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Financial skills slip as we age. Here's how we can learn to stay sharp.
Earlier interventions can improve financial literacy, especially for women - who are at higher risk due to lower initial literacy levels, lower retirement wealth and longer lifetimes.
Environment, Climate, and Energy Remain Big Topics for Private-Markets Investors, PitchBook Analysts Say
But as Earth Day approaches, the decline in regulatory protections and support for energy transition leaves investors ...
Ask Your Advisor These Questions Before Investing in Active Equity ETFs
Active ETFs being cheaper lowers their hurdle rate, and lower fees are always going to tip the odds in investors’ favor. ETFs ...
Are small-cap stocks cheaper than large caps? Yes - if you ignore this one key fact.
While there undoubtedly are some undervalued companies among the thousands of smaller stocks on Wall Street, the sector as a whole is not cheaper than the large-cap sector, even though small caps have ...
Federal judge makes your Social Security data harder for DOGE to access - for now
A federal judge temporarily halted DOGE from accessing Social Security data late Thursday night with a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought forth by labor groups. The plaintiffs argue DOGE is ...
Trump won't fire Powell - but he could still pressure the Fed, says economist studying president's tweets
President Donald Trump is unlikely to follow through on his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell - but the pressure from his public campaign for lower interest rates will still have ...
Existing Home Sales Seen Down — Data Week Ahead
The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. (END) Dow Jones Newswires ...
Opinion
Trump's attacks on Powell pose another risk for bondholders - especially older investors
The bad news is that President Donald Trump's latest threats against the independence of the Federal Reserve raise the risks to your investments. The threats themselves are bad enough. But the ...
Not even the co-creator of this economic-uncertainty index can tell when the worst will be over
It had become something of a cliché to say that investors hate uncertainty - at least until the confusion surrounding President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariff plans left them grasping for a ...
The 'smart money' investors are buying stocks here, according to this index. It could be an opportunity.
If the recent past is any guide, an indicator known as the "Smart Money Flow Index" might be flashing a market buy signal, said Jim Paulsen, a market veteran and former top strategist at the Leuthold ...
Trump's trade war: Which countries are in tariff talks with the U.S. - and what could come next
Trump has slapped 25% tariffs on goods from both Mexico and Canada, but later suspended those levies on products that fall under the two countries' trade agreement with the U.S. Still, many products ...
Eli Lilly's stock soars as successful trial of weight-loss pill is a game changer
Eli Lilly & Co.'s stock soared 14% Thursday, to put it on track for its biggest one-day gain in about 25 years, after the drugmaker reported positive results from a late-stage trial of a GLP-1 ...