Social Security has some good news for retirees
October is when Social Security recipients learn what their benefits will look like the following year. The official announcement will come from the Social Security Administration in a few weeks. But the early projections are already in, and they point toward a meaningful raise.
Independent analyst Mary Johnson, who tracks Social Security and Medicare closely,
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Read MoreYou Can Undo an Early Social Security Claim, But Only Within 12 Months, and You Have to Repay Every Dollar
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Delaying Social Security beyond full retirement age (67) earns an 8% annual boost, reaching up to 24% more by waiting until 70.
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Social Security’s one-time do-over lets you withdraw your application within 12 months, but requires repaying every dollar of benefits received.
VICI Properties: One Step Further Into Value Investing
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In 2025, Welltower‘s (WELL) ascendant stock price made senior housing the hottest sector in real estate. WELL‘s nosebleed pricing might have been an incentive for astute analysts to look elsewhere for senior housing gold.
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Read MoreMast Launches Three ETFs in One Day, Bringing Hedge Fund Tactics to Retail Investors
Mast took the entire ETF launch slate on August 21, 2026, with three funds spanning corporate arbitrage, commodities, and adaptive equities, putting hedge fund tactics into a wrapper retail investors can buy today.
The corporate arbitrage and adaptive equities funds each carry a 0.99% net expense ratio, with the commodities fund priced lower.
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Benefits and risks of investing in oil stocks
Some of the benefits of investing in oil stocks include:
- Capitalizing on rising oil prices: Oil stock prices tend to rise with crude prices.
- Inflation hedge: Rising oil prices can be a major catalyst for inflation.
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Which AI Stock Is Best: NVIDIA or SMCI?
Artificial intelligence has been a driving force behind the U.S. stock market’s 20% plus rise in the past year. However, now that datacenters and AI chips are being implemented at scale, earnings releases are being scrutinized even more heavily to see if the massive investments will yield the promised returns.
No stock has exemplified the AI boom more than NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA).
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Will Palantir Split After Soaring 15x In 2 Years?
Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) have skyrocketed over the last year, gaining over 345% and handing shareholders returns that massively outperformed the stock market as a whole.
With such enormous gains under its belt, some investors are understandably curious about the possibility of a Palantir stock split. Today, we’ll look at whether a split is likely for PLTR shares or if the company will allow its shares to keep moving higher.
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Market Commentary: Why Did Nvidia Go Up So Much?
A powerful investing lesson lies hidden in the movement of Nvidia this year. As the calendar turned to 2023, the stock was trading at $143 per share. Within fewer than two quarters, it had catapulted well above $300 per share. What could justify a 169% year-to-date return?