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Investor shift to bearishness is gaining speed

Stocks plunged again as investors worried about surging energy prices.

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond soared as much as 110% in early trading Monday before ending the day up 34%.

How much economic pain is the world willing to bear as a result of the sanctions, when it’s likely uber-wealthy Putin will bear none of it?

“Fear has pushed investors back to their benchmarks,” Wood warned.

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.

A high degree of dependence on digital technology makes the U.S. particularly susceptible to cyberattacks from Russia, the world’s biggest purveyor of state-sponsored cyberattacks, but the U.S. also has an economic upper hand.

Colgate-Palmolive stock (NYSE: CL) is up more than 2% in the past week (five trading days), outperforming the S&P 500 which was up a little under 2% over this period.

They want President Biden to extend the student loan payment freeze and cancel student debt.

Helen of Troy’s (NASDAQ: HELE) stock price grew just 16% from $180 in 2019 end to almost $210 currently, primarily due to unfavorable changes in its P/S multiple.

Student loan defaults could soar when payments restart.

On 3/9/22, Occidental Petroleum will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.13, payable on 4/15/22.

Shipping companies are pulling out of Russia but still enjoying high rates to export oil elsewhere from the U.S., West Africa and the Middle East.

The VIX is high and may not see relief until the Russia-Ukraine situation improves.

UPS stock rose from levels of $195 in early September 2021 to $233 in early February 2022 before cooling off to $212 currently.

Amgen (AMGN) is the featured stock from February's Dividend Growth Stocks Model Portfolio.

Scale and strong brand awareness equip this company to profit from the growing demand for its products.

More recently, the Biden government announced the “Test To Treat” initiative, which will allow people with positive Covid-19 test to get Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill - Paxlovid - at zero cost.

This can save you big money on your student loans.

Our theme of Hydrogen Economy Stocks, which includes the stocks of U.S. listed companies that sell hydrogen fuel cells, related renewable energy equipment, and supply hydrogen gas, has declined by about 3% year-to-date, faring slightly better compared to the S&P 500 which remains down by about 6%...