The stock market has been on a tear during President Donald Trump’s second term. Since Jan. 20, 2025, the S&P 500 has climbed 23.4%. More stunningly, it has surged 48.5% since the April 8,…
A married couple in their early 60s with $2.0 million in traditional 401(k)s, $300,000 in a brokerage account, and no Roth balances walks into retirement looking wealthy. The problem is that the IRS has…
Picture a 70-year-old single retiree sitting on $1.2 million in a traditional 401(k), drawing $3,400 a month from Social Security and feeling well prepared. Three years from now, the IRS reaches into that account…
The SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:EDIV) has quietly become one of the better-performing yield trades of 2026, with shares near $42 after a 7% year-to-date gain and a 18% rise over the…
A 65-year-old single retiree with $1.4 million in a traditional 401(k) sets up what looks like a comfortable income plan. She pulls $90,000 a year from the 401(k), adds a small pension and a…
Wall Street has embraced the return of pro-growth economic policies, lighter regulation, and an AI spending boom, helping push U.S. stocks to record territory again under President Donald Trump. Yet as warning signs pile…
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is currently trading around the $1.40-$1.45 range. The question of whether it can reach $20 comes up repeatedly in crypto community discussions, and for the first time in a while, institutional…
The stock market keeps acting like nothing can go wrong. The S&P 500 recently pushed to fresh highs, unemployment held at 4.3%, and President Donald Trump pointed to strong jobs data and rising markets…
Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s latest retirement survey puts a number on something advisors have long suspected. Retired respondents with a written, personalized retirement plan report a savings‑to‑income ratio of 5.92x, compared with 4.68x for…
Artificial intelligence has already reshaped the stock market. Semiconductor stocks have rallied, utilities are suddenly growth plays again, and hyperscalers are projected to spend approximately $725 billion building data centers across the U.S. in…
Goldman Sachs’ 2025 retirement survey puts numbers around a pattern most savers sense but rarely quantify. Respondents with high Financial Grit hold 49 percent more in retirement savings than those with low Financial Grit,…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) both just reported, and the contrast runs deeper than the headline numbers suggest. Apple posted its best March quarter ever. Alphabet delivered 63%…
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) are trading in positive territory in May, posting gains that have traders watching closely for their next big moves. XRP is trading above $1.40 after gaining roughly…
A new national survey from Goldman Sachs Asset Management lays out a structural reality that is reshaping retirement planning in America. The 2025 Retirement Survey & Insights Report shows that the traditional advice to…
After nearly a year of “weeks away” predictions, the CLARITY Act—the bill that would permanently make XRP a digital commodity—is finally moving. The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled the markup for Thursday, May 14…
