Teenagers aren’t allowed to do many things, but trading stocks isn’t one of them. A new crop of mobile apps is making it a cinch for teens to invest, trade, and follow the market. In this week's issue:
Teens might not have much to invest, but brokerage firms are eagerly courting them. What to know about youth trading accounts barrons.com/articles/SB519…
Taiwan Semiconductor has never been more important. Here's how to play its stock barrons.com/articles/taiwa…
Easy money has fueled the economy, but the yield-hungry have been left to scrape for crumbs. Where to find yield barrons.com/articles/incom…
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At 16, Ronak Davé isn’t your typical trader. A high school junior outside Chicago, he started trading a year ago and now spends a few hours a day on the market, checking his portfolio on his phone between classes and studying charts at night.barrons.com/articles/teen-…
“I like cars, so I have a lot of interest in car stocks,” says Davé. His goals: saving for college, getting a golf scholarship, and eventually earning enough to buy his dream car, a Lamborghini Huracán Performante, which goes for about $330,000. barrons.com/articles/teen-…
Teenagers aren’t allowed to do many things, but trading stocks isn’t one of them. A new crop of mobile apps is making it a cinch to invest, trade, and follow the market, using custodial accounts or tunneling in through other means. barrons.com/articles/teen-…
Covid-19 worsened the learning gap in the U.S., exposing digital, economic, educational, and social divides in communities across the country. Barron's is proud to honor three groups that helped expand access to education in a difficult year: barrons.com/articles/meet-…
PCs for People provides computers, broadband internet access, and digital literacy training and support to people who might not otherwise be able to afford it. @PCsforPeople said it served 211,800 individuals in 2020. barrons.com/video/giving-o…
The Last Mile teaches people who are incarcerated high-demand coding and technical skills. It aims to help them more easily find solid jobs after their release. @TLM alumni are employed as web developers, software engineers, and program managers. barrons.com/video/the-grou…
In the era of ultralow bond yields, the concept of retiring on dividends is garnering plenty of interest. Experts say it can be done—with the right strategy. In this week's issue:
The notion of using dividends as income in retirement is drawing plenty of interest these days. Experts say it can be done—with the right strategy.barrons.com/articles/yes-y…
A dividend is a way for a company to return capital to its shareholders, in this case via a dividend check. Most U.S. companies pay a dividend every quarter. Investors love dividend stocks for a few reasons:barrons.com/articles/yes-y…
Dividends tend to grow over time, providing a hedge against inflation. Many reinvest dividends, creating more long-term growth. Companies that pay steady dividends are often regarded as well run. And investors can use dividends as income in retirement.barrons.com/articles/yes-y…
Investors can ignore GameStop, but the trends that put $GME at the center of the stock market are here to stay. barrons.com/articles/the-g…
GameStop was an emblem of the Covid-era economy. Then users on #WallStreetBets coalesced around the stock. Retail investors countered the huge short interest that had massed against $GME, causing a squeeze that throttled hedge funds. barrons.com/articles/the-g…
The new power of retail investors is a "change that is not going to go away,” said NYU professor @AswathDamodaran. “And that’s shaking up traditional portfolio managers, because they’ve lost control of the process.” barrons.com/articles/the-g…