If I Were To Start Investing Today, This Is What I Would Do With $100,000
With 30 years until retirement, I’m leveraging my role as a Financial Analyst at a Fortune 500 firm to build a market-beating portfolio that targets both strong capital appreciation and aggressive dividend growth.My focus is on blue-chip companies with wide moats,
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Read MoreSpanberger: Too many are denied full Social Security benefits. Here's how to fix it
For generations, Americans have been promised that if you work hard, save and contribute to Social Security, you will be afforded a secure retirement. But today, millions of retired public servants — Americans who both paid into Social Security and worked in the public sector during their careers — are losing the benefits they rightfully earned.
What to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
NEW YORK —
Tens of millions of older Americans will see an increase in benefits this January when a cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.
The 2.5% raise is intended to help meet higher prices for food, fuel and other goods and services. The average recipient will see an increase of about $50 per month,
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Read MoreS&P 500 and Dow Close at Record Highs Amid Strong Financial Earnings and Inflation Outlook
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average achieved record closing highs on Friday, driven primarily by surging financial stocks. Major banks and asset managers reported strong quarterly earnings, which helped boost investor confidence. Additionally, inflation data released this week bolstered hopes for a potential U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut in November,
Read MoreTech stocks are in the midst of their most volatile month of the year, UBS says
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Forecast: 2 Stocks Worth $1 Trillion in 8 Years
The recent market volatility has spooked many investors, especially those who’ve invested heavily in tech stocks. The NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index is down over 28% year to date and is officially trading in a bear market.
Although the market has been rocky, it’s time to consider the long-term potential of companies, many of which are down 50% or more from their all-time highs.
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