While the S&P 500 has slipped roughly 4% over the past month, two natural gas ETFs have quietly put up some of the strongest returns in the market. The story behind that divergence comes…
While the S&P 500 has dropped roughly 2.5% over the past month and the VIX has surged 53% in a single month to signal elevated market stress, Bitcoin has quietly moved in the opposite…
Most income investors who discovered covered call ETFs found JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI) first. It pays monthly, yields around 8%, and carries JPMorgan’s name. The problem is that JEPI’s structure quietly costs…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected in March 2026 that American power demand will climb to a new record in 2026 and keep rising through 2027, driven largely by AI data centers. Nuclear is…
For the first time ever, Medicare Part B’s standard monthly premium has crossed $200. The 2026 standard premium is $202.90 per month, up $17.90 from $185.00 in 2025. That single line item now takes…
Congressional stock trading has been a source of public frustration for years, but one ETF has turned that frustration into an investment strategy. The Unusual Whales Subversive Democratic Trading ETF, ticker NANC, lets ordinary…
A 40% yield sounds like a gift. A 20% yield sounds almost as good. But with Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) and Gabelli Multimedia Trust (NYSE:GGT), the first question any income investor should ask is:…
Most retirees parked cash in high-yield savings accounts or CDs when rates climbed. That made sense in 2023. As of mid-2026, the rate environment has shifted in ways worth understanding. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond…
U.S. equity futures are pointing higher again Tuesday morning, with both S&P 500 and Dow contracts in positive territory, even as Brent crude climbs above $103 a barrel and geopolitical tensions in the Middle…
Wall Street’s fear gauge is pulling back this morning even as the world grows more unsettled. The VIX is trading at 22.74, down 0.77 points (-3.28%) in pre-market trading, despite oil with WTI crude…
A 20-year-old earning $250,000 a year called into The Ramsey Show wanting to buy a used C8 Corvette for $50,000. His reason: personal brand and social media credibility. Dave Ramsey’s response was blunt, and…
With WTI crude sitting at $71.13 per barrel as of early March, oil remains roughly $29 short of the $100 threshold that would dramatically reshape energy sector cash flows. But the geopolitical landscape is…
A couple with $3 million saved, Social Security at 70, and a low-cost zip code can clear $12,790 per month after taxes in 2026. Whether that feels like abundance or just enough depends almost…
Retirees building international exposure face a familiar dilemma: broad index funds offer diversification but treat every stock equally regardless of quality. Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAI) tilts toward smaller companies, lower-priced stocks…
The S&P 500 is down 4.29% over the past month, and the VIX has climbed to 27.29. Two large-cap growth ETFs have held their ground in ways worth understanding as the selloff continues to…
A financial planner sat down with a 58-year-old client who had done almost everything right. Steady contributions over three decades. A $1.2 million portfolio. A retirement date penciled in for 62 or 63. Then…
Missing a single Medicare enrollment window can cost a new retiree more than $5,000 in their first year of coverage. The penalty is permanent, the coverage gap is real, and most people only discover…
FrankHH / Shutterstock.com YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs (NYSEARCA:YMAG) and YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:ULTY) advertise something genuinely appealing: double-digit yields from some of the most-traded stocks in the…
wsf-s / Shutterstock.com Three business development companies are flashing yields that stop income investors cold: FS KKR Capital Corp (NYSE:FSK | FSK Price Prediction) at 26.5%, Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) at 16.7%, and Trinity…
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:HRZN) has long attracted income-focused investors with its high monthly distributions. At today’s price near $4.10, the stock yields over 17% annualized. But the yield tells only part of the…
