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Treasury bills — better known as T-bills — are debt securities issued by the United States Treasury with maturities of one year or less. They are considered risk-free, the recent debt-ceiling issue notwithstanding, as the US government can always print the money to pay back the debt. And given that they have only a short… Continue reading What Happens When a Treasury Bill Matures?

News that a debt ceiling deal was reached over the weekend sent stocks higher at the start of the holiday-shortened week, though optimism faded as the session wore on.  But it wasn’t only the debt ceiling in focus today. Nvidia (NVDA) continued its monumental rise – briefly passing a milestone that’s rarely been met on… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Give Back Big Debt Ceiling Deal Gains

Stocks are off to a strong start in 2023 following last year’s rough loss. The S&P 500 fell about 19% in calendar 2022. But this year, it is up about 9.5% so far thanks to outperformance in a number of momentum stocks.  This may surprise some armchair investors, who continue to fret over the impact… Continue reading 9 Momentum Stocks to Buy Now

Why invest in index funds when far more glamorous products are on the market? These humdrum investments don’t grab headlines like electric vehicle stocks or cryptocurrency. But that doesn’t mean you should write off this sleeper investment option. “Index funds are often considered boring, but in investing, boring is the way to go,” says David… Continue reading Why You Should Invest in Index Funds

There’s often a lot of talk about the correlation of strategy games, such as chess, with forex trading strategy, and there’s a lot of truth to it. The ability to pick up on patterns is highly advantageous in both scenarios, as is a deep understanding of probability and statistics. There’s also so much more to… Continue reading In Forex Trading, Do Chess Players Have an Edge?

Nearly 90 years after the anti-drug propaganda film Reefer Madness peddled unintentionally hilarious warnings about the perils of pot, marijuana is becoming accepted and legal across the U.S. and increasingly popular among older adults.  When today’s retirees were teens, their elders didn’t approve of pot. Now, however, it’s the oldsters themselves whose physicians prescribe weed… Continue reading Aging Baby Boomers Take Pot Mainstream

Stocks opened higher ahead of the long holiday weekend and kept climbing into the close. Lifting investor sentiment were reports of progress being made on the debt ceiling front, though no deal had been announced by the time the closing bell rang Friday.   House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters this morning that negotiators “worked… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Jump on Debt Ceiling Progress

Latest Is Investing in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Really Just Gambling? Politicians in the UK are arguing investing in cryptocurrency is really gambling. A Kiplinger editor weighs in. Is the Dollar’s Role as the Top Currency Safe? Kiplinger Economic Forecasts Is the dollar’s role as the top currency safe? Kiplinger Economic Forecasts By Rodrigo Sermeño… Continue reading cryptocurrency: Advice, News, Features & Tips | Kiplinger