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I realized strong profits trading options on Pan American Silver and other miners, but emphasize options are risky. Read more on PAAS options trading here.

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As “The Simpsons” nuclear energy baron C. Montgomery Burns would say in his slow catch phrase: “… excellent.”

Though they have a history of volatility, nuclear-focused ETFs have been benefiting considerably this year from rising power usage.

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One of the best ways to keep your portfolio safe and generate passive income is with high-yield exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For one, these ETFs and their holdings can help smooth out the volatile ride when markets drop.

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Will lower mortgage rates heat up the housing market?

Right now, mortgage rates are at their lowest level in nearly a year.

Last week, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to just above 6.5%.

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• The Dow Jones eased further below 45,000 to start the new week.
• Equities are taking a breather after last week’s bullish showing.
• A quiet start to the week gives way to this year’s Jackson Hole symposium.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) eased slightly on Monday,

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• Target, Walmart, Lowe’s and The Home Depot report earnings this week.
• Investors are cautious ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday.
• S&P 500, Dow Jones and NASDAQ all spend much of Monday in the negative.
• Analysts are worried that soft retail demand and tariff-induced price increases could crimp retailers.

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Stocks opened cautiously higher to start the week, but were mixed by the close.

Monday’s choppy trading likely foreshadows what we’ll see throughout the week as Wall Street awaits rate-cut clues from Wednesday’s release of the minutes from the July Fed meeting and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech this Friday at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

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There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to medical expenses in retirement. These following steps may help you control costs.

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• Millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency has been seized by the DoJ
• The wallet belongs to a suspected ransomware operator
• The ransomware, Zeppelin, is functionally extinct

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced a cryptocurrency wallet containing over $2.8 million has been seized following charges of conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse,

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