For months, retirees have been watching inflation data for clues about the size of Social Security's next cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The logic seemed straightforward: inflation remained stubbornly elevated, consumers continued to feel the pinch…
At $22.04, Redwire (NYSE:RDW) carries a ‘hold’ framing, with the thesis hinging on a pullback before the risk/reward improves. The space and defense contractor has gone vertical, and the gap between its share price…
Oklo (NYSE:OKLO | OKLO Price Prediction) is the ticker dominating retail feeds right now, riding a 14 GW pipeline of non-binding data-center letters of intent and a wave of small modular reactor euphoria. The…
Thirtysomethings show up in survey after survey as the age group most focused on getting their finances right. However, a new look at the American middle class finds that half of thirtysomethings (50%) cite…
The phrase sounds almost impossible: a short squeeze involving index funds. After all, index funds are designed to be passive, rules-based buyers, not active traders caught on the wrong side of a position. Yet…
Utility deals rarely make investors lean forward. This one should. Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL | XEL Price Prediction) just struck an electric service agreement with Google that rewrites who pays for the AI buildout, and…
For many single retirees, $30,000 per year on top of Social Security can help cover expenses such as property taxes, Medicare supplement premiums, groceries, and occasional travel. The amount of capital needed to generate…
The Investing for Beginners Podcast recently revisited one of the most influential ideas in modern finance. That was Benjamin Graham’s concept of buying with a margin of safety. In fact, according to host Andrew…
Most small business owners have never heard of IRC §280A(g), and their tax bills are higher because of it. The provision, informally called the Augusta Rule, after the Augusta, Georgia, homeowners who have long…
Washington and Wall Street are increasingly colliding over artificial intelligence. As AI becomes both an economic engine and a national security concern, the people building the technology are finding themselves pulled into political battles…
Let’s assume, for a moment, that a home has been in the family for thirty years, and that the wife moves into assisted living in year one, while the husband continues living there. When…
Many retirees spent 2025 hoping the One Big Beautiful Bill would shrink or scrap Required Minimum Distributions. The law rewrote brackets, made the higher standard deduction permanent, and added a new senior bonus deduction,…
President Trump is someone who isn’t afraid of conflict. He’s clashed with a number of major players in the political space through the years. And the animosity between him and former Federal Reserve chair…
Retiring to Costa Rica’s Pacific coast is a common aspiration for Americans approaching retirement, particularly those with portfolios in the high six or low seven figures. The appeal is obvious: warm weather, ocean views,…
Being married and eligible for Social Security gives you many choices for claiming benefits. Both you and your spouse can claim benefits as early as age 62. If you don’t want your benefits reduced,…
