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After months of turmoil, AT&T (NYSE:T) stock looks to have bottomed and is finally trending higher. Source: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock The iconic American company that is today the world’s biggest telecommunications company and the largest provider of mobile telephone services in the U.S. has struggled this year as its stock price has endured a roller-coaster ride
The COVID hangover is real. Apple Inc. (AAPL) recently decided to delay staff’s return to the office until at least January 2022, pushing back its original target of October. But with surging cases, Delta and Lambda variants running rampant, and the CDC’s reversal of mask guidelines, Apple wants to play it safe. For now, Apple
Companies rushed to have their employees work from home as governments imposed locked downs. This led to a goldrush in stay-at-home investments, particularly for technology firms. Software companies that enabled virtual meetings and remote working flourished while other sectors floundered. Now that countries in the developed world have rolled out vaccinations, investors should consider hot
Healthcare REITs have dramatically underperformed the broader market over the last 12 months due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis on their business. However, investors should not dismiss these stocks, particularly given that the broad market has doubled off its bottom last year and is now trading at a rich valuation level. While healthcare
REITs are benefitting from rotation into defensive areas of the market and change in rate outlook. Vanguard Real Estate ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/VNQ/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Schwab U.S. REIT ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SCHH/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/XLRE/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID SPDR S&P 500 ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/SPY/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Stock market gauges such as the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index continue to sit at or near all-time highs. While leading stocks continue to perform admirably, many companies have had a difficult summer. Small-cap firms, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and unprofitable tech companies have seen their shares dive. If the corrections spread,
Mutual funds are considered relatively safe investments. However, mutual funds are considered a bad investment when investors consider certain negative factors to be important, such as high expense ratios charged by the fund, various hidden front-end and back-end load charges, lack of control over investment decisions, and diluted returns. High Annual Expense Ratios Mutual funds