Personal Finance

T206 Honus Wagner Sets Record Sale Price For Its Grade
A graded and authenticated T206 Honus Wagner card is about to close in an auction and will fetch a record price.
Jon C. Ogg
15 days ago
Last Updated: 14 days ago

Record-Breaking Mike Trout Rookie Card for $3.9 Million: Crazy or Genius Investment?
Are baseball cards a hobby or an investment? If so, are we witnessing the same sort of bubble that was seen back in the 1980s and early 1990s?
Jon C. Ogg
25 days ago
Last Updated: 25 days ago

America's Imminent Risk of Millions of Evictions
With limited job prospects and with many businesses closed or at reduced capacity, millions of American renters may be evicted from where they live.
Jon C. Ogg
1 month ago

Despite COVID-19 Recession, America's Housing Markets Suddenly Face Bidding Wars
Redfin announced on Monday that almost half of all offers on home purchases faced competition in May as optimism about the state of the economy began to rise.
Jon C. Ogg
3 months ago

Personal Income, Consumer Spending and Personal Savings Rates Look Schizophrenic in the Recession
Government statistics often look haywire or get out of whack, but there are certain moments when batched economic reports almost look like mass schizophrenia has arrived.
Jon C. Ogg
3 months ago

Millions of Americans Are Wiping Out Their Retirement in the COVID-19 Recession
In the COVID-19-induced instant recession of 2020, the big mistake the public is making is tapping into their retirement accounts.
Jon C. Ogg
3 months ago

The Top 10 Charts & Graphics That Defined the Week of May 23, 2020
Sometimes the best way to get a message out is visually. After all, there is an absolute media overload that occurs for many people who invest and for those who just watch the news. 24/7 Wall St. has...
Jon C. Ogg
3 months ago
Last Updated: 3 months ago

Why Borrowing $8.5 Billion Won’t Impact Apple Stock
Apple borrowed $8.5 billion Monday in a four-part bond deal. Why? Because right now, money is cheap.
Carl Sullivan
4 months ago

How to Buy Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix Stock for Just $25 at a Time
Many retail investors have complained over time that buying some of the market’s greatest stocks is just too difficult or too expensive for them to buy into. The notion of fractional ownership...
Jon C. Ogg
4 months ago
Last Updated: 4 months ago

How the Recession Has Crushed Even the Mega Millions and Powerball Lotteries
The recession is crushing the lottery along with everything else. Buying a lottery ticket may have become a luxury expense, now that over 26 million American workers have filed for unemployment in...
Jon C. Ogg
4 months ago

Will Your Credit Card Limits Be Cut or Cancelled During the Recession?
The economy was looking great at the start of 2020 with higher wages, low unemployment and a very healthy consumer. It took less than 60 days for the stock market to begin its slide and less than 75...
Jon C. Ogg
4 months ago
Last Updated: 4 months ago

The COVID-19 Recession Impact on Small Businesses Is Catastrophic
Despite the government aid coming for payroll protection, many small and independent business owners are now worried that they may never recover from the coronavirus-triggered recession.
Jon C. Ogg
5 months ago

Half of Companies in a Recent Survey Are Hiring
While the restrictions on gatherings and movements have cost millions of Americans their jobs, there are some companies that are looking for employees now, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Paul Ausick
5 months ago

What Happens If Social Security Starts Investing in Stocks?
Should the Social Security Administration be allowed to invest in stocks? If so, what should the limits be?
Jon C. Ogg
5 months ago

Lessons of Doomsday Preppers for the COVID-19 Pandemic
If any American went back a month in a time from the middle of March, things were still chugging along just fine. The stock market was at all-time highs, the Federal Reserve was satisfied that the...
Jon C. Ogg
6 months ago