Getty Images Memorial Day is a time to salute service members who gave their lives defending our country. We hope you can take time with your family and friends this weekend to reflect. And with it being the start of summer, there is a good chance your plans might also include a BBQ, sitting around… Continue reading Best Memorial Day Sales: Save on Tech, Mattresses, Appliances and Fashion
Deductions Allowed for Contributions to a Traditional IRA
Traditional individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, are tax-deferred, meaning that you don’t have to pay tax on any interest or other gains the account earns until you withdraw the money. The contributions you make to the account may entitle you to a tax deduction each year. However, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) restricts who can… Continue reading Deductions Allowed for Contributions to a Traditional IRA
Commodity funds stage revival as investors seek inflation hedges
Investment vehicles tied to raw materials such as oil and wheat drew in net inflows of US$38.7 billion in the year to May 10 Author of the article: Financial Times Adrienne Klasa Wheat in a field in Ukraine. Agricultural commodity funds have received the most flows this year. Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters files Commodity funds… Continue reading Commodity funds stage revival as investors seek inflation hedges
3 Preferred Stock ETFs for High, Stable Dividends | Kiplinger
ETFs While you can easily purchase individual preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) allow you to reduce your risk by investing in baskets of preferreds.Preferred stocks typically aren’t first, second or even third to mind when investors think about what they want to include in their portfolios. But if you’re an income hunter and you don’t… Continue reading 3 Preferred Stock ETFs for High, Stable Dividends | Kiplinger
Stock Market Today: Retail Roars Back, Markets Build Positive Momo | Kiplinger
The major indexes staged a second consecutive sizable rally Thursday amid a number of encouraging retail reports and more signs that perhaps the recent downturn was a touch overdone. Michael Reinking, senior market strategist for the New York Stock Exchange, noted an important potential sea change in yesterday’s trading – namely, Dick’s (DKS) and other… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Retail Roars Back, Markets Build Positive Momo | Kiplinger
What You Need to Know About Mutual Fund Returns | Kiplinger
mutual funds A guide to the many ways these popular investments measure their performance.Past performance may be little guarantee of future results, but when we assess investments, especially mutual funds, past performance is an informative measure. But it’s not the only one. The trick is to understand what you’re looking at when you scrutinize performance,… Continue reading What You Need to Know About Mutual Fund Returns | Kiplinger
In Search of Relief at the Pump | Kiplinger
Matthew Lewis is a professor in the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University and a gas price expert. What factors have contributed to the sharp rise in gas prices?An increase in crude oil prices is the main reason. To a secondary extent, disruptions to the refinery market and pipeline distribution system can… Continue reading In Search of Relief at the Pump | Kiplinger
9 Great Alternative-Strategy Funds for Volatility | Kiplinger
There have been few places to hide for investors this year. Both stocks and bonds have tumbled – since the start of 2022, the Vanguard Balanced fund, a portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, has lost 13%. Moreover, interest rates are still rising, inflation is on the march, and the stock market continues to… Continue reading 9 Great Alternative-Strategy Funds for Volatility | Kiplinger
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