Retirement planning is a long game, and you win by consistently saving and investing during your working years. But along the way,
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The precious metal players seem to have taken a few backward steps following Donald Trump’s presidential win. Undoubtedly, the stock market is in a strong spot after the election, with the risker, higher-reward plays surging while the risk-off and hedging plays run out of steam, at least on a relative basis. While gold prices have moved higher in recent sessions,
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Swing trading offers the opportunity to capture short and medium-term profits from speculating on the price of financial assets and derivatives. Swing trading differs from day trading because swing traders are typically willing to take overnight positions.
When the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark federal funds rate in September by half a percentage point (50 basis points), some depositors may have learned a lesson: A 5.50 percent annual percentage yield (APY) on a deposit account – be it a savings account or callable certificate of deposit (CD) – can vanish quickly.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors looked past the threat of new tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each advanced 0.5%.The Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked higher by 103 points, or 0.2%, with gains restricted by a slide of 8% in Amgen.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised tax-free Social Security benefits. No taxes mean more money for individuals – but fewer funds going into the Social Security pool. A look inside how Social Security really works to figure out how best to save it.
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WASHINGTON – US Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to keep cooling, signalling a gradual approach to interest rate cuts if price increases ease further and the job market remains strong, minutes of their recent meeting showed on Nov 26.
If data came in about as expected with inflation moving towards policymakers’ 2 per cent target,
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An exchange-traded fund that holds seven Big Tech stocks was rising sharply Tuesday afternoon, with Amazon.com Inc. posting the biggest gains in its portfolio.
The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF was up 1.1% in afternoon trading, according to FactSet data, at last check. Amazon was climbing 2.7%, outperforming the six other stocks in the fund’s portfolio,
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