Ryne Mauck |
The Next AI Winners May Not Be the Magnificent Seven: 3 Mid-Cap ETFs to Watch
The Magnificent Seven grabbed the first wave of AI profits, but a quieter group of mid-cap companies is quietly positioning…
Michael Williams |
The “Hire Your Kid” Rule: Pay Your Child $15,000 From the Family Business and Neither of You Owes the IRS a Dime
A little-known combination of tax code sections lets family business owners shift real money off their returns while giving a…
Austin Smith |
You Turn 73 and the IRS Makes You Take the Money. These 3 ETFs Turn Forced RMDs Into a Paycheck
The IRS forces you to pull money out of your IRA at 73 whether you need it or not, but…
Michael Williams |
5 Countries Where $500,000 Retires Better Than $1 Million Does in Florida
A Florida retirement budget that looks solid on paper has a way of dissolving once insurance quotes, HOA fees, and…
Omor Ibne Ehsan |
AI Chip Stocks Just Got Crushed. 3 Semiconductor ETFs to Buy the Dip On
Semiconductor stocks just took a bruising, but the companies powering every major AI buildout are nowhere near done growing. Three…
Michael Williams |
A $900,000 Portfolio That Quietly Pays $60,000 a Year Without Touching Principal
Most retirees assume a big nest egg means accepting either a meager paycheck or a slow bleed of principal, but…
Marc Guberti |
Before Your First RMD at 73, Make Sure Your $1.4 Million 401(k) Isn’t Costing You $52,000 in Taxes
A seven-figure 401(k) sounds like security until the IRS forces a withdrawal that triggers a tax cascade most retirees never…
Sam Daodu |
Ripple Just Solved RLUSD’s Two Biggest Problems With Ripple Mint and Notabene Deal
Ripple just tackled the two friction points that keep institutions away from its stablecoin, but one of those fixes does…
Michael Williams |
First Trust Launches DGJL, a New Buffer ETF With a Fixed 9.37% Return
First Trust just launched a buffer ETF that promises a fixed return no matter how much the S&P 500 outperforms…
Ryne Mauck |
Dividend Growth or High Yield? One of These ETF Strategies Is Winning in 2026
Income investors chasing the fattest dividend yield may be leaving serious money on the table, but the alternative carries its…
David Beren |
These 3 Total Market ETFs Look Interchangeable but Picking the Wrong One Costs You Real Money Over a Lifetime
VTI, ITOT, and SCHB all charge the same fee and post nearly identical annual returns, but one structural difference between…
Michael Williams |
His 401(k) Held $400,000 of Company Stock. Rolling It Into an IRA Would Have Erased a Six-Figure Tax Break
Buried deep in the tax code sits a rule that could save a retiring employee with appreciated company stock a…
Michael Williams |
The Real Cost of Retiring in Sun City, Arizona, on Social Security and a Small Pension
Sun City looks affordable on paper, but the homes hiding behind those low price tags carry a decades-old secret that…
Michael Williams |
I’m 40 and my advisor wants me to switch from Roth to traditional 401(k). Dave Ramsey says it’s a million-dollar mistake
Her financial advisor pushed her to abandon the Roth 401(k) and take the traditional tax break instead, and it sounded…
Gerelyn Terzo |
Kentucky Has 16 Million Barrels of Bourbon Aging. Here’s How a Retiree Can Actually Own One, and What a Sale Does to Social Security.
Owning a Kentucky bourbon barrel sounds like a bucket-list flex, but retirees who cash out a profitable barrel often discover…
Michael Williams |
How Large Does Your Portfolio Need to Be to Generate $15,000 a Month?
Replacing a six-figure income with portfolio yield alone is a capital problem with a number most people underestimate, and the…
David Beren |
Value Is Quietly Winning 2026 and These 3 Dividend-Paying Value ETFs Prove You Do Not Need Tech to Beat the Market
While Wall Street debates which AI giant wins next, a quieter rotation is rewarding investors who never bought into the…
Michael Williams |
YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF (YSPC) Is The First ETF Built to Generate Income From SpaceX Stock Options
YieldMax just built an ETF to squeeze income out of SpaceX options, but with SPCX already down sharply since going…
Sam Daodu |
BlackRock’s IBIT Leads Nearly $1B Bitcoin ETF Recovery as Inflows Hit 7 Straight Days
Bitcoin ETFs just snapped a brutal stretch of outflows with seven straight days of buying, but one fund is hoovering…
Michael Williams |
Established Firm Harding Loevner Enters ETF Market With LOEV for International Investors
A 35-year-old institutional powerhouse just made its first move into the ETF market, betting that quality stock picking in developed…
