Microsoft has fallen 20% this year while its AI business accelerates at a triple-digit clip and its commercial backlog swells past half a trillion dollars, which raises an uncomfortable question about whether…
Dividend-focused investors have made Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) one of the largest yield-tilted funds available, with $78.33B in assets and 618 holdings spanning U.S. large-cap dividend payers. VYM’s appeal is…
The maximum Social Security retirement benefit in 2026 is $5,181 a month, a figure that only a tiny slice of workers ever actually collect. It requires paying the maximum FICA tax for…
David Beren SPYI has paid double-digit yields every single month since inception while its share price keeps climbing, and that combination raises an uncomfortable question about where the money is actually coming from.
Most retirement budgets start with the wrong question. The instinct is to ask, “What yield do I need so the nest egg covers the bills?” Higher yield shrinks the required capital, so…
The S&P 500 has long been synonymous with broad diversification, but the math behind today's index tells a very different story about where your money actually ends up.
Picture a 62-year-old sitting across from his financial advisor in 2010. The finance pro pulls up the standard chart: wait until 70, get the biggest possible check, protect against longevity risk. The…
Gerelyn Terzo Tom Lee sees a narrow window opening for stocks in July, but his bullish call comes with a stark warning about what follows that most investors are ignoring.
If you have a traditional IRA and you watched your balance drop earlier this year, the IRS quietly handed you a coupon. When your account value falls, you can convert those same…
Michael Williams Emily Roland, Co-Chief Investment Strategist at Manulife John Hancock Investment Management, delivered a two-sided message on CNBC this morning: the fundamentals underpinning technology stocks are the strongest she has ever seen, yet…
Robert Brokamp, the certified financial planner who hosts the Declare Your Financial Independence segment on Motley Fool Money, used his July 4th installment to remind listeners that the return assumption baked into…
Ian Cooper $7 trillion. That is the scale of the cash pile parked in money market funds and short duration instruments, waiting for a reason to deploy. The reasons are stacking up fast. What…
Chris MacDonald Picture a 73-year-old retiree who watched his IRA swell through 2025 and into this year. The S&P 500 is up about 9% year to date through July 6, and it has gained…
The battle between JPMorgan’s two flagship covered-call income ETFs comes down to a simple trade-off: JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI) offers the smoother ride, while JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF…
$40 billion. That is the market capitalization of Celestica (NYSE:CLS | CLS Price Prediction), a company that raised its revenue guidance from $17.0 billion to $19 billion recently (now trading right around…
