Where to invest your money in 2023 after rough year-end in the markets

Wall Street ended its worst year since 2008.

The major indices in 2022 experienced significant declines as the Nasdaq fell more than 30% and the S&P 500 fell almost 20%.

With markets looking tough, investors may be feeling unsure about where to put their money in the new year 2023.

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Dan Lokert, a professor of finance at the University of San Diego, joined “Fox & Friends” on Monday to share his top tips for financial success in the new year.

Roccato first said investing in Treasury bills is “easy” at the moment.

Traders and financial professionals work before the closing bells on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on August 1, 2019. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Getty Images)

“If you have some surplus cash and you can earn 4.5% or more in the short term with virtually no risk, I would say it’s tax-free for most people. That’s what we should all be doing.

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Investors should consider adding “recession-proof” stocks like Pfizer and Walmart to their portfolios, Lockert said, but he doesn’t specifically endorse individual stocks. It revealed that.

On “Fox and Friends” on January 2, 2023, financial expert Dan Roccato shared some tips related to the stock market. (Fox News/Fox News)

Roccato also mentioned companies with big cash flows such as Apple, Chevron and Verizon, as well as non-US stocks such as BP and Nestle.

“You would want to own a lot of cash-generating businesses to pay dividends,” he said.

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“So if we’re heading into a recession, which certainly feels that way to a lot of people, they’re the names you want to own.

On January 2, 2023, University of San Diego Finance Professor Dan Roccato shared market insights and other thoughts on “Fox and Friends.” (Fox News/Fox News)

Roccato explained that he likes to use a “barbell strategy” to maintain a diverse and balanced portfolio.

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“On one side of the barbell are risk assets like stocks,” he said.

“On the other side of the barbell,” he added. [investments that] Please help me get through the tough times. “