Why wealth managers are swapping money market funds for buffer ETFs
The ICI reported $7.77 trillion in money market fund assets at the end of last week. And while that tally was down $22.7 billion from the previous week, it’s still a pretty substantial sum being held on the sidelines by both retail and institutional investors.
So much so that it’s got a lot of wealth managers wondering if they can be using a different vehicle,
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Read MoreForget CDs: 3 Ultra-Safe ETFs That Pay More and Don’t Lock Up Your Money
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CDs offer fixed income up to maturity, and some banks let you lock in high interest rates for multiple years. However, there’s one major catch with CDs. You typically cannot access your money until the CD matures. Technically, you can withdraw from a CD,
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Read MoreWhy now is a good time to check the interest rates you're currently paying
Why now is a good time to check the interest rates you’re currently paying
As a lot of conversation happens around the potential effects of a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates, the debate brings up a critical point: What are the rates in your own life?
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Whether the topic is what you’re paying on your mortgage or car loan,
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Read MoreWhy Some Social Security Payments Will Not Be Sent in March
Millions of Americans who rely on federal benefits may notice something unusual this March: no Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment will be sent during the month.
The shift is not a benefit cut. Instead, it’s the result of a calendar quirk that is reshaping Social Security payment timing throughout 2026.
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Read MoreUS economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, expanding at a rate of just 1.4%
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The US economy grew at a much slower pace in the final months of 2025 as the historic government shutdown weighed on economic activity, ending a year that saw the weakest growth since the pandemic.
Still, it was far from the worst-case scenario economists feared when President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariffs last spring.
Read MoreThe Burst
Cyber Woes Crushed This Stock But Growth Story Still Intact
HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) is a fintech company that acts as an administrator of health savings accounts. It’s the largest HSA custodian in the United States and has seen its stock price move rapidly upward over the last five years as these plans became more popular.
That run, however, has abruptly reversed in recent weeks.
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Why Lyft Might Be The Highest Potential Stock Now
In the world of rideshare investing, Uber tends to get all the attention. And with autonomous driving hype swirling around Tesla, it’s easy to overlook the other major U.S. player in the space. But if you’re willing to dig deeper, Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) might just be one of the market’s most overlooked opportunities.
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Lyft targets the $59.2B U.S.
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Did Bearish Bets Hint At Trump Assassination Plot?
In the realm of conspiracy theories, one that ranks higher than others because of actual data available is the bearish put option bets on airlines prior to 9/11. This article in particular revealed a deep dive into what happened to the stock options of airline stocks just before the 9-11 attacks in 2001.
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