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Gold or bitcoin? Here's the case for adding both to your portfolio in 2025.
Most active gold futures (GC00) (GCG25), meanwhile, have gained over 30% this year. They reached an all-time settlement high of $2,800.80 an ounce on Oct. 30, buoyed in part by de-dollarization, ...
Want to retire abroad? Read this instead of the usual 'best places to retire' lists.
Every year, various publications reveal new "best places to retire abroad" lists. Providing snapshot overviews and gorgeous photos of top expat countries, these articles are wildly popular whether ...
After history-making investment, private-equity firm Ares is on the hunt for more NFL team stakes
"The Miami Dolphins represent an iconic franchise with a deeply engaged fanbase, and Ares is honored to invest ... to support the team's long-term strategic goals," Mark Affolter and Jim Miller, ...
Junk bonds outperformed in 2024. Will 2025 be their breaking point?
"Spreads are tight but it is not unusual for them to stay tight for long periods," Janus Henderson Investors said in a note on its 2025 outlook for high-yield bonds. "Spreads spike higher during a ...
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'I'm nervous about the market': We're living off my pension as practice for retirement, but I'm afraid of a market correction
I am 64 and my wife is 56. I plan to retire at 65 and collect a pension of $140,000, with $3,000 increases annually. My wife is entitled to half that amount upon my death. I have $600,000 in a simple ...
U.S. value stocks are tallying their longest losing streak on record. Why they could see a comeback in 2025.
U.S. stocks seesawed on Friday, with the S&P 500 SPX little-changed on the day in recent trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was off by 64 points, or 0.2%, at 43,847, on track for its worst ...
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Meta and Amazon donations of $1 million to Trump's inauguration follow a history of companies cozying up to incoming presidents
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term, major U.S. companies are starting to make donations to support his inaugural events - a repeat of what has happened in previous years, as ...
Fed to cut rates next week, bringing an end to first phase of easing
The Federal Reserve is set to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point next week, staying on the path it has laid out to slowly bring rates down even as the economic landscape ...
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These 10 most-loved S&P 500 stocks could see as much as 50% upside in 2025
Some of the highest-rated stocks are plays on rapid sales growth, but there are also value-oriented names on the list A screen of Wall Street's favorite stocks in the S&P 500 includes familiar names, ...
'I want to enjoy the rest of my years': I'm 65, retired and own my home. I have $300,000 to invest. What should I do with it?
At 65, you are retired and comfortable and have paid off your home. You're in a good place. Buying a house is a long-term investment - unless you have money to renovate and flip houses, although that ...
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The SALT income-tax deduction could make a comeback under Trump. But maybe not for the wealthy.
President-elect Donald Trump made a very expensive set of promises during his third straight campaign for the White House, pledging to extend the 2017 tax cuts and add new breaks for overtime workers, ...