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 MoreLeveraged ETFs Are Among the Market's Most Aggressive Investment Tools. But Should You Avoid Them Altogether?
What if you could double or even triple the market’s return? Is it worth the risk?
There are always investors who want to get rich as quickly as possible. That’s why Wall Street has happily created exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that deliver double or even triple the market’s returns.
But before you let your dreams of easy wealth take over,
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Billionaire Buys Stake In Gene Therapy Stock
Ultragenyx may not have crossed your radar but it’s already in billionaire Stan Druckenmiller’s portfolio. What has he spotted in this novel therapies for rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases firm that convinced him to take a position?
Its focus on underserved patient populations, deep pipeline of innovative products, and strong track record in obtaining regulatory approvals make it an attractive long-term investment,
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Is This Under-the-Radar Air Taxi Stock the Tesla of the Skies
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) isn’t just building a futuristic flying machine, it’s laying the runway for what could be a trillion-dollar transformation in how the world moves.
At the heart of this vision is Archer’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, designed to turn congested cityscapes into frictionless aerial highways.
But while the dream sounds like sci-fi,
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Is This Space Firm Set To Blast Off
At an annual conference some years ago, a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder asked Warren Buffett how it was possible for smaller investors to rival his own performance and track record during the 1960s, which was his best period. He corrected the questioner and commented that, in fact, his best years were prior to that in the 1950s when he averaged gains closer to 50% annually.