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Tuesday, January 3, 2022

Today’s newsletter is by Myles Udland, senior markets editor at Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @MylesUdland and on LinkedIn. Read this and more market news on the go with the Yahoo Finance App.

After a brutal 2022, investors are thrilled to see the calendar flip over to 2023.

The S&P 500 suffered its worst year since the financial crisis in 2008. By one measure, the bond market had its worst year on record.

And while some investors are still licking wounds from one of the most challenging years in a generation, others may see a market full of opportunities to buy great companies at big discounts.

As the investment world spends the next few months —

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Unless you’re one of the few people who knows exactly what they want to do with their life, choosing your future career can be challenging.

With a high job satisfaction rate and a healthy real estate market, more people are turning to the real estate industry.

Within the industry, it is estimated that Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) supported 3.2 million jobs in 2021, according to a study commissioned by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit).

The market continues to expand, creating more opportunities for career growth in various property management and development positions.

In this article, I’ll share the best-paying jobs in real estate investment trusts and related information you’ll want to know to make an informed decision about your career.

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Tesla stock is picking right up where it left off in 2022: Lacking juice.

Shares of the EV maker fell more than 12% on Tuesday, the biggest one-day drop in more than two years. The stock at one point hit its lowest level since August 2020, with investors reacting to a lackluster fourth-quarter delivery figure released on New Year’s Day. Tesla was the top-trending ticker on the Yahoo Finance platform.

Tesla saw fourth-quarter deliveries rise 18% sequentially to 405,000, missing consensus forecasts of 418,000. The figure brought Tesla’s 2022 total deliveries to 1.3 million units, up 40% year over year but below the company’s guidance for 50%.

The delivery miss only fueled further concerns on the Street on the demand for Tesla’s vehicles — a key factor in sending shares spiraling 65% lower in 2022.

JPMorgan analyst Ryan Brinkman cut his profit estimates and price targets on Tesla in the

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You can only work so many hours per day, so if you want to build wealth, you will need to make money while you sleep. For this to happen, you must find ways to generate passive income. Unfortunately, earning passive income can seem overwhelming as it often requires a lot of money or effort upfront to see any returns. 

Thankfully, there are many passive income apps you can use to create new sources of income on top of your nine-to-five, so you can have money coming in even when you’re not working. 

While many side hustles can feel like a second job, here are 22 passive income apps for those who want to make extra money without using up all their free time. 

1. Fundrise

We all know real estate investing is a decent way to earn an extra income, but the reality is that becoming a landlord is a

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