Gold is glittering for good reasons. Here's why it still fits in your portfolio.
Historically, gold has been held by private investors who see gold as a good way to protect wealth during inflationary periods or when there is substantial economic or political uncertainty as well as ...
Opinion
A weaker dollar and lower rates are part of Trump's plan. Don't say you weren't warned.
The first would be that foreign governments from Brussels to Beijing trim their sails to Trump's maelstrom, announcing the kind of "big, beautiful" trade concessions that would allow the president to ...
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Social Security is in trouble. Before making cuts, look at what Sweden has done.
Sweden's partial privatization of its social insurance system - 2.5% of wages going to stocks - seems a good model for the U.S. There is no federal program that is more important to the financial ...
Opinion
Open warfare has broken out between Trump and Fed Chair Powell. The stock market is in the crossfire.
As if investors didn't have enough to worry about, they can now add an open breach between President Donald Trump and the chair of the Federal Reserve during an economic crisis and a financial ...
If the market doomsayers are right, stocks will be higher in the next few weeks
The last time that HSNSI was as low as it is now was in late October 2023, as shown in the chart below. The S&P 500 over the next month gained 10%, and 19.1% over the next three months.
No FOMO. Now it's FOWO: fear of wiping out. Don't let it tank your relationship.
Above all, prioritize your relationship and live calmly by compartmentalizing the bad economic news from daily life. Panic save, don't panic sell. Make financial decisions when emotions are low so ...
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These Medicare and Medicaid reforms would give us the 'concierge' care that wealthy patients receive
The U.S. treats cost and quality in healthcare delivery as separate entities, creating a stalemate in planning for the future of Medicaid and Medicare. Left unchanged, these programs will become ...
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Capitalism is in danger. Its biggest threat may already be in your portfolio.
Today's financial-market excesses are different. There is a grotesqueness and a predatory element to them. What has strayed too far aren't underwriting standards, as we saw in the run-up to the 2008 ...
Is it time to panic about your portfolio? Here's what financial advisers are telling clients.
All of which means you're probably tempted to call your financial adviser, if you have one, to sort out what to do next. That is, if you haven't already made repeated calls since the market started ...
Who's freaking out the most over the stock-market dive? It depends on who they voted for.
Namely, who they voted for in the presidential race. That's the word from financial advisers and industry experts. They say those who sided with the Republicans and President Donald Trump, whose ...
In Trump's trade war, should I buy this one stock that soared during the pandemic?
You must have more perfect timing than a Swiss watch.