Cashing out an inherited retirement account in a single year is one of the most expensive tax mistakes a beneficiary can make, and it happens constantly because the IRS withholding at the time of…
Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) has paid a steady $0.15 quarterly dividend for years, which at a recent share price of roughly $5.7 translates to an annualized yield near 10.6%. That kind of yield draws…
Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (NASDAQ:GLDI) pays a monthly distribution that has reached eye-catching levels, with a 20.5% annualized yield based on recent payouts. But understanding whether that income is safe…
Monroe Capital Corp (NASDAQ:MRCC) spent most of 2025 paying a dividend it could not actually earn. The result was inevitable: a 64% dividend cut announced in early 2026, dropping the quarterly payment from $0.25…
Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:SRET) pays a monthly dividend and currently yields 8.53%, which is enough to turn heads in any interest rate environment. The real question is whether that yield is durable…
At 21 years old, Bridger and his 20-year-old wife are eight months into their marriage, earning $55,000 combined, and carrying $36,000 in car debt across two vehicles at $500 per month each. When they…
A 30-year-old single mother called into The Ramsey Show carrying $74,000 in debt and a question about opening a 529 for her 4-year-old son. Dave Ramsey’s answer reframed everything she thought she was doing…
Jordan is 20 years old, married, with a baby on the way, earning $70,000 a year. He got a larger-than-expected tax return and wanted to know whether buying a motorcycle before a house was…
IonQ (NYSE:IONQ | IONQ Price Prediction) rose 20.16% on Tuesday, closing at $35.76, after the company announced two major catalysts: a photonic entanglement breakthrough between two separate commercial trapped-ion quantum systems and a contract…
A stepmom named Leslie called The Ramsey Show with a question that sounds like a $1,200 decision but is really about something much harder: how much space should a difficult ex-spouse get inside your…
Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:XSHD) offers a 7.55% dividend yield from a portfolio of small-cap stocks screened for high dividends and low price volatility. That combination sounds appealing, but the…
A first-time homeowner called into The Ramsey Show on April 6 with a gut feeling he had made a mistake. He had just refinanced his home the same day he called, swapping a 15-year…
Shelley’s husband lost stock gains by pulling money out and reinvesting it, a decision that cost the family real money at the worst possible time. When she called into The Ramsey Show to explain…
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE:BSTZ) has attracted income-focused investors with a yield that has ranged between 8% and 12% depending on when you bought it. But the yield number alone does not…
A breadwinner earning $170,000 a year called into The Ramsey Show recently with a frustration that cuts to the heart of how money works in a marriage: her spouse keeps running up debt through…
Mary became a widow at 38 when her husband Kevin passed away, leaving her with farmland, their home, and a $1 million life insurance policy. She did not sell. She did not walk away.…
“You make too much money to be this freaking broke.” That was Dave Ramsey’s verdict on a recent episode of The Ramsey Show when caller Rachel revealed that she and her husband earn $112,000…
A caller on The Ramsey Show described a situation that started with the best of intentions and ended with a family in financial freefall: she and her husband built a $660,000 multi-generational home with…
Copper has climbed from roughly $9,173 per metric ton in April 2025 to nearly $12,951 per metric ton in early 2026, a move driven by structural demand from electric vehicles, data center buildouts, and…
A listener named Michael from California did some homework on his local credit union and did not like what he found. The area’s largest credit union charged high overdraft fees, carried relatively high mortgage…
