The commercial space economy has shifted from a story about government contracts to one about private revenue. Satellite broadband and earth observation companies are signing recurring contracts with insurers, defense buyers, and agricultural firms,…
The PHLX Gold/Silver Sector (^XAU) is climbing roughly 8% this morning as a wave of buying hits both bullion and the equities that mine it. Spot gold is trading near $4,695 an ounce, up…
The Federal Reserve has held the fed funds target at 3.75% for roughly five months, and the 10-year Treasury yield sits near 4.5%, near the top of its 12-month range. That backdrop is doing…
For months, investors have been trapped in a market roiled by the Iran war that could swing wildly in a single afternoon based on one Truth Social post by President Trump or one missile…
The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is drifting back toward the 17 line as optimism returns to the S&P 500 and capital rotates into stocks. The VIX closed near 18 on Monday after dipping to…
A seven-figure traditional IRA can look like the promised land at 62, but the tax bill is already quietly winding up to strike in the background. Once Required Minimum Distributions begin at 73, the…
Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:SRET) holds roughly 30 of the highest-yielding REITs worldwide, equally weighted, with monthly distributions. SRET investors own this fund primarily for the income stream, which raises a fair question:…
The case for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) gets easier to articulate every quarter. The pitch is simple. While Big Tech is in a capex arms race that will run past $725 billion…
The iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:REM) gives income investors exposure to roughly two dozen mortgage REITs in a single ticker, smoothing out the cuts and surprises that routinely hit individual mREITs. With net…
Income investors chasing a double-digit yield from Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) just absorbed the company’s first dividend cut in 13 years. The monthly payout dropped from $0.1333 to $0.1133 effective January 2026, a 15%…
Humanoid robots have moved beyond assembly lines. AI-powered machines are being trialed for legal research, financial analysis, and front-line customer service, pushing automation into work historically considered safe from displacement. AI-powered robotics is moving…
Li Lu, a man also known as the Chinese Warren Buffett and a close friend of the late, great Charlie Munger, is having quite a solid year. Lu runs the show over at Himalaya…
Eight points. That is the distance between where auto loan borrowers stood three months ago and where they stand today, and in the world of consumer credit, eight points is not a rounding error.…
Earned income disappears the moment you stop working. Dividend income keeps arriving every quarter. That distinction drives serious investors toward portfolios built around cash-generative businesses with multi-decade payout histories, where the check arrives every…
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has warmed up some of the cheaper Magnificent Seven members of late, recently picking up a big chunk of shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG | GOOG Price Prediction), reportedly worth less…
