A 64-year-old federal employee preparing to retire under FERS faces one of the most important decisions in the retirement packet: accept a $58,000 annual single-life pension or reduce that benefit to $52,000 in exchange…
Smart beta had a confusing first half of 2026, as momentum cooled after a strong 2025, low-volatility lagged a market that kept grinding higher, and dividend growth funds got squeezed by another leg up…
On a recent episode of The Ramsey Show, a 31-year-old caller named Jason laid out a plan many mid-career workers are weighing: borrow heavily for a degree that promises a modest raise. “I’m basically…
On a recent episode of the Retire SMART Podcast titled Bond Vigilantes, the host took aim at one of the most reflexively defended pieces of retirement advice: park older clients in a laddered bond…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE | HPE Price Prediction) is the loudest stock on Wall Street this morning. Shares are up 25% in early trading to $58.75 after the company posted a quarter that pulled…
Our Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS | RMBS Price Prediction) call is a tough one to make, because this stock has been a runaway winner. After a 166.41% one-year rally, the 24/7 Wall St. price target points…
The Number Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) crossed a $1.16 trillion market capitalization and now sits at $1,189,601,487,240 — roughly $1.19 trillion — as of 10:21 AM ET on June 2, 2026.…
From Crisis to Comeback in Twelve Months A decade ago, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC | INTC Price Prediction) was still the quiet king of PC and server silicon. By mid-2025, that crown looked broken. The Q2…
If you’re wondering if you can work while collecting Social Security, the answer is yes. Many retirees do this, and it’s absolutely allowed. But while working while on Social Security has some benefits, it…
At the 24% federal bracket, a $250,000 position in Realty Income (NYSE: O | O Price Prediction) throws off roughly $13,150 a year at the current 5.3% yield. Held in a taxable brokerage, about…
Space stocks are splitting hard in Tuesday’s session. Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock is crashing 32% to around $5.08 in mid-morning trading, while AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock climbs 10% to around $116 and Planet Labs…
A 53-year-old woman stepped away from her marketing job in 2018 to care for her mother. She had worked steadily since her early twenties, paid into Social Security with every paycheck, and assumed two…
Americans in their late fifties and early sixties often ask whether Canada works financially for retirement. The answer can be yes, but only if the legal residency question is solved first. Canada does not…
The 10-year Treasury yields 4.43%, which sounds competitive until a high earner runs it through the tax screen. At the top federal marginal rate of 37% plus the 3.8% net investment income tax, the…
Global X MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:MLPA) pays quarterly cash distributions sourced almost entirely from operating cash flows of U.S. midstream master limited partnerships. Over the trailing four quarters, MLPA paid out $3.94 per share, which…
