Trump flaunts Oval Office’s 24-karat accents as gold hits record highs — is it time to start investing in this inflation-fighting asset?
President Trump took to Truth Social on September 28 to reveal a video of new decorations he has installed in the Oval Office, including 24 karat gold accents. As Newsweek notes, this decor is more in line with his properties Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago, and less in keeping with the history of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. […]
This chief investor is urging people to quit chasing this 1 stock sector, saying it’s not if but when ‘this thing breaks’ — is your portfolio ready?
If you’re invested in AI, you might want to pay attention. Bill Smead, founder of Smead Capital Management, says the market frenzy around AI has all the signs of a bubble, driven by the momentum of stocks like Nvidia. Must Read Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as […]
Trump is getting blasted for his call to scrap quarterly reports — but even Warren Buffett despises 1 major thing about them. Is the president right?
President Donald Trump wants to overturn a 55-year-old stock-market tradition, one that investors rely on: the quarterly report. Since the 1970s, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required publicly traded companies to issue earnings reports every three months. These reports not only reveal a company’s earnings, but also information about their operations and financial […]
Roth conversions just got uglier, messier and trickier under Trump’s ‘beautiful bill’ — and you could pay thousands extra. Here’s how to be careful
If you thought Roth conversions were confusing before, buckle up, because it just got more complex. President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) has changed the tax playbook so much that nearly every tax maneuver has been altered. This is especially true if you’re over the age of 65 and not yet retired. […]
Canadian man allegedly scammed multiple seniors out of $309K going door-to-door — and police believe more people were targeted. Here are the signs you’re being scammed
In July, Charlestown, Massachusetts police arrested a man in southern Indiana in connection with a scam that targeted American senior citizens across several states. Authorities say a senior Charlestown resident was tricked into withdrawing US$27,000 from his retirement accounts and handing the cash over to a man who showed up at his front door on […]
Is the 60/40 portfolio dead? Larry Fink’s latest BlackRock chairman’s letter notes ‘private markets don’t have to be as risky’ — here’s what that means for you
In his most recent letter to investors, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink discussed the company’s latest investment strategies and where he envisions the future of investing heading. One of the most significant developments came in his prediction around portfolio splits, noting that “the classic 60/40 portfolio may no longer fully represent true diversification.” He believes there […]
‘Both of you are wrong’: Florida mom wants to gift her son-in-law $30K — while dad says no handouts. Dave Ramsey calls for a third option
Josephine, a retiree living in Florida, called into the Ramsey Show to get advice on helping her daughter and son-in-law financially. While she feels that it’s important to give her daughter’s family a leg up, her husband disagrees and feels his daughter and son-in-law should manage their own bills and should not get a handout. […]
Disney+ slaps customers with a price hike in wake of backlash over handling of Jimmy Kimmel affair — are streaming platforms losing their luster?
Talk about a turnoff. When Disney-owned ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air on Sept. 17, an estimated 1.7 million viewers cancelled their Disney+, Hulu and ESPN subscriptions. (1)(2) Must Read Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don’t have to deal […]
Atlanta mother, daughter allege auto broker sold them Honda truck with 285K miles — 130K higher than advertised. Has your odometer been messed with?
When 25-year-old Shadayja Johnson and her mother Latrice spotted a used 2013 Honda Ridgeline listed for $6,400 on Facebook Marketplace, it looked like a great deal. Must Read Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don’t have to deal with tenants or fix […]
Parking lot attendant earning $12/hour built a $500K stock portfolio. Here’s how Canadians can apply his simple strategy in 2025
Earl Crawley, fondly known as “Mr. Earl,” spent 44 years working as a parking lot attendant in Baltimore, earning no more than US$12 (CDN$17) an hour or US$20,000 (CDN$28,000) a year. Yet, against all odds, he built an investment portfolio worth US$500,000 ($CDN700,000). Crawley’s extraordinary story caught the attention of the PBS show MoneyTrack back […]