In general, many financial experts support their clientsโ desire to buy cryptocurrency, but they donโt recommend it unless clients express interest. โThe biggest concern for us is if someone wants to invest in crypto and the investment they choose doesnโt do well, and then all of a sudden they canโt send their kids to college,โ says Ian Harvey, a certified financial planner (CFP) in New York City. โThen it wasnโt worth the risk.โ The speculative nature of cryptocurrency leads some planners to recommend it for clientsโ โsideโ investments. โSome call it a Vegas account,โ says Scott Hammel, a CFP in Dallas. โLetโs keep this away from our real long-term perspective, make sure it doesnโt become too large a portion of your portfolio.โ In a very real sense, Bitcoin is like a single stock, and advisors wouldnโt recommend putting a sizable part of your portfolio into any one company. At most, planners suggest putting no more than 1% to 10% into Bitcoin if youโre passionate about it. โIf it was one stock, you would never allocate any significant portion of your portfolio to it,โ Hammel says.
Pinterest (PINS) Stock Sinks As Market Gains
Pinterest (PINS) closed at $71.75 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.18% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.1%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.9%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.59%.
Heading into today, shares of the digital pinboard and shopping tool company had lost 17.41% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 5.38% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.71% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from PINS as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.07, up 170% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $467.87 million, up 72.05% from the year-ago period.
