Joel South |
5 Monthly Dividend Payers to Own Heading Into September
September has a reputation for punishing passive investors, but income seekers who own the right monthly payers can keep collecting…
Joel South |
3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Before August Ends
The dominant AI chip names have all pulled back sharply in August even as their latest earnings painted a picture…
Joel South |
3 AI Stocks Built for the Next Decade
The AI capital cycle already has clear winners, and three US-listed companies have locked in structural advantages most investors are…
Maurie Backman |
The Break-Even Age Where Delaying Social Security Stops Paying Off and How to Find Yours
Waiting longer to claim Social Security can mean bigger monthly checks, but at a certain age that advantage quietly disappears.…
Gerelyn Terzo |
She Dug Up Dinosaurs for a Living. A 20-Year-Old Fossil in Her Social Security Record Was Costing Her Every Month.
A retired paleontologist spotted something strange in her Social Security earnings history from two decades ago, and fixing it turned…
Jake Fitzgerald |
The New Gambling Tax Turns Break-Even Bettors Into “Winners” on Paper. Congress Has Been Fighting to Undo It and Losing
A bettor who wagered six figures at the sportsbook and walked away exactly even still owes the IRS money this…
Gerelyn Terzo |
Jamie Dimon Says the Bottom 20% Were Left Behind. At 62, One Worker Couldn’t Afford Eight More Years Without Social Security.
Waiting until 70 can turn a $1,300 monthly Social Security check into a $2,300 one, but for a 62-year-old with…
Maurie Backman |
You Can Undo an Early Social Security Claim, But Only Within 12 Months, and You Have to Repay Every Dollar
Filing for Social Security at 62 can feel like a relief until the smaller checks start rolling in and regret…
Gerelyn Terzo |
He Earned Six Figures Running Heavy Equipment. At 61, His Body Retired Before Social Security Would Let Him.
His body quit the job first, but Social Security runs on its own clock. Before he files for anything, there…
Ryne Mauck |
Single at 66 Means One Social Security Check and No Backup. These 4 ETFs Build the Second One
Solo retirees face a math problem no cost-of-living adjustment can fix: one income source with zero backup when markets turn…
David Beren |
How a 59-Year-Old Built a $4,700 Monthly Paycheck Around SCHD, VICI, and ARCC
Three income investments can all generate the same monthly paycheck before retirement, but the capital each one demands reveals a…
Jake Fitzgerald |
‘Whole Life Insurance Is Always a Waste of Money. I’ve Never Seen One Example Where It Is Not’: Suze Orman to Caller Who Paid $18,000 and Got $6,500 Back
Shelley paid premiums for 30 years on a policy with a $100,000 death benefit, then opened her annual statement and…
Jake Fitzgerald |
Everyone’s Arguing About Taxing the Rich. Almost Nobody Noticed the $1 Trillion Already Slipping Past the IRS
While politicians battle over wealth taxes and fair shares, a legal industry worth well over a trillion dollars is already…
Jake Fitzgerald |
A-Rod Was Taxed on Every Dollar of His $450 Million in MLB Contracts. The Gains on His Timberwolves Stake May Never Be Taxed at All
Alex Rodriguez paid top-bracket taxes on every dollar he earned as a player, but buying into the Timberwolves puts him…
Ryne Mauck |
You Max the 401(k), Own the House, and Still Have Cash Piling Up. These 3 ETFs Are the Next Account
Your 401(k) is maxed and cash keeps piling up with nowhere to go, which means your retirement engine is probably…
Ryne Mauck |
You’re 40 With $60,000 Saved and 25 Years Left. These 3 ETFs Still Have Time to Compound
Forty with $60,000 saved feels like standing at the edge of something, and the decision you make about where that…
Ryne Mauck |
DIVO Holders Gave Up $79,300 on a $500,000 Position Over Five Years for Downside Comfort
DIVO promises smoother drawdowns and monthly income, but the comfort of a covered-call strategy comes with hidden costs that compound…
Ryne Mauck |
VTV’s 0.03% Fee Hides the Real Cost: $250,000 Trails the S&P 500 by $229,000 Over a Decade
Vanguard's VTV carries one of the lowest expense ratios in the ETF universe, yet a quarter-million dollar investment has quietly…
Ryne Mauck |
How a 72-Year-Old’s $400,000 in QYLD Now Pays $3,901 a Month, Down From a Steadily Shrinking Peak
She built her retirement around a fund that promised monthly income for life, but each check arriving in her account…
Ryne Mauck |
Two Years of Friday Paydays: The 44% Fund Has Kept Its NAV and Beaten Half of Wall Street
QDTE has delivered a Friday paycheck almost every week for two years, but the numbers behind that headline yield tell…
