David Beren |
Real Estate Is Up 13%. The Data-Center REITs Powering AI Are Up 36%.
The Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) is the default way most investors get real estate exposure, and for good reason.…
Vandita Jadeja |
Price Prediction: Marvell Will Trade at This Price in 2027
Marvell shares have surged 186% this year on a tidal wave of AI infrastructure spending, but the real question is…
Maurie Backman |
The Average Social Security Check Jumps This Much in 2027
Social Security's 2027 COLA forecast just got a significant upgrade, and analysts say it could deliver the biggest raise seniors…
Drew Wood |
Your Dividend Yield Isn’t Your Income: What You Really Keep After Taxes
Two retirees can both pull $100,000 from $2 million income portfolios and still land in very different places after tax.…
Rich Duprey |
The Open-Source AI Boom May Be a Mirage. Why Affordable AI May Be Losing the Enterprise Battle
Enterprise AI budgets are surging, but the money is not flowing where most people expect. The companies winning on social…
Rich Duprey |
Chamath Palihapitiya Says the AI Boom May Be Hiding Biggest Capital Allocation Mistake in History
Corporate America is pouring billions into AI while a prominent venture capitalist warns the productivity math simply does not add…
David Beren |
The Social Security Earnings Limit Can Cost Early Retirees Thousands Each Year
Collecting Social Security while working before full retirement age sounds like a smart way to double up on income, but…
Drew Wood |
Mexico or Florida: Which One Lets You Retire at 62 on $2,500 a Month?
A $2,500 monthly retirement can work in Mexico or Florida, but the two plans fail in different places. In Mexico,…
David Beren |
Stop Settling for VYM. This Fund Yields More, Costs 0.06%, and Beat the S&P
Dividend-focused investors have made Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) one of the largest yield-tilted funds available, with $78.33B in…
David Beren |
Your International Fund Yields 2%. This One Returned 26% and Yields 3.1%
The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) is the default choice for most investors who want exposure to companies outside…
Gerelyn Terzo |
Laid Off Before the Cutoff, He Feared the Zero Years Would Gut His Social Security. The Real Damage Surprised Him.
The Layoff That Felt Like a Retirement Sentence A 61-year-old engineer with 32 years at the same company receives a…
Sam Daodu |
How High Will XRP Go in the Next Bull Cycle?
XRP has dropped 70% from its recent peak even as Ripple racked up legal wins, ETF launches, and banking approvals.…
Alex Sirois |
Nvidia Vs. AMD: Perplexity Choosing Nvidia Over AMD Tells a Deeper Story About Chip Dominance
When Perplexity chose silicon for its AI coding stack, the decision exposed a fault line running beneath two blockbuster earnings…
Rich Duprey |
The U.S. Economy Is Addicted to AI Spending. What Happens If It Slows?
AI spending has grown so massive it now drives a historic share of U.S. economic output, and that concentration is…
David Beren |
The Maximum Social Security Check Is $5,108 a Month. Here’s How Much Invested It Takes to Match It.
The maximum Social Security retirement benefit in 2026 is $5,181 a month, a figure that only a tiny slice of…
Drew Wood |
How Much Would It Take to Escape to Cancún Every Winter for Life?
Three or four months of sun, ocean, and tacos al pastor can sound like a luxury until the math is…
Rich Duprey |
After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Closed Again, Oil’s Risk to Economy Rises Once More
Iran just shut the Strait of Hormuz, and the ripple effects stretch far beyond rising gas prices. Here is what…
Joel South |
These 5 Optical Chip Stocks Are Cashing in on AI Data Center Bandwidth
AI data centers are hitting a bandwidth wall, and the companies supplying the glass to break through it are posting…
Joel South |
5 Power Chip Stocks Built for the Electrification Surge
Silicon carbide and gallium nitride are the choke points in a $trillions electrification wave, and five U.S.-listed chip makers are…
Gerelyn Terzo |
Nvidia vs. SanDisk: 1 Valuation Gap Jim Cramer Says Is the Most Insulting Trade in Semiconductors Right Now
Jim Cramer called it insulting on live television, and the numbers suggest he has a point. Two semiconductor companies just…
