers in 2020 is that ‘people could be throwing risk to the wind.’
Jeremy Siegel: Dangers in the market now
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