Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Doubles Down on Meta (META) and Rocket Lab in September Moves
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- ARK Invest divested 46,015 Twist Bioscience shares valued at $5.8 million via its ARKK ETF
- Additional disposals included positions in 10X Genomics, Bullish,
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Most Income Investors Have Never Heard of These 3 ETFs Paying Up to 14 Percent Every Month
While most income investors debate JEPI and SCHD, three monthly-paying ETFs have quietly built yield engines that tap small-cap volatility, leveraged preferreds, and Nasdaq options in ways the popular high-yield lists keep missing.
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Some Dividend Growth ETFs Are Beating the Broad Market — Is It Sustainable?
Dividend growth exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are having their day in the sun, often outperforming the broad market. For example, the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD +0.38%) has delivered a one-year total return of 28.7% (through Sept. 10, 2026), compared with the S&P 500‘s return of roughly 18.6% over the same period.
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Your Social Security COLA could go up another $71 a month in 2027. That’s not necessarily good news.
Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 could be at least 3.4%, adding about $71 to the average retiree’s monthly benefits as inflation continues to push prices higher.
Social Security's Trump Bump-Driven 2027 COLA Is Set to Do Something That Hasn't Been Witnessed in 30 Years
For the nearly 55 million retired workers who brought home a Social Security benefit in July, there are few events more anticipated than the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal, which is slated for Oct. 14.
Social Security’s COLA is a near-annual raise given to beneficiaries to offset the effects of inflation.
Palantir and Nvidia Are Building a Sovereign AI Stack. Who Captures More of the Economics?
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) are pushing their partnership deeper into one of the most important emerging enterprise AI themes: keeping proprietary data and operational intelligence under customer control.
On September 10, Palantir and Nvidia announced a sovereign AI architecture combining Nvidia’s Nemotron open models with Palantir Foundry and AIP.
Here's the Average Social Security Benefit of 80-Year-Old Americans (How Do You Compare?)
If you’re 80 or getting close to it, you’ve probably wondered how your Social
Security check stacks up against everyone else’s. It’s a natural question,
especially when benefit amounts vary so much from one household to the next.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) actually publishes this data, broken
down by age and sex,
Warren Buffett Loves Wide Moats: 3 AI Infrastructure Stocks That Fit the Bill
As chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett often expressed his love for businesses with wide moats and durable competitive advantages. This is evident in Berkshire’s top holdings and can lead to strong pricing power and consistent earnings growth.
Let’s look at three artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure stocks with the widest moats that could get Buffett’s stamp of approval.
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Retiring on Social Security Alone in 2027 Could Mean Living on $25,000 a Year
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The average Social Security benefit pays retirees roughly $25,000 a year, too little to cover most core living expenses.
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Retirement costs like healthcare, utilities, and insurance often stay high or rise, leaving no financial buffer for surprises.
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Delaying Social Security 3 years past full retirement age boosts annual income 24%,
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Trade 'war' or not, are Canada and the United States now dug in?
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer might not like to think of it as a trade “war,” but whatever you call it — a difference of opinion? an incongruity? the unpleasantness? — it’s now been going on for more than 19 months.
In February 2025, Donald Trump, in defiance of a free trade deal he himself signed in 2018,
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