This May Be the Closest Thing to a Risk-Free Investment

TIPS can protect your purchasing power in retirement no matter what happens with inflation.

The S&P 500's earnings growth has gone bonkers thanks to one company

Markets are gearing up for the busiest week of second-quarter earnings season Alphabet reported second-quarter profit figures that included sizable paper gains from investment stakes. The busiest week ...

'I'm still confused': I sold $80,000 in shares on June 30, so why didn't I receive my dividend?

To my surprise, the proceeds from the sale were credited to my money-market settlement fund' "I called Vanguard to ask about this and was told that I would have needed to wait until after the ...
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We have $8 million in traditional IRAs. Should we tap them to buy a house - and take the tax hit?

We are a married couple, ages 60 (me) and 69 (my husband), with a net investment portfolio of approximately $9.8 million, consisting of traditional IRAs, worth $8.2 million, and a taxable brokerage ...

There's a technical 'triple threat' for stocks, but also places investors can hide

Treasury yields, oil prices and the dollar have all seen technical breakouts, while the S&P 500 has broken below a key short-term trend tracker. The rallies in Treasury yields, oil prices and the ...

'Time will tell whether that was a good bet': My adviser got me a full SpaceX IPO allocation. Was I lucky?

Another thing a CPA will tell you: think beyond today. We all need an outside perspective as we are seeing our own world from the inside. That's why financial advisers hire tax accountants and doctors ...
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I am a 63-year-old semiretired physician. If I saved $2 million for retirement, should my Social Security become optional?

At that point, they arguably no longer need the government's retirement safety net' "Someone who has accumulated $2 million or more in retirement savings has demonstrated financial discipline and ...
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Yes, the AI stock selloff looks terrifying. But it might actually save the bull market.

The hottest tech trades of 2026 just got slammed - smart investors are buying anyway Chip stocks have taken a beating - but there's reason to stay bullish. A bull market supported by several sectors ...

'We are not romantically involved': I'm marrying my platonic best friend of 20 years. Should I leave him my home?

We love each other deeply, but not in a husband-and-wife sense. We are not romantically involved. I own my home outright, have no children or other dependents, and my closest relatives are my siblings ...
Opinion

Farmers are already set for a $55 billion payday - why does Washington want to give them more?

Farm income is expected to be lower than its near-record 2023 level, but still at or above its long-run average.

Pay raises keep shrinking. Here's how much smaller they'll be next year.

The clear-cut way to get a raise is to land a new job. People who switched jobs saw an average 6.6% increase in their pay year over year, according to June data from payroll giant ADP (ADP). By ...
Opinion

The bond market hasn't been this calm since the dot-com bust and the financial crisis. History warns of a rude awakening.

Junk-bond spreads are near the lows reached before the financial crisis of 2007-09. Here's how to hedge before the market wakes up. Investors in high-yield bonds don't seemed too concerned about a U.S ...