A broad consensus that markets hate uncertainty more than anything else is being tested on an almost daily basis in 2025.

Rumors of the death of the 60-40 portfolio — that old standby allocation of 60% stocks and 40% fixed-income investments — are ...

The SSA’s July 3 email announced that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4) would essentially eliminate federal income taxes on Social Security benefits ...

Experts agree that while you don't have to spend three figures on your products, some higher-priced items have value.

The best aerospace and defense ETFs can help investors capitalize on higher government defense spending or hedge against the ...

Duration is a measure of interest-rate sensitivity; a duration of 6 implies a 6% loss in net asset value if interest rates ...

Generally speaking, stocks provide reasonable growth while bonds provide stable income. Each play important roles in ...

Mixed messages from multiple sources continue to make for a messy market for investors, traders and speculators.

Every state in the U.S. offers free or almost free college courses for older people, where you may be asked to attend ...

As for the main indexes, the S&P 500 was up 0.5% at 6,227 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% to 20,393 – new record closing ...

You've heard of mutual funds and ETFs, but direct indexing may be a new concept ... one that could offer greater flexibility ...

Don’t buy trendy new funds. Wall Street tends to trot out funds that suit the market at the moment — red-hot tech funds when ...