Hey friend,
A company announced, “Heyyy, sooo we’re making less money than we said.”
Its stock went up 27%. 🙃
That was FMC Corp this week. Meanwhile, Hain Celestial (yes, your Celestial Tea) dropped 56% over one missed debt deal.
One headline can swing a single stock in a direction that makes zero sense. That’s not investing, that’s a group chat with your money in it.
That’s why I love ETFs. One ticker, a whole basket of companies. One bad headline doesn’t take you out.
ETF of the Week: 2 to grow, 2 to steady, 2 to last
Ticker | What it is | Fee/yr* | |
|---|---|---|---|
📈 GROW | SMH | Chip makers behind AI | $3.50 |
XAR | Aerospace + defense | $3.50 | |
🛡️ STEADY | SPLV | 100 calmest S&P 500 stocks | $2.50 |
XLP | What you buy no matter what | $0.80 | |
💸 LAST | SCHD | 100 dividend payers | $0.60 |
DVY | Dividend payers since 2003 | $3.80 |
Plot twist 🫠
The S&P 500 is near record highs. Love that for us.
Also, nearly 40% of the companies inside it are down 20% or more. A few tech giants are carrying the whole thing. Know what’s inside your “safe” fund.
🤝 How I caught the FMC story
I did NOT read a government filing who has time for that I have kids. AllSight read it for me and explained it in plain English.
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Go grow your bag. Bye! 💚
Amira Nicole
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