Most income ETFs draw from a single well: either dividends or options premium. The Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (NYSEARCA:IDVO) draws from three simultaneously, and the way it selects holdings is what…
ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NYSEARCA:TQQQ) is built for one thing: capturing every move in the Nasdaq-100 at three times the magnitude. Year to date in 2026, that has meant absorbing every move downward at three…
The 2026 Medicare Part B premium landed at $202.90 per month, up from $185.00 in 2025, up from $185 in 2025, a 9.7% increase that landed right on top of a 2.8% Social Security…
While Elon Musk has his fans and detractors, it’s safe to say that both camps would have to agree that, if nothing else, Musk is definitely someone who thinks outside-the-box. His announcement in February…
The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025, repealing two provisions that had quietly cut benefits for more than 2.8 million teachers, firefighters, police officers, and federal employees. For…
It’s unequivocal that the biggest globally impacting price breakout in 2025 was that of gold and silver. Both of these precious metals saw their prices zoom like Magnificent 7 tech stocks after decades of…
Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:FELG) has slipped about 8% since the start of 2026, tracking closely with its benchmark as large-cap growth stocks broadly retreat. The fund gives investors exposure to the…
For a few weeks in early 2026, retirees got rare good news: the January CPI-W reading came in at 2.6% year-over-year, slightly below the 2.8% COLA that took effect in January. Social Security was…
Oil surged from around $71 to nearly $98 per barrel in under two weeks in early March 2026 as geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf tightened supply fears. That kind of move is exactly…
Social Security is not going broke because politicians raided the piggy bank. The trust fund's $2.56 trillion in reserves is properly invested in special-issue government bonds, exactly as the law requires. The real problem…
A 14% yield sounds like a solution to almost every income investor’s problem. For retirees bridging the gap between Social Security and living expenses, for dividend reinvestors compounding monthly checks, and for anyone frustrated…
The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8%, lifting the average monthly retirement check from $2,015 to $2,071, a gain of $56 per month. Through January and into February, that raise was…
The gap between the Social Security check most people receive and the maximum possible benefit is enormous, and it comes down to a handful of decisions made over a working lifetime. In 2026, the…
Monthly income checks that shrink without warning are not a feature of a strategy. They are a verdict on it. Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) cut its monthly common stock distribution from $0.14 to $0.06…
Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (NYSEARCA:SVOL) pays a 21.2% dividend yield by doing something most income funds avoid entirely: systematically shorting volatility. With the VIX sitting at 25.09 as of March 18, 2026 and climbing,…
If you collect Social Security and you are behind on a federal student loan, the past year has been a slow-motion policy watch. As of March 2026: garnishment is still paused, but the clock…
MSFO pays you every week. That income stream is real, but it comes with a catch many investors underestimate: the fund holds nothing but exposure to a single stock, and that stock is down…
SILJ gained 154% over the past year, and returned 184% in 2025 alone, making it one of the most talked-about ETFs in the precious metals space. Silver’s run to historic highs drew investors into…
The gigantic push towards Artificial Intelligence to turbocharge computer functions and other tasks will greatly benefit society. However, much like the way the automobile replaced the horse drawn carriage, or, more recently, how broadband…
YieldMax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:PYPY) launched September 2023 with a simple pitch: collect weekly income from one of the world’s most recognized payment platforms. The fund sells covered call options on PayPal…
