How to check if you’re eligible for new Trump retirement accounts – and how much in matching contributions you can get
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at getting tens of millions of American workers enrolled in retirement accounts.
The order further directs the Treasury Department to implement the Federal Saver’s Match program to boost Individual Retirement Account (IRA) savings.
Here’s what you need to know about the new accounts and the billions of dollars in federal matching available.
Read More9 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold for May 2026
Strategies for investing in dividend stocks
If you’re going to successfully invest in dividend stocks, you need to focus on the quality of the underlying business, the sustainability of its dividend, and diversifying your capital across multiple companies rather than solely chasing high yields. Sometimes, a high yield can signal a sell-off of the underlying stock and reflect a company in trouble.
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Read MoreDon't Have a 401(k)? Trump Executive Order Aims to Increase Access for Workers Without Retirement Accounts
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Key Takeaways
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President Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury to create a government website for workers without employer-sponsored retirement plans to access low-cost IRAs.
‘You will lose your credibility’ if you cut interest rates, billionaire Ray Dalio tells Trump’s Fed chief pick as stagflation may be here already
Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination.
In a recent CNBC interview, President Donald J. Trump said he would be disappointed if Kevin Warsh, his pick to take over from Jerome Powell as Fed Chair,
Read MoreWhy options trading AI could be one of the biggest retail trading shifts yet
Options Trading AI is starting to look less like a niche feature and more like a real turning point in retail markets. After years of record activity in listed options, the next big change may not be …
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Read MoreThe Burst
3 Ways To Protect Against a Market CRASH
With news coming out that Buffett has lightened up on Bank of America, a core holding since 2011, in addition to his sales earlier in the year of his largest equity holding, Apple, concerns are rising that the Oracle of Omaha is reading the tea leaves and seeing gloom on the horizon.
That’s not a surprise given that the so-called Buffett Indicator,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is Roper Technologies a Hidden Gem or an Overpriced Stock?
At a time when tech stocks are surging, it’s somewhat rare to find a technology company that hasn’t advanced by double or even triple digits in the last 12 months. Today, however, we’ll be looking at one that has remained largely flat even as investors poured into practically every tech company they could find.
Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) has advanced less than 6 percent in the last 12 months despite solid revenue and earnings growth.
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Market Commentary: 54.9% Upside + 9.3x P/E
Trading volume is like oxygen for market makers, and over the past decade off-exchange market makers like Virtu Financial have soaked up a lot of trades from individual investors, creating a fortune for shareholders.