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Darla Mercado

Montpelier

Markets Editor at CNBC

Markets editor, @CNBC. Mom. CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificant. OK at bikes. A regular shmegular degular girl from The Bronx. 🇵🇷🇵🇪

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  • Find safe portfolio income in these assets as the Trump tariff rollout rattles stocks

    3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Darla Mercado

    Investors have few places to hide in Thursday's big sell-off, but if they're careful they may be able to spot some safe opportunities for portfolio income. The rollout of President Donald Trump's tariffs , which includes 20% rates on the European Union and a 46% duty on Vietnam, sent stocks into a tailspin . The Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked more than 1,600 points, while the S & P 500 dropped 4.8%. Both indexes posted their worst day since 2020.

  • Protect your portfolio from a stagflation scenario with these dividend stocks, Jefferies says

    3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Darla Mercado

    Financial markets and the economy could be in for further turbulence, but the right dividend-paying stocks may help smooth the ride, according to Jefferies. Uncertainty around the Trump administration's approach to tariffs resulted in a rocky first quarter for the major market averages. The S & P 500 dropped 4.6% in the period, while the Nasdaq Composite t umbled 10.4% — in both cases, the worst quarterly performances since 2022.

  • How military spouses can manage entrepreneurship while building retirement security

    3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Darla Mercado

    It's scary enough for individuals to take a chance on themselves and start their own business, but the spouses of military servicemembers are often grappling with a unique set of hurdles on the journey toward entrepreneurship. Certified financial planner Adrienne Ross can speak to that personally. She and her now-retired Marine Corps husband were constantly on the move during his military career, and that made the complicated process of earning her bachelor's degree a yearslong process.

  • Ramp up portfolio income - and save on taxes - with these assets

    4 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Darla Mercado

    With Tax Day approaching and investment returns harder to come by of late, how much you save on taxes can boost your portfolio's performance and income. A strategic approach toward managing a portfolio's taxes – namely tax-loss harvesting and tax deferral – can help lift after-tax returns by about 2%, according to Neuberger Berman . The boost is known as tax alpha.

  • Cushion your portfolio in rocky times with these buy-rated dividend payers, Goldman says

    1 month ago | cnbc.com | Darla Mercado

    Shaky tariff policies and tumultuous markets mean investors may have to take a defensive stance and find steady income to shield their portfolios — and Goldman Sachs has a few names that might fit the bill. Even as the three major averages were higher on Monday, the past month hasn't been kind to stocks. The S & P 500 is off nearly 4% in the past month, while the Nasdaq Composite is down by nearly 6%.

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11 Aug 23

RT @carlquintanilla: Here we go again. .. highest since Aug 4th. ⁦@CNBC⁩ https://t.co/Dz874gqzWm

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30 Jul 23

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27 Apr 23

RT @TimSteffenCPA: They say hindsight is 20/20 - well, so is #tax planning. If your tax bill surprised you this April, here are some things…