You Might Be Shocked How Much More Online Savings Accounts Pay — Even After the Fed's Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice in the past few months. This has caused the interest rates paid for savings accounts, CDs, and money market accounts to fall.
However, you need to keep a couple of things in mind. First, interest rates are still rather high. The Fed’s cuts lowered the federal funds rate by a total of three-fourths of a percentage point (0.75%),
Read MoreWarren Buffett Has A 'McGold' Card Granting Him A Lifetime Of Free Food – 'That's Why The Buffett Family Has Christmas Dinner At McDonald's'
It might surprise you, but Warren Buffett, the 6th richest man in the world with a net worth of over $147 billion, has a unique perk in his wallet: a McDonald’s Gold Card that gives him free meals for life at any McDonald’s in Omaha, Nebraska.
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These Are The 3 Best Ways for Retirees to Build Wealth
It’s not uncommon to retire only to see your net worth start to decline pretty soon after. A lot of people retire and immediately begin spending down their savings.
If you go that route, that’s OK. The whole reason you have savings for retirement is to spend that money to cover your costs once your paycheck goes away.
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Read MoreWinning Investment Strategy: Be the Tortoise AND the Hare
I do love using children’s parables to illustrate adult principles. One that I go to often is the age-old story of the tortoise and the hare. I’ve always loved this children’s tale, although I do find it riddled with peculiarities.
For instance, would a hare really beat a tortoise in a race?
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Read MoreAnalyst: Apple (AAPL)’s iPhone Sell-Throughs ‘Unlikely to Accelerate’ in December
We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks to Watch on Latest News and Analyst Ratings. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stands against other AI stocks to watch on latest news and analyst ratings.
AI discussion boards online are buzzing with a new development where tech experts are pointing to a possible plateauing of performance in artificial intelligence applications.
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How I Would Invest $25k If Starting Over
The big killer to any portfolio is too much exposure to a single stock that plummets. It’s the type of thing that looks oh-so-obvious in hindsight because it’s clear after the fact that you bought into a story, not fundamentals.
There have been lots of “stories” in recent years:
- Credit cards will be disrupted by the buy-now-pay-later model
- FICO is being disrupted by new,
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Alert: 1 Under the Radar Stock BIG Money Is Buying
Investment Alert: Buy Medtronic (MDT) Under $89
Disclaimer: Investment Alerts have a medium to long-term time horizon. These do not constitute financial advice and you should contact a financial advisor before deciding whether it is appropriate for your individual circumstances.
We last reported on Medtronic in March when the stock was hovering around the high-$70s.
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