NewsWatch: Legendary investor called this stock market a ‘Real McCoy’ bubble, and now Jeremy Grantham’s fund is trailing the S&P 500 by 14 percentage points

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Jeremy Grantham, co-founder and chief investment strategist at Boston-based money manager Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., has seen his fund badly trail the broader stock market in 2020. See full story.

Shopping for a new car on Black Friday? Beware of this clever car-dealership trick

Timothy Vogus, a professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, reveals the ‘biggest thing people do wrong’ when walking into a showroom. See full story.

I’ve already been injected with a COVID vaccine. This is why I’m cheering for the Novavax underdog

“No, I never considered it was risky, and no, of course, I’m not getting paid. I just received my second shot a few days ago, ” says Barrons Group senior writer Pierre Briançon, on volunteering for a trial. See full story.

Bitcoin price plunges over 10% to stage Thanksgiving correction

Bitcoin prices tumble Thanksgiving Thursday, with the No.1 cryptocurrency, pulling back sharply after it was on the verge of notching its first all-time high in about three years. See full story.

I’m 65, have $500,000 in cash, no ‘impressive’ work résumé and am terrified of investing — can I retire?

Have a question about your retirement? Email us See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

‘Sometimes, we don’t even see the kids for the holidays and we’re just pushing around cards and envelopes.’ See full story.