David Beren
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Investing

The 12% Yield Trap: Why BIZD’s Soaring Payout Ratio Signals Trouble Ahead

Jul 19, 2026
Investing

Active Preferred ETFs: Why PFFA’s 2.11% Fee Beats Passive Rivals in 2026

Jul 19, 2026
Personal Finance

The Average Inherited IRA Comes With a 10-Year Fuse. Year One Is When Heirs Make the Big Mistake.

Jul 19, 2026
Investing

5 Uranium ETFs to Buy Before Nuclear Demand Triples by 2050

Jul 19, 2026
Investing

Forget the 600% Tanker Fund. This Shipping ETF Rode the Same Boom, Pays Dividends, and Won’t Implode

Jul 19, 2026
Personal Finance

The $1.4 Million Gap: What a Median 55-Year-Old Can Still Do in the Last 10 Working Years

Jul 18, 2026
Personal Finance

63% of Americans Could Cover a $400 Emergency. Far Fewer Could Cover One Month of Retirement.

Jul 18, 2026
Investing

GRID’s 0.56% Fee Pays for AI Power Exposure That Broad ETFs Miss

Jul 18, 2026
Personal Finance

Medigap Has a One-Time, 6-Month Window at 65. Miss It and Insurers Can Say No Forever.

Jul 18, 2026
Investing

Forget EWZ. Franklin’s Brazil Twin Charges Two-Thirds Less, and It’s Up 30% This Year

Jul 18, 2026
Investing

4 Covered Call ETFs to Buy in 2026: Skip XYLD’s 0.60% Fee for Cheaper Alternatives

Jul 18, 2026
Personal Finance

She Claimed Social Security at 62 and Kept Working. The Earnings Limit Took Back $1 of Every $2.

Jul 18, 2026
Investing

Forget JAAA. Its Bolder Sibling Pays 31% More From the Same Floating-Rate Playbook

Jul 17, 2026
Personal Finance

A 68-Year-Old With $850,000 in a Traditional IRA Is Sitting on a Six-Figure Tax Bill. Here’s How Retirees Shrink It.

Jul 17, 2026
Investing

Donald Trump Once Said He Would Eliminate America’s $19 Trillion in Debt. The Total Is Now Approaching $50 Trillion.

Jul 17, 2026
Personal Finance

The Widow’s Penalty: Same Savings, Same House, a Higher Tax Bracket After One Spouse Dies

Jul 17, 2026
Investing

Don’t Chase the 40% Gain: Why USO Is a Trade, but XLE Is an Investment

Jul 17, 2026
Investing

Why QDTE’s 0.97% Fee Costs You More Than Two Weeks of Payouts

Jul 17, 2026
Investing

Warren Buffett Drops a Bombshell: He Was Responsible for Berkshire’s Push Into AI

Jul 17, 2026
Personal Finance

A 70-Year-Old With $600,000 Delays Social Security for the 8% Bonus, and Walks Into a Bigger RMD

Jul 16, 2026