Belpointe Chief Strategist David Nelson discusses key topics to watch out for in the new year on ‘Making Money’.
People searched for a variety of financial topics on Investopedia over the year, with searches for a few emerging as particularly popular.
Ten topics stood out as the ones Investopedia readers searched for the most in 2024, the finance-focused site reported earlier this month.
Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver discussed the findings of Investopedia’s 2024 Terms of the Year during a recent appearance on The Claman Countdown.
Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver looks at the best stock picks for the new year in ‘The Claman Countdown.’
“We look daily, we look weekly, and we look year-round at what people are searching for, what trends or terms or topics,” he explained to host Liz Claman.
Inflation ranks first for the year, according to Investopedia.
INFLATION GROWS 2.7% IN NOVEMBER, in line with expectations
“That was top of mind for this whole year, and it actually carried over into the election,” Silver said. “It wasn’t just the fact that people were noticing that the pace of growth was slower, but things didn’t seem cheaper.”
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% month-over-month and 2.7% year-over-year in November, the month with the most recent data available, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Second place on Investopedia’s annual list was “fees.”
Silver linked the appearance of this topic in the ranking to the presidential election.
TRUMP’S PROPOSED TARIFFS: WHICH CONSUMER PRODUCTS COULD BE AFFECTED?
“So you were making a choice for a lot of people. “I’m not comfortable with the fact that prices are still high. On the other hand, we know that tariffs will come our way if they elect President Trump to office.” That’s what happened,” he explained. “Tariffs are trending very hard right now.”
Places no. 3 and 4 went to Nvidia and stock split respectively.
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive of Nvidia Corp., maintains the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Nvidia has seen its stock soar over 185% since the start of the year. It reported last month that it generated nearly $91.17 billion in revenue and $50.79 billion in net income during the first three quarters of 2024, marking massive year-over-year growth.
The chip maker also completed a long-awaited stock split over the summer, something Investopedia reported helped drive “stock split” searches.
| TICKER | Safety | The last one | AmENdmENT | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | NVIDIA CORP. | 138.63 | +0.38 |
+0.27% |
“National debt” ranked fifth, according to the site. The US national debt surpassed $36 trillion last month and stood at $36.144 trillion as of Dec. 27, according to the Treasury Department.
“Homeowners insurance,” “student loan forgiveness,” “high-yield savings account,” and “bitcoin” took fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth place in Investopedia’s 2024 rankings.
Bitcoin rises 10% amid decline in Silicon Valley Bank. ((Photo should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
While speaking with Silver, Claman said it was “interesting” that the Federal Reserve appeared among the most searched terms for Investopedia readers.
Federal Reserve – Central Bank (iStock / iStock)
“People got used to the fact that the Federal Reserve had interest rates so high to tame inflation, and then it became a waiting game of when they’re going to cut, are they going to cut, they finally did in September,” Investopedia. said the editor-in-chief. “People were beyond that, past that, thinking about other things.”
The Moneyline Bet took last place in Investopedia’s 10 “Terms of the Year.”
“This was the year that sports betting and betting on picks and trading all fell together, wasn’t it?” Silver said to Claman. “They’ve all been cousins ​​at the same barbecue, but this was the year the presidential betting polls were more accurate than the actual polls. The betting odds, I have to say, were more accurate than the actual polls. So people are they were looking for the money line because you could bet on Trump versus Harris going into the election.”
While appearing on “The Claman Countdown,” Silver predicted that tariffs will remain a hot topic in the coming year.
He also said “100%” when asked if a Trump presidency will drive investor questions in 2025.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 12: President-elect Donald Trump rings the opening bell on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 12, 2024 in New York City. Trump was invited to the Exchange after being named TIME’s Person (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Getty Images)
TRUMP’S INAUGURATION PULLS HUGE CRYPTO DONATION
“Because it seems like a dangerous stance,” Silver continued. “We’ve seen the rise of cryptocurrencies. We’ve seen a lot of stocks rise since the election, but also a less regulatory, less intense environment. You can see a lot more deals. You’ve already seen What’s Happened Across crypto pasture, I think people who haven’t already been in the market will enter the market and even the crypto market,” Silver said, noting an increase in interest in bitcoin. Investopedia readers in recent months.
He also predicted that there will be more interest in the capital markets in the coming year.
Trump, who won the November election with 312 electoral votes, is scheduled to officially take office on January 20 after his inauguration.
