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If someone offered to sell you a dollar for 90 cents … well, you’d probably think it was too good to be true. Yet these are exactly the kinds of opportunities that arise in the market’s best closed-end funds (CEFs). CEFs are a type of investment fund, and in fact, they are older than mutual… Continue reading The 10 Best Closed-End Funds (CEFs) to Buy Now

Latest The 5 Best Actively Managed Fidelity Funds to Buy Now mutual funds In a stock picker’s market, it’s sometimes best to leave the driving to the pros. These Fidelity funds provide investors solid active management at low costs. mutual funds The 6 Safest Vanguard Funds to Own in a Bear Market recession Batten the… Continue reading mutual funds: Advice, News, Features & Tips | Kiplingerkiplingerkiplinger

As the new year gets into full swing, the possibility of an upcoming recession still looms large and may feel like a big gray cloud hanging over your finances. But it’s not all doom and gloom. There can be ways to protect your portfolio and investments to weather the storm by using some subtle recession-proofing… Continue reading Five Ways to Diversify Your Portfolio During a Recession

Stocks closed lower Monday as caution set in ahead of a busy week on Wall Street.  In addition to a jam-packed earnings calendar that features trillion-dollar tech titans Apple (AAPL (opens in new tab)) and Alphabet (GOOGL (opens in new tab)), there’s a full economic docket too – one that includes a Fed meeting and… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Slump Ahead of Tech Earnings, Fed Meeting

The roots of artificial intelligence (AI) technology go all the way back to the late 1950s, when computers started to become much more powerful. But the proliferation of AI stocks hasn’t come until much more recently, as artificial intelligence became commercially viable over the past decade or so. That’s due to a variety of factors… Continue reading Best AI Stocks to Buy: Smart Artificial Intelligence Investments

“When is the next Fed meeting?” is a question that hasn’t weighed this heavily on anxious investors’ minds in probably four decades.  Which is fair enough, really. The worst inflation to hit the U.S. economy in 40 years appears to have peaked in 2022, and yet the Federal Reserve remains committed to its most aggressive… Continue reading When Is the Next Fed Meeting?

Need an Estate Planning Checkup? Now Is the Perfect Time An appointment with your estate planning attorney can address any holes that have developed and ensure everything is in place. By Jack R. Hales Jr., J.D. • Published 30 January 23 How to Create Retirement Income That’s Driven by Cash Flow Using a combination of… Continue reading wealth management: Advice, News, Features & Tips | Kiplingerkiplingerkiplinger

Stocks managed to brush off a shaky start Friday and climb higher into the close.  Investors had plenty to consider. In addition to the latest batch of corporate earnings, a steady batch of economic data was released throughout the morning. Most notably was the personal-consumption expenditures price index, which, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks End the Week on a High Note