Consumer sentiment sits at 53.3 in March 2026, deep in the pessimistic zone, while retail sales just hit a fresh high of $752.1 billion. That gap between how Americans feel and how…
Live Updates Bitcoin Rallies $1,415 Higher – Here’s Why.8:56am ETBitcoin is up $1,415 at $81,267.60 and could push even higher. For one, lawmakers reportedly reached a compromise on stablecoin regulation, otherwise known…
The host of Retire SMART Podcast Episode 405 offered a line that should sit on every pre-retiree’s refrigerator: “If the market moving 2% up or down in a single day makes you…
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE:VIX) is up 2.2% today to hover just above 17, snapping back from Friday’s close as renewed Middle East tensions and crude price spikes reintroduce risk premium into…
Live Updates This is Why Oil is Back Above $10512:12pm ETOil is back to $105.50 on concerns that the Iran conflict could flare up again. For one, the UAE just said it…
Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF (NYSEARCA:NDIV) is one of those funds that rarely shows up in performance leaderboards, yet quietly does exactly what its design promises: pair an international natural resources…
On a recent episode of The Investing for Beginners Podcast, co-host Andrew Sather offered a contrarian take on a piece of conventional wisdom that resurfaces every time markets wobble. Gold gets sold…
A 67-year-old with a $1.2 million nest egg sits across from an insurance agent who pitches a clean trade: hand over $300,000 today, collect $1,900 a month for the rest of his…
Growth investors picking a large-cap vehicle in 2026 face a real choice: pay nothing for a passive index, or pay a few basis points for an active manager who claims to add…
Few sector ETFs have rewarded patience like semiconductors. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) trades near $510 after returning roughly 141% over the past year against the S&P 500’s 29%. That gap is the…
The communication services sector is a concentration bet dressed up as diversification. After the 2018 GICS reshuffle pulled Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, and Disney out of technology and consumer discretionary, the sector became…
Consumer discretionary names live or die on whether households feel comfortable opening their wallets, and right now those signals are flashing in opposite directions. Right now those signals are crossing in unusual…
Ray Dalio is compressing his timeline. On a recent Prof G Markets episode with Ed Elson titled "Ray Dalio: The World Order Has Unraveled," the Bridgewater founder said "We're on the brink…
Joel South On a recent NerdWallet Smart Money Podcast segment, the host worked through a scenario any retirement-minded homeowner has considered. Take a $1,000 mortgage payment. Throw it at principal and you save interest.…
Omor Ibne Ehsan The PHLX Gold/Silver Sector Index (^XAU) is edging lower this Friday morning by 1% even as gold spot prices tick higher to $4,644/ounce, a split tape that captures how investors are processing…
