Key Takeaways Investment losses can help you reduce taxes by offsetting gains or income. Even if you don't currently have any gains, there are benefits to harvesting losses now, since they can be used to offset income or future gains. If you have more capital losses than gains, you may be able to

India is a growing emerging market nation with untapped resources and a sizable labor force. Reflecting its potential, 2019 was a record year for both private equity and venture capital. The average size of investments grew substantially while the top two sectors were banking, insurance, and finance and consumer technology. Real estate and

Key Takeaways If you've sold your investments due to market ups and downs, reinvesting can help get your plan back on track. Staying disciplined with your saving and investing is key to helping account balances recover and achieving long-term goals. A financial plan is helpful when everything is booming, but it's critical in

We hate to drag out that old, on-the-fence phrase, "it depends." But it does. Your 401(k) plan's rate of return is directly correlated to the investment portfolio you create with your contributions, as well as the current market environment.  That being said, although each 401(k) plan is different, contributions accumulated within your

Have you ever wondered what happened to your socks when you put them into the dryer and then never saw them again? It's an unexplained mystery that may never have an answer. Many people feel the same way when they suddenly find that their brokerage account balance has taken a

Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday sharply criticized how investment bankers handled the recent initial public offerings for companies such as DoorDash and Airbnb, two tech companies that saw major pops in their stocks after they began trading this week. "I don't want to say that the market

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on "The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters The Federal Reserve heads into its meeting next week in a familiar place, with a teetering economy that

Jeffrey Ubben Source: BusinessWire Activist Jeff Ubben thinks the market is mistakenly underappreciating Strategic Education because it is a for-profit education company. His firm, Inclusive Capital, has a more than 5% stake in Strategic Education. Since early June, the stock is down more than 40%, while the S&P 500 has rallied more than

Packs of 2019 Topps cards spread out across a table. Sam Rega Interest in collecting and values have seen a steady uptick for the last decade with prices really starting to rise at quicker rate somewhere around 2016 or 2017. With the onset of the pandemic at the beginning of this year,

Signage is displayed outside the Campbell Soup Co. factory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cole Burston | Bloomberg | Getty Images This week, Wall Street looked to Washington as lawmakers tried to reach an agreement on a coronavirus relief package before the end of the year.   Both sides of the aisle appeared far