Austin Hankwitz, co-host of the Rich Habits Podcast, has a blunt message for anyone still parking serious money in a checking account: “It’s never been more important” to be in the market…
Don Lair A lot of investors tend to think about the S&P 500 index as one giant monolith, but I think it becomes much more interesting once you break it down into its component…
Andrew Sather of The Investing for Beginners Podcast recently made a point that should reshape how investors think about recession headlines. "When people say there’s a recession, they’re saying it 6 months…
Jeremy Phillips The dilemma comes from a caller on Ramsey Everyday Millionaires, but it captures something nearly every investor with a lump sum has felt: the cash is in hand, the headlines are loud,…
Don Lair The pitch for the YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:CONY) is a distribution yield quoted anywhere from 60% to 120% annualized, paid weekly, all derived from selling options on Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN |…
For much of the past two years, Wall Street treated long-run inflation expectations as the boring part of the macro story. Short-run prints whipped around. The five-year horizon stayed anchored. That assumption…
Andrew Sather of The Investing for Beginners Podcast recently made a point that should reshape how investors think about recession headlines. “When people say there’s a recession, they’re saying it 6 months…
Don Lair Most dividend ETF conversations start and end with the S&P 500. That is fine if you already own Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF or Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF and want one more…
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:MGK) has 63 holdings, which sounds diversified until you check the weights. Five names carry almost 46% of the fund. The MGK pitch is straightforward exposure…
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) keeps rising more and more, no matter how “bad” the news gets. Since Election Day 2024, the index is up 30%, a run that has…
While American investors have spent the last decade celebrating the Magnificent Seven and paying premium multiples for U.S. growth, a quiet category of overseas stocks has been compounding in the shadows. The…
Live Updates Walmart Outlook Raises Consumer Concerns9:42am ETThe U.S. consumer isn’t okay. Unfortunately, that’s what Walmart’s latest guidance is signaling. While the company posted inline EPS of 66 cents and revenue of…
Warren Buffett sold more stock than he bought for 13 quarters before Greg Abel came in. The result sits on Berkshire’s balance sheet as a number that functions like a flare. Roughly…
YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:ULTY) distributes weekly amounts in the $0.37 to $0.52 range through 2026, an annualized run rate the fund’s marketing has pinned at 77%, 104%, even 117%.…
Most retirees who own an S&P 500 index fund hold a portfolio dominated by mega-cap technology, with mid-sized businesses getting almost no weight despite making up a meaningful share of corporate America.…
