Samuel Taube | The Nerdy Investor

Samuel Taube

Samuel Taube

Samuel is NerdWallet’s lead investing writer, and also serves as an investing spokesperson. He has covered financial news — including breaking events like elections, IPOs and mergers — since earning his economics degree from the University of Maryland in 2016. Sam has previously written for Investopedia, Benzinga, Seeking Alpha and Investment U, and has been quoted by Marketplace, USA Today, CNN Newssource and MarketWatch.

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Oct. 2

Oct 4, 2026

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3 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Oct. 2

And what to expect this week (Oct. 5-9)

Why everyone is delaying their IPOs

Oct 1, 2026

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10 min read

Why everyone is delaying their IPOs

Plus: The shadowy crypto rallying on White House backing

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Sept. 18

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Sept. 18

And what to expect this week (Sept. 21 - 25)

Crypto's surprising strength

Sep 18, 2026

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4 min read

Crypto's surprising strength

BTC is still up 20% in the last month

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Sept. 11

Sep 13, 2026

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4 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Sept. 11

And what to expect this week (Sept. 14 - 18)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Sept. 4

Sep 6, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Sept. 4

And what to expect this week (Sept. 7 - 11)

The hike is nigh 🥾

Sep 3, 2026

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6 min read

The hike is nigh 🥾

And bonds are interesting now

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 28

Aug 30, 2026

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3 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 28

And what to expect this week (Aug. 31 - Sept. 4)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 21

Aug 23, 2026

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3 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 21

And what to expect this week (Aug. 24-28)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 14

Aug 16, 2026

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3 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 14

And what to expect this week (Aug. 17-21)

RAM is getting wildly expensive

Aug 13, 2026

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3 min read

RAM is getting wildly expensive

That's a win for these stocks

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 7

Aug 9, 2026

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3 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of Aug. 7

And what to expect this week (Aug. 10-14)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 31

Aug 2, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 31

And what to expect this week (Aug. 3-7)

How to invest in Anthropic

Jul 30, 2026

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7 min read

How to invest in Anthropic

Your IPO and pre-IPO options

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 24

Jul 26, 2026

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3 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 24

And what to expect this week (July 27-31)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 17

Jul 19, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 17

And what to expect this week (July 20-24)

How to join the trillion-dollar club

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

How to join the trillion-dollar club

You only need a few dollars to start

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 10

Jul 12, 2026

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1 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 10

And what to expect this week (July 13-17)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 2

Jul 5, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of July 2

And what to expect this week (July 6-10)

How to ACTUALLY diversify your portfolio

Jul 2, 2026

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10 min read

How to ACTUALLY diversify your portfolio

For when normal index funds don’t cut it anymore

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 26

Jun 28, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 26

And what to expect next week (June 29-July 3)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 18

Jun 21, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 18

And what to expect next week (June 22-26)

OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs on deck 🤖

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs on deck 🤖

What we know and how to prepare

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 12

Jun 14, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 12

And what to expect next week (June 15-19)

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 5

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read

Markets wrap 🌯 week of June 5

Analysis and what to expect next week (June 8-12)