Your retirement savings and your future Social Security benefits can both help cover your living costs in retirement. But what many don’t realize is that where you save for retirement can affect how much of your Social Security checks you’re allowed to keep.
There’s one popular account in particular that could cost you down the road.
The S&P 500 finds itself rallying again during the session and has touched a new all-time high. Short-term pullbacks, I think, continue to be buying opportunities with the 7,000 level being a large, round, psychologically significant figure and a floor based on the previous resistance. I do not have any interest in shorting this market and I do think eventually we will go higher,
We just covered the 15 AI Stocks That Could Break the Trillion Dollar Barrier and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) ranks 4th on this list.
Top investors on Wall Street are betting that 2026 will be the year that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) finally breaks NVIDIA’s near-monopoly on high-end AI training.
NextEra Energy reported 10% earnings growth in the first quarter.
The utility made excellent progress on its growth strategy.
It remains on track to deliver strong earnings growth over the next decade.
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) isn’t your average utility.
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The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today’s research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly.
Top 5 Upgrades:
Roth Capital upgraded Intel (INTC) to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $100,
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Over the past two years, Intel (INTC +22.48%) has been working on a turnaround that has started to shape up nicely, as the once legacy tech company transitions into the artificial intelligence sector.
The company took another strong step in that direction last night,
Meta (META) is expected to cut as much as 10% of its workforce as it looks for ways to reduce spending amid its massive AI buildout.
The company will lay off roughly 8,000 employees and won’t fill 6,000 positions, as it continues a broader efficiency push CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been pursuing since declaring 2023 Meta’s year of efficiency.
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs products recorded a tenth consecutive day of net inflows on April 22, 2026, extending what is now the longest unbroken inflow streak since the funds launched in July 2024, with BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) leading that session at $53.6 million and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Ethereum Fund (FETH) contributing an additional $40.6 million,
» Read more about: Ethereum ETFs Hit 10-Day Inflow Streak as Institutional Demand Floors ETH Price »
It is no secret that unless Congress stops procrastinating and passes significant policy modifications to existing Social Security regulations, benefits will be seriously reduced. In less than 10 years, there will likely not be enough workers paying into Social Security to fully support the number of workers who will be retiring at existing benefit levels.
» Read more about: The Savings Game: Planning for changes in Social Security »
During the first four months of 2026, investors got a taste of just how unpredictable equities can be. The S&P 500 index, despite its position as the bellwether benchmark, fell 7% from the start of the year to March 30. And since then, it has marched 11% higher (as of April 21).
While the market continues its volatile journey,