What’s going to happen to interest rates? And what it means for mortgages, savings & more!
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What’s next for interest rates and, more importantly, what does it mean for your money? Martin is joined by an economist to look ahead at where rates could be heading over the next year, before a mortgage broker helps turn the forecasts into practical advice. Whether you’re saving,
Read MoreMillions of Americans could claim Social Security early under new bill
Some Americans working in physically demanding jobs could claim full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60 under a new bill introduced in Congress.
Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, on Wednesday introduced the Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act. The proposal would create an exception to existing Social Security rules for workers who have spent enough of their careers in physically demanding jobs,
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Read MoreWill Social Security go broke in 2032? Congressional Budget Office says benefits must be slashed.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a new projection of Social Security’s financial capacity to pay full benefits to enrollees, and it paints a bleaker picture than the one released by the program’s own trustees.
The 2026 Social Security Trustees’ report projected that the retirement trust fund would be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032,
Read MoreThe Trade War Is Cutting His Auto-Plant Week to 3 Days. Social Security Will Count His Wages and Ignore the Check That Fills the Gap
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State Work Share checks don’t count toward Social Security’s earnings test, protecting roughly $5,500 in annual benefits for reduced-hours workers.
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In 2026, under-FRA Social Security recipients can earn up to $24,480 in wages before losing $1 in benefits for every $2 over the limit.
An Era Where 'Safe Assets' Fall Due to Rising Interest Rates—A 7-Step Decision Table for Bond Investing to Protect 1 Million Yen
“I switched to bonds because stocks were scary, but the valuation has dropped.”
What you need if you feel this way is not a prediction of the next interest rate. What you need is a procedure to align the date you will use your money, the loss you can tolerate, the currency,
Read MoreThe Burst
Chevron’s Sky High Dividend Yield to Outlast Energy Transition
Chevron isn’t the kind of stock that makes headlines every week. It doesn’t have the flash of a Tesla or the cult following of a Nvidia. But that’s exactly why dividend investors have built fortunes with it. It’s a business you can own, forget about, and still let it steadily build wealth over time.
The question is whether now Chevron is an old relic to be forgotten in a new age or a stock set to thrive as energy demands power AI?
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Read MoreThe Ivy
1 Stock That Is The Power Behind Nuclear Revival?
Cameco isn’t just a miner. It’s the world’s largest publicly traded uranium producer, but its reach extends far beyond extraction.
The company refines uranium, manufactures reactor fuel rods, and even owns 49% of Westinghouse Electric, one of the few firms that designs and builds nuclear reactors. This level of integration is rare in the commodity world,
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Is Stellantis a Dividend Gem Hiding in Plain Sight?
Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) probably isn’t the first ticker that comes to mind when investors think “income stock.” But maybe it should be. The global auto giant, which straddles Italy, France, and the U.S. is delivering one of the highest dividend yields on the market today. It’s not just about the headline number, though. There’s a lot going on beneath the surface that most investors overlook—and some of it’s surprising.
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