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January 28, 2021 10:06 AM newsfeedback@fool.com (Dan Caplinger) Posted: Updated: January 30, 2021 5:10 AM Recent events have thrust the practice of selling a stock short into the spotlight. With companies like GameStop (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings seeing their shares soar as the result of short squeezes, everyone’s getting an education about the dynamics of short-selling and how it actually works. In this latest short-selling controversy, many investors have been con...

Author Bio Matt is a Certified Financial Planner based in South Carolina who has been writing for The Motley Fool since 2012. Matt specializes in writing about bank stocks, REITs, and personal finance, but he loves any investment at the right price. Follow him on Twitter to keep up with his latest work! Follow @TMFMathGuy We recently learned that the acquisition target for Chamath Palihapitiyas fifth special purchase acquisition company (SPAC), Social Capital Hedosophia...

Channel3000.com Posted: Updated: January 22, 2021 6:50 PM The COVID-19 pandemic put millions of people out of work in early 2020. Even though some people have managed to return to their jobs, many are still relying on unemployment benefits for financial support. With tax season set to start in mid-February, many people who received unemployment checks in 2020 are about to get a nasty surprise. When you prepare your 2020 federal tax returns, you’re going to have to report those unemployment ...

Channel3000.com Posted: Updated: January 22, 2021 10:03 AM Stock investors make money in two ways. Ideally, the share price of the stocks they own goes up, giving them a profit when they sell. Some stocks also pay dividends to shareholders at regular intervals, giving them income that they can either reinvest in the stock or use for other purposes. Depending on the type of account that holds your dividend-paying stocks, you might pay taxes on your dividend income. Below, we’ll go into the d...

Let's take a few minutes to break down the latest investment trend.

Author Bio Matt is a Certified Financial Planner based in South Carolina who has been writing for The Motley Fool since 2012. Matt specializes in writing about bank stocks, REITs, and personal finance, but he loves any investment at the right price. Follow him on Twitter to keep up with his latest work! Follow @TMFMathGuy Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have been a major investing trend over the past year or so. However, if you invest in a SPAC shortly a...

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Author Bio Dan Caplinger has been a contract writer for the Motley Fool since 2006. As the Fools Director of Investment Planning, Dan oversees much of the personal-finance and investment-planning content published daily on Fool.com. With a background as an estate-planning attorney and independent financial consultant, Dans articles are based on more than 20 years of experience from all angles of the financial world. Follow @DanCaplinger We all want to leave as much as to...

Author Bio Dan Caplinger has been a contract writer for the Motley Fool since 2006. As the Fools Director of Investment Planning, Dan oversees much of the personal-finance and investment-planning content published daily on Fool.com. With a background as an estate-planning attorney and independent financial consultant, Dans articles are based on more than 20 years of experience from all angles of the financial world. Follow @DanCaplinger Roth IRAs are great, but not every...