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Archive - December 2023
The difference between gross income and earned income is an important one come tax time. Find out how the IRS uses both to determine your final tax liability.
Urban mobility stocks are positioned to continue to deliver strong gains for investors. These companies are reasonably priced, and analysts expect them to be...
The release of OpenAI‘s generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, set the world on fire with the technology’s nascent potential. Yet the...
What if Wall Street is wrong about the timing of rate cuts? … Wall Street’s awful record of bets on the Fed … the difficulty of this final leg for the Fed …...
From the boom in big tech stocks fueled by enthusiasm for developments in AI to historic strikes by workers for better wages, we take a look back at just a few...
Here’s what you need to know with the crypto markets looking ahead to the next year, standing at the cusp of important events such as the fate of the...
The Department of Education released new details Monday on how may be covered by proposed federal rules around student loan forgiveness that could be finalized...
Today’s best CD rates are 5.88% for 7 months from West Town Bank & Trust, 5.80% for 18 months from Seattle Bank, and 5.77% for 11 months from West...
The holiday shopping season is off to a rip-roaring start. Industry data shows that consumers spent a record $9.8 billion shopping for Black Friday deals this...
Relying on Social Security is not a good idea. Instead, rely on the compounding effects of a tax-deferred retirement savings account.
Being an athlete, actor, or musician may be their day job, but many of your favorite celebrities are also avid investors—with some making millions of dollars...
Investing in growth stocks has proved to be the winning strategy over the past 15 years. However, investors have also seen the downside of owning speculative...
Deciding how much to put into a 401(k) account can be tricky. There are guidelines to ensure that you are investing what you need, so you can retire in comfort.
There are good entertainment stocks, and then there are lousy entertainment stocks, such as AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC). The headline told the story. AMC...
The revised growth figures for the third quarter underscore the strong American economy. It records a rapid annualized growth rate of 5.2 percent, the highest...
November through January are broadly considered to be peak holiday season. These three months are characterized by increased retail spending, travel and...
Often, investors think about income and growth as binary choices. Either a company pays a large dividend yield, or it offers strong capital gains upside. But...
Last week, I revealed five “jackpot” stocks to buy for 2024. These longshot bets all had enormous potential… and also all the risks associated with early stage...
The markets have an ocean of stocks, and consistently beating the index involves spotting the right opportunities. This further involves two important aspects...