Dave Kovaleski

Dave has extensive experience writing about stocks, personal finance, and investing. Before joining ValueWalk, Dave was a writer/analyst at The Motley Fool, where he mainly covered financials, consumer goods, market movers, and technology stocks. Dave has also written about personal finance for Standard & Poor's, money markets for Crane Data, financial regulations for Macallan Communications, and institutional investments for Pensions & Investments. His articles have appeared in USA Today, Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq, MSN, Fox Business, and in newspapers across the country. He has also written two local history books in his native Massachusetts.

Consumers

Are Consumers More or Less Optimistic?

Consumer spending has long been the backbone of the economy, but confidence has been tested recently during this period of … Read more

DoJ Lawsuit against Apple

Apple Doesn’t Fall: Price Surges on Big Buyback

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) went on a tear on Friday, fueled by a solid earnings report, a huge stock buyback … Read more

Mastercard

Should You Buy Mastercard Stock?

A sliver of positive news from the Federal Reserve and an earnings beat were not enough to lift shares of … Read more

retirement-savings hacks

Two No-Brainer Retirement-Savings Hacks to Build Your Nest Egg

In recent weeks, a couple of surveys have probed how Americans are faring in their efforts to save for retirement. … Read more

Top Stocks on the S&P 500

The Top 3 Stocks on the S&P 500 in April

April was not a great month for the stock market, as all of the major indexes were down. The S&P … Read more

Federal Reserve Rate Cuts

No Surprises as the Fed Keeps Rates Where They Are

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to keep the federal funds interest rate where it has been since last … Read more

April Ends Winning Streak

April Showers: Monthly Winning Streak Comes to an End

April has historically been the best month on the calendar for the stock markets, tied with December with a 1.6% … Read more

Amazon Mag-7 Stock

Why Investors Are Bullish on Amazon: Should You Be?

April wasn’t the best month for stocks, but for the most part, it wasn’t due to struggles by the Magnificent … Read more

Paramount Global

Paramount Drama Swirls as CEO Exits Amid Merger Talks

What’s a major entertainment company and film studio without a little drama? Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) has certainly had its share … Read more

Bank Deposits

How Have Big Bank Deposits Fared Since the Banking Crisis?

The worst banking crisis since the Great Recession in 2008 happened roughly one year ago, causing four major banks to … Read more

Republic First

Another Bank Bites the Dust: Are There More to Come?

A little more than a year after the banking crisis that led to four banks collapsing or liquidating, the first … Read more

Retirement

Most Americans Are Not Prepared for Retirement, Survey Shows

A new survey released by the American Association of Retired Persons, or AARP, reveals that a majority of Americans are … Read more

Alphabet

A First for Alphabet in Q1 Earnings

There has been a bit of a trend this year among the Magnificent Seven stocks. In February, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) … Read more

S&P 500

S&P 500 Ends Losing Streak; Apple, Amazon, and Fed on Deck This Week

After three straight negative weeks, the S&P 500 bounced back last week, rising 2.7% to 5,100. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite … Read more

Microsoft Magnificent 7

Strong Microsoft Earnings Lift Markets

It has been a choppy week for the markets, but they ended strong on Friday, fueled by a better-than-feared inflation … Read more