In a meteoric gymnastics career filled with Olympic and World Champion triumphs, Simone Biles has rapidly shattered records to become the indisputable best female gymnast of all time. In addition to her unprecedented domination…
Financial management guru, talk show host and author Dave Ramsey has built a following of over 20 million weekly listeners on 600 radio stations across the US to The Ramsey Show. The podcast estimates…
Vanguard founder John Bogle has earned the title, “the father of index investing” due to his pioneering efforts to create Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) that track various market indexes and can act correspondingly as…
The Magnificent 7 Stocks, i,e, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Meta Platforms (Facebook), Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla – are all technology stocks, and are part of the top 10 largest companies by market cap in…
According to a survey published in March, 2025 by Debt.com, as many as 1 in 3 Americans either currently or previously have had to resort to using credit cards to make ends meet for…
Investors seeking sizable capital appreciation will usually search out aggressive growth stocks and exchange traded funds that are tied to tech indexes or the S&P 500. Those that want growth but lack the stomach…
In the not too distant past, a focus on dividends was considered the province of retirees and conservative investors who shied away from market volatility. Taking risks with high flying tech stocks led to…
The subject of inheritance is a ripe one for mystery writers, playwrights and filmmakers. Festooned with all types of personal dynamics and potential grudges, hostilities, and past aggrievements, the inheritance and the will it…
It’s no secret that trust in mainstream media is declining. A Gallup poll taken earlier this year found that around 30% of American respondents trusted the accuracy of news reporting from major TV and…
96% of Americans lose an average of $111,000 in their Social Security income due to mistakes made while filing for benefits, according to Forbes. There are over 2,700 rules in the Social Security handbook,…
Risk tolerance is a very subjective topic. It is a necessary qualifying component of the KYC (Know Your Customer) protocols for financial professionals, and is implemented to establish levels of investment risk that a…
Since its creation in 1957, the S&P 500 Index has been viewed as a more comprehensive and accurate arbiter of US industrial and economic health. Thanks to its greater exposure in key US industries,…
Despite relative softness in its EV and standard ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle sales, Ford’s trucks remain the unequivocal favorite across the entire US driving population. Perhaps to capitalize further on competition protections afforded…
According to Statista, as high as 75% of all US video content was viewed on mobile devices, as opposed to smart TVs, DVDs, or other hardwired media. In fact, over half of worldwide web…
Apart from infidelity, the early death of a spouse is probably among the most devastating events that can impact a marriage. While younger couples nowadays may be better equipped to find resources online, there…
According to several economists, the Social Security trust fund is on track to become insolvent by 2035, unless there are some drastic changes made. To replenish the fund, Social Security needs to either augment…
Dividend stocks are a popular choice for income focused investors. Retirees, especially, are the main demand drivers for dividend stocks, with consistency and reliability of paramount importance in their golden years, when risk tolerance…
The volatility of the stock market over the past three months has been a roller coaster ride that has left many with a case of nausea. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has ranged from…
While certain people who can afford the time enjoy engaging in stock trading, the majority prefer investing for a longer period. These investors often prefer a “buy and hold” strategy, reinvesting dividends, and compounding…
In 1982, Kirk O’Donnell, an aide to Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, coined an apt metaphor that will long outlive the memory of his name in history. He referred to Social Security as…
