When investors talk about precious metals as a store of value, gold tends to dominate the conversation while silver gets treated as the cheaper alternative, a kind of gold-lite trade for investors who missed…
A mom named Sandy from Michigan called into The Clark Howard Podcast this week with a parenting question. “My 12-year-old asked me about getting a Cash App teen account to learn more about finances,”…
Brent crude started 2026 near $61 a barrel. Today it trades above $127 (spot price, not futures). That move did not happen because of demand growth or a supply agreement. It happened because the…
Somehow, members of Congress have turned relatively modest salaries into impressive investment portfolios while the rest of us grind it out in the market. For years, questions have swirled around lawmakers buying and selling…
Brian Preston of the Money Guy Show recently distilled a quiet crisis into one number: “57% of Americans, that this is where they don’t report having any money outside of 401(k)s, meaning that if…
On a recent episode of NerdWallet’s Smart Money Podcast titled USPS’ Cash Crisis Hits More Than Your Mailbox, Plus The Debt Settlement Trap to Avoid, the guest framed the U.S. Postal Service’s predicament in…
Income investors shopping the healthcare aisle often land on Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (NYSE:GRX), a closed-end fund managed by Gabelli Funds that has quietly paid quarterly distributions for more than 14 consecutive years.…
Concerns about the future of Social Security have risen over the past decade. Some even question whether wealthy retirees will eventually lose access to benefits? With the government program’s long-term funding challenges, lawmakers search…
Small-cap dividend funds promise yield without the concentration risk of mega-cap tech, and the Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:XSHD) has been a favorite for income hunters willing to venture down…
The Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (NASDAQ:SRET) is trading near $23 after a 21% one-year run, and the monthly checks keep landing. Income investors are getting what the fund advertises: an 8.5% yield delivered…
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EMLC) pays a monthly distribution that currently translates to a trailing yield near 6.1%, a level that sits above the 10-year Treasury at 4.3%, and the…
Shares of Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC | WDC Price Prediction) are trading around $404 Friday afternoon, modestly higher on the session and capping one of the strongest runs in the AI infrastructure complex this year.…
Chinese stocks have spent the last five years really testing the patience of even the most hardcore contrarians. Between the property sector struggles, the crackdown on tech platforms, and the constant friction over chip…
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) offers a 4% yield at a trailing P/E near 11x, less than half the S&P 500 multiple. The catch is where that yield originates. This article examines…
Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI | SMCI Price Prediction) are up 9% in midday trading Friday, climbing to $29.06 from Thursday’s close of $26.75. The rally is striking given a challenging news cycle.…
