Investing

Learning how to start investing in the stock market can be utterly overwhelming. But like most complicated endeavors, figuring out how to start can be made simple by breaking it down into digestible parts and knocking them out one by one. So today, let’s do that. We’ll cover the basics on how to start investing… Continue reading How to Start Investing In the Stock Market: A Beginner’s Guide

Tuesday was a down day on Wall Street with stocks getting walloped across the board. Concerns over China’s economy and the possibility that several big U.S. banks could see their credit ratings downgraded weighed on sentiment.  While the selling pressure was widespread for most of the session, healthcare stocks outperformed thanks to a few big… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Drop on Troubling China Data, Bank Ratings Worries

When Charles Schwab first announced its acquisition of TD Ameritrade, it generated a flurry of calls from clients concerned about how the change would affect them. Now that the transition is just around the corner, those questions take on more urgency, but the anxiousness has largely dissipated. While the answers we’ve given our clients apply… Continue reading What to Do When Your Brokerage Merges

During periods of high inflation like the one we’ve been living in, it can be a real challenge to find safe investments that will pay off without lagging the economy horribly. This is where investments like Series I savings bonds, better known as i-bonds, come in. However, there are some important things to learn before… Continue reading I-Bonds: Pros and Cons of Investing

The AI landscape is continually evolving. To help you understand what is going on and what we expect to happen in the future, our highly-experienced Kiplinger Letter team will keep you abreast of the latest developments and forecasts (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Letter or subscribe). You’ll get all the latest news first… Continue reading Strict AI Regulations Could Hinder Federal Agencies: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Stock started the week on a positive note, with the main benchmarks closing higher Monday.  Blue chip stocks outperformed thanks to strong gains for drugmaker Amgen (AMGN) and aircraft manufacturer Boeing (BA), while Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) put in an impressive post-earnings showing.   After closing last week in the red, the S&P 500… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Dow Outperforms as Amgen, Boeing Gain Ground

Our current national mania for the Mega Millions jackpot, projected to hit $1.55 billion by Tuesday’s drawing, would almost certainly excite the scorn of Ambrose Bierce.  A largely forgotten American writer, Bierce was the guy who came up with that oft-quoted line about the lottery being “a tax on people who are bad at math.”… Continue reading How I’m Going to Invest My Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot

Manufacturing was hit hard by the pandemic, and its rebound will be marked by ups and downs. To help you understand what is going on and what we expect to happen in the future, our highly-experienced Kiplinger Letter team will keep you abreast of the latest developments and forecasts (Get a free issue of The… Continue reading The Aerospace Recovery Is Still Going Strong: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts