Belpointe’s Chief Strategist, David Nelson, discusses the key topics to watch out for in the new year on ‘Making Money’.
People looked up financial topics on Investopedia during the year, and searches for some proved particularly popular.
Ten topics stood out as the most searched for by Investopedia readers in 2024, the finance-focused site reported earlier this month.
Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver discussed the findings “Conditions of Investopedia for 2024” during a recent appearance on “The Claman Countdown.”
Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver looks at the best stock picks of the new year on ‘The Claman Countdown’.
“We look every day, every week and we look throughout the year what people are looking for, what trends, terms or topics,” he explained to host Liz Claman.
Inflation ranked number 1 for the year, according to Investopedia.
INFLATION IN NOVEMBER INCREASED 2.7%, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXPECTATIONS
“That was on everyone’s mind this year, and it actually bled into the election,” Silver said. “It’s not just the fact that people noticed that the growth rate was slower, it’s that things didn’t seem cheaper to them.”
The consumer price index rose 0.3% month-on-month and 2.7% year-over-year in November, the month with the most recent data available, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The second place on the annual list of Investopedia was “tariffs”.
Silver connected the appearance of that topic on the scale with presidential elections.
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“So you voted for a lot of people. ‘I don’t like the fact that prices are still high. On the other hand, we know we’re going to be hit with tariffs if they elect President Trump into office.’ That’s what happened,” he explained. “Tariffs are currently in a strong trend.”
3rd and 4th place went to “Nvidia” and “share split”.
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., holds the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Nvidia has seen its shares jump by over 185% since the beginning of the year. Last month, it reported that it generated nearly $91.17 billion in revenue and $50.79 billion in net profit in the first three quarters of 2024, marking huge year-over-year increases.
The chipmaker also completed a long-awaited stock split over the summer, something that Investopedia reported helped contribute to searches for “stock split.”
| Ticker | Safety | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | NVIDIA CORP. | 138.63 | +0.38 |
+0.27% |
“Government debt” ranked fifth, according to the site. The U.S. national debt passed the $36 trillion mark last month and stood at $36.144 trillion as of Dec. 27, according to the Treasury Department.
“Home insurance,” “student loan forgiveness,” “high-yield savings account,” and “bitcoin” ranked fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth on Investopedia’s 2024 rankings.
Bitcoin surges 10% amid Silicon Valley bank slump. ((Photo should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
While speaking with Silver, Claman said it’s “interesting” that the Federal Reserve appears among the most searched terms for Investopedia readers.
Federal Reserve – Central Banking (iStock / iStock)
“People got used to the fact Federal Reserve they had interest rates so high that they tamed inflation, and then it became a waiting game of when they would cut, if they would cut, they finally did in September,” said the editor-in-chief of Investopedia. “People were out of it, beyond that, thinking about other things.”
“Moneyline bet” ranked last on Investopedia’s 10 “Terms of the Year”.
“This was the year that sports betting, election betting and trading all crashed together, wasn’t it?” Silver said to Claman. “They were all cousins at the same barbecue, but this year the betting polls for president were actually more accurate than the actual polls. The betting odds, I should say, were more accurate than the actual polls. So people were asking for money because you could bet that will Trump vs. Harris go to the polls.”
While appearing on “Claman’s countdown,” Silver predicted that tariffs will remain a hot topic in the coming year.
He also said “100%” when asked if a Trump presidency would be a driver of investor concerns in 2025.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 12: President-elect Donald Trump opens the 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 by TIME as “the person (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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“Because it looks like a risky move,” Silver continued. “We’ve seen the rise of cryptocurrencies. We’ve seen the rise of many stocks since the election, but also a less regulatory environment, less intense. You can see a lot more dealmaking. You’ve already seen what’s happened across the crypto pasture, I think people who haven’t been in the market yet will come to the market and even to the crypto market,” Silver said, noting the rise in interest in bitcoin among. 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 by 312 electoral votes, is scheduled to officially take office on January 20 after his inauguration.
