Investors worried about concentration risk in the market may want to consider value-oriented investments.Avantis Investors chief investment strategist Phil McInnis suggests taking a more diversified approach than simply looking at index funds such as the S&P 500. He thinks his firm’s exchange-traded fund strategy can provide better returns in the…

When my husband Brian first told me he’s from Laguna Beach, it took everything in me to play it cool. “Oh, is that near Los Angeles?” I asked. Like most elder millennials, I knew exactly where Laguna Beach was. I’d seen every episode of the reality show (I was an LC…

After a powerful burst of absolute and relative strength from the middle of the first quarter through mid-May, the Utilities Select Sector SDPR Fund ETF (XLU) has turned lower and has underperformed the S&P 500. Despite lower interest rates, which usually benefit debt-heavy utility companies, the recent 0.5 percentage point…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market check: Stocks are trending lower Friday, a day after the S & P 500 and Nasdaq closed at a new…

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC.”Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said one CEO who was in the room, according to a person who heard the executive speaking. The CEO…

By Seema Shah, Chief Global Strategist The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the benchmark policy rate at 5.25%-5.50% at its June meeting for the seventh consecutive meeting. More significantly, the latest dot plot revealed that the FOMC’s median projection has removed two cuts from their 2024 rate projections. From…

A startup that uses technology to stop employees from abusing corporate expenses just raised 8 million euros ($8.6 million) of funding from investors, defying a slump in investment for the financial technology industry.CleverCards, a Dublin-based firm, uses a digital platform linked to configurable expense cards to give companies control over…

The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday, but indicated it’s considering the reduction of its purchase of Japanese government bonds.The central bank left short-term rates unchanged at between 0% to 0.1% at the end of its two-day policy meeting, as widely expected.But notably, the bank…

Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) has been a big winner and I can understand the temptation to sell. The company has executed strongly over the last several years, working through issues with troubled tenants and along the way dispelling fears about the true value of its real estate portfolio. The company…

Databricks, the data analytics software vendor that’s among the most richly valued private U.S. tech companies, told investors on Wednesday that annualized revenue will reach $2.4 billion by the midpoint of this year. Annualized sales through July, or the first six months of fiscal 2025, will increase 60% from a…