Congratulations! You’ve decided that life is more important than work. But wait, just what is the state of your nest egg? If the answer is scrambled, then you might not be as ready for retirement as you think.
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Palantir specializes in artificial intelligence to assist organizations in decision-making.
Tesla is ramping up its robotaxi fleet and developing humanoid robots.
The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) has lifted some stocks to dizzying levels —
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Mortgage rates haven’t been particularly ideal this year. Though rates started out the year in the low 6% range (and even fell under it at one point),
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Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.)’s loss in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary could affect the political debate over Social Security as Congress faces a projected 2032 funding shortfall.
Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated Larson in the Democratic primary and will face Republican candidate Amy Chai in November.
U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t fighting like Prime Minister Carney expects him to. Maybe Canada should be less conventional, and a little more guerrilla, Mark Johnson writes.Kylie Cooper/Reuters
Mark Johnson is a corporate lawyer with experience across both the public and private sectors.
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Investors are holding $7.93 trillion in money market funds even as the income from those funds declines. The total stood at that level as of August 12, according to the Investment Company Institute, while yields have tracked the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts lower since September 2024.
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You just signed up for a 2026 Medicare Part D plan and read the fine print: the new out-of-pocket cap protects you once you hit $2,100 in drug spending, but every dollar up to that ceiling still comes out of your pocket. If you take a couple of brand-name maintenance drugs, you can burn through that number by mid-year.
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A small New York brokerage and one of finance Twitter’s loudest voices just teamed up to build ETFs around the trading habits of politicians and other market whales. Siebert Financial (NASDAQ:SIEB) announced on August 18,
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On CNBC’s Investment Committee, Joe Terranova (who is the Senior Managing Director for Virtus Investment Partners) said, “I think you get to 10,000 in the next 18 months. I see no reason why not.” The S&P 500 closed last Friday with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) at 772.67,
