Weekend reads: What stock-market investors should focus on next

Donovan LarsenDecember 27, 2020

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Vaccines against COVID-19 are being administered, the government may soon send out $600 checks to many Americans…so what should investors focus on next?

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Brett Arends sees parallels to Christmas 1999 and questions Wall Street’s claims that it’s different this time.

Howard Gold looks back on his best and worst investment calls of the decade. Warren Buffett is in there.

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Getty Images The fine print in the stimulus package

Congress finally passed a bill worth $900 billion and that gives many Americans $600, though President Donald Trump has suggested he won’t sign it because he wants taxpayers to get an even bigger check. (House Republicans on Thursday said no to a $2,000 payment. Follow MarketWatch for the latest developments.)

While that plays out, here’s what is in the package…and when you are likely to get a check (assuming you qualify).

Trump wins on getting an additional tax break for business lunches, or what critics call the three-martini-lunch deduction.

Those with money still to use-or-lose in their flexible spending accounts will catch a break.

Also read: The $900 billion COVID stimulus bill extends several tax write-offs, including for medical expenses and college tuition

And: What the latest stimulus package means for senior citizens