Small-cap mutual fund rankings can change sharply from one year to the next, making it difficult for investors to identify schemes that can deliver consistent returns. A fund that ranks among the best performers for several years can slip to the bottom of the category, while a previous laggard can move to the top.
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A non-working spouse can claim up to 50% of their partner’s Social Security benefit, but filing at 62 permanently cuts that to 32.5%.
Spousal benefits earn zero delayed retirement credits, so waiting past full retirement age of 67 adds nothing to the monthly check.
The US midterm elections will be held on November 3, 2026. These elections take place at the halfway point of the US president’s four-year term and do not directly elect the president. However, they serve as an opportunity to judge the leader of the economic powerhouse that is the United States, and they may have some impact on Japanese stock prices.
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The S&P 500 has been on fire in recent years, soaring to multiple new records amid excitement about the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Though stocks across industries have advanced, AI stocks clearly have led the way.
In recent months, though, investors have started to worry about the sustainability of this three-year-old bull market and have questioned whether it will slip into bear territory.
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When you start investing, you will almost certainly encounter the two terms “mutual fund” and “ETF.” Both are products that allow for diversified investment with small amounts of money, and they can be purchased if you have a brokerage account. Because the names are similar, many people are confused about which one to choose or what the differences are.
Many people stop working once they sign up for Social Security benefits. If you have savings, that money, coupled with your monthly benefits, could be enough to pay your retirement expenses in full.
But if you don’t have savings, you may find that it’s difficult to live on Social Security alone.
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Recently, it has been said that “Japan has returned to a world with interest rates.” The Bank of Japan is moving toward raising policy interest rates, and this is gradually beginning to affect our household finances, including mortgages, savings, and investments. The Bank of Japan raised the policy interest rate to around 1.25% in September 2026,
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Aarav Sharma does not dress up how he began. “My early investments were poorly planned and some funds were very bad,” he says. At times he picked funds for their past returns or on someone else’s say-so, without always understanding what he was buying.
For three years that portfolio grew slowly,
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