Investing in a stock with the hopes of it turning into 10 times its value is enticing, and it can lead to investors taking on significant risk for the sake of scoring a huge return. For buy-and-hold investors, there are much safer ways to achieve 10x returns in the markets. A top ETF for investors to consider for the long haul is the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ).
With market dynamics appearing favorable for equities heading into 2025, Schwab Center for Financial Research fixed income strategist Collin Martin joins Seana Smith and Madison Mills on Catalysts to make the case for bonds. Martin says corporate bonds, which play an important role in a balanced portfolio, have "really attractive" yields at the moment. "We think it's important to focus on income and... [yields], where you get some volatility here and there, but from a big-picture standpoint, if you look at investment-grade corporate bonds... you can get average yields of around 5%." Martin also emphasizes current average yields because "if we go back relative to the past 15 years or so, we're still at attractive levels." The strategist adds that fixed income "plays a huge role for investors as they're approaching retirement, specifically, or they're in retirement, and given what we think is a relatively positive economic outlook, we're okay taking a little risk with corporate bonds. And we think they're a nice way to boost some income in your overall portfolios." Watch the video above for more from Martin on his bonds outlook ahead of 2025. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.
AI is expected to continue to be a major focus for the tech sector (XLK) come the new year, but what can investors expect? TECHnalysis Research President and Chief Analyst, Bob O'Donnell says expect a lot of different changes with AI. O'Donnell telling Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton on Asking for a Trend that "hybrid AI" starts to change the story when we think about who are going to be the important players. As for what investors might want to watch for with AI darling Nvidia (NVDA), O'Donnell says "the important thing to think about with Nvidia is the software story". Nvidia has been a dominant player in the AI arena and O'Donnell explains how software gives the chipmaker a nice growth opportunity. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Ivana Freitas.
US mortgage rates have ticked lower for the second consecutive week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped from 6.81% to 6.69% as reported by Freddie Mac. Yahoo Finance senior housing reporter Claire Boston joins Brad Smith on Wealth, while also addressing the boost in mortgage applications in the final weeks of 2024. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
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According to research from the University of California, the amount of power needed for ChatGPT to generate a single 100-word email is 0.14 kilowatt-hours, roughly equivalent to running 14 LED lightbulbs for an hour. Angie Gildea, KPMG U.S. Energy Leader, tells Catalysts Hosts Seana Smith and Madison Mills that both hyperscalers and energy providers are exploring renewables like wind and solar to fulfill the robust demand generated by AI data centers. "There's about 8,000 data centers worldwide today, and that number is growing every day." Tech companies are “willing to pay extra, additional money to get that renewable power,” Gildea says. “But speed to market is also important, and they need to have reliability, and they need to have redundancy.” And while Meta (META) is renewing its call for a nuclear partner to expand its capabilities in the 2030s, KPMG found that just 16% of hyperscalers are doing the same. According to Gildea, “there's also some uncertainties around nuclear, particularly as it relates to public perception, some regulatory permitting challenges, and it does take several years to get those nuclear facilities up online.” To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Kayla Hawkins.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) climb by nearly 0.6% at Wednesday's session start. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) isn't too far behind, driven by tech stock performances which leads sector gains. Morning Brief host Brad Smith and Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre monitor this morning's market action. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
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