After slipping in August and September, stocks tend to move higher in October. These four stocks held by billionaire investors look ripe for a rebound. By John Dobosz, Forbes Staff The month of October has a well-earned reputation as a spooky stretch of time for stock market investors because of…

Stock buybacks can be controversial. A company uses its cash to buy its own shares in the open market. This lowers the share count, which increases earnings per share. The idea is that the rising EPS will help to support higher share prices over time. But things may not be…

What Is Risk? Warren Buffett, widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest investors, has famously asserted, “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing”. He’s correct, of course, but who admits that? “Risk management” in this context refers to the process of identifying, evaluating, and addressing the potential dangers…

If you want proof that most investors are irrational performance chasers, you’d be hard-pressed to find better evidence than the popularity of funds tracking the Nasdaq 100 index. Most indexes are designed to capture as broad a swath of the market as possible, a narrowly defined specific stock sector such…

Junk bonds have been a bright spot for bond investors in a miserable 2023. They also look riskier than they did earlier this year. That’s not how 2023 was supposed to play out. After two straight years of losses, bonds were supposed to bounce back. But rising yields have repeatedly…

With the student loan payment pause coming to an end, borrowers will soon have to balance saving for retirement with paying down their debt. The problem, say experts, is that after a three-plus-year reprieve, the shock of resuming payments may mean the more distant goal will fall to the wayside.…

Morgan Avrigean’s car-insurance premium jumped about 80% in the past 18 months, to $720 for a six-month policy. And that’s after the Pittsburgh-based communications strategist, 26, changed insurers twice, bundled her home and auto insurance, and agreed to pay the premium upfront. “Insurance is getting so expensive,” she says.That’s a…

Stocks were rising Thursday as the yield on the 10-year Treasury tipped slightly lower. These stocks were making moves Thursday:  CarMax (ticker: KMX) fell 10% after the user-car seller reported fiscal second-quarter revenue that declined sharply from a year earlier. The stock was the worst performer in the S&P 500.…

The U.S. Federal Reserve will next determine short-term interest rates on November 1. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has made it clear that decision will depend on the data. On the one hand, the Fed may increase rates if upcoming data shows inflation is not slowing as fast as the Fed…

Oil prices climbed to the highest in more than a year on Thursday on concern that the global market will be stretched for supply amid planned production cuts. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, was up 0.7% to $94.35 a barrel after briefly topping $95 for the first time since…