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Should I Continue Doing Annual $10K Conversions From My 401(k) to an IRA? I retired in 2022 at 62 years old. I have a $2,900 monthly pension and draw $1,900 per month in Social Security. I have $520,000 in my 401(k) and $24,000 in an IRA. I currently move $10,000 from my 401(k) to my IRA every time it increases $10,000 in value. Is it wise to do […] The post Ask an Advisor: I'm Already Retired But I've Been Converting $10k at a Time From My 401(k) to an IRA. Is This Wise? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset. Hunting For Magnificent Growth Next Year? Check Out These 7 Stocks. None of our picks is Nvidia or Amazon or Tesla. Investors may wish to widen the aperture to find the best stocks for outsize earnings growth. Where Will SoundHound AI Stock Be in 1 Year? At the time of this writing, shares have skyrocketed an astonishing 870% year to date, powered by mounting market enthusiasm for the company's innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that may just be at the beginning of transformative long-term growth. Let's explore where SoundHound AI stock might be in one year. A key breakthrough of artificial intelligence lies in its capacity to understand and generate natural language. Monthly Sector Review We retain a recommended Over-Weight on the Utilities sector. Stocks in this sector have been positive throughout 2024 in anticipation of lower interest rates, and the group really took off in the third quarter as that possibility became a likelihood. In addition to the sector’s attraction as a source of income now that bond yields are coming down, we expect Utilities to benefit from providing the power needs of the fast-growing AI data center market. Warren Buffett Just Bought $562 Million Worth of These 3 Stocks Buffett hasn't been a big buyer in 2024, but he thinks these stocks present great value right now. The Best High-Yield Dividend ETF to Invest $2,000 in Right Now Looking for a high-yield ETF to boost your income in the long run? It's never too early to start planning your nest egg's dividend payouts, and this recently introduced ETF could be just what you need. Apple On Cusp Of 'Golden Era Of Growth,' Analyst Says With Apple stock in record-high territory, a longtime Apple bull on Thursday raised his price target to the highest level on Wall Street. Growth Stocks To Buy For The Long Term: Will UnitedHealth Remain A Long-Term Leader? Three new companies joining the Watchlist, including ServiceNow and Sterling Infrastructure, hold very good IBD ratings. Daily Spotlight: Bond Spreads Narrow Treasury bond yields have been rising in recent weeks as concerns over inflation have returned since the election. Meanwhile, corporate bond yields have headed higher as well, but not as rapidly as Treasury yields (as fixed-income investors are less concerned about a slowing economy and potential recession). As a consequence, spreads between corporate and Treasury bond yields have narrowed. The spread between AAA-rated corporate bonds and 10-year government bonds in November was 78 basis points (bps), below the 35-year average of 122 bps and down about 30 bps from August. The gap between the government 10-year bond yield and a BAA-rated bond (still investment grade) in November was 142 basis points, below the historical average spread of 229 bps and down about 40 bps in the past three months. We watch these spreads closely for a couple of reasons. First, from an asset-allocation standpoint, tight corporate bond spreads signal that corporate bond prices are above historical fair value, and we may look to under-weight the segment in our model portfolios. As well, from a broad market standpoint, the changes in the spreads offer clues to the bond market's view of corporate financial strength -- which appears to be improving given the narrowing spreads.
